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Bristol City v Swansea City - Match Preview

Bristol City v Swansea City - Match Preview

Bristol City extended their winning streak to six matches in all competitions last weekend when they registered a 2-1 home win over Championship strugglers Bolton Wanderers, but this time it was in the 4th round of the FA Cup.

This was the second time in the space of two weeks that the two clubs met at Ashton Gate with the first match being a carbon copy result of 2-1 to Bristol City in the Championship, and having recorded league wins over Rotherham United, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest ahead of this weekend, the hosts will be in confident mood.

Overall, Bristol City are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in the Championship, a run that has helped lift The Robins to within one league position and two points of the play-off pack as Lee Johnson’s side are building momentum at just the right time.

The Robins are also unbeaten in their last five matches at Ashton Gate amidst an overall record of  W5 D5 L4, scored 16 goals and conceded 14 while forwards Diedhiou (8 goals) and Weimann (5 goals) are the hosts best chances of scoring here.

Incidentally, both teams have scored in 8 of Bristol City’s 14 home matches to date, with Bristol City keeping just 3 clean sheets so far this season.

Swansea City extended their unbeaten run to seven matches in all competitions during the week when they drew 3-3 with Birmingham City thanks to a last-gasp equaliser from striker McBurnie (13 goals) which was a timely boost ahead of their difficult trip to Bristol City this Saturday.

Within this impressive seven-match unbeaten sequence are Championship wins against Reading, Aston Villa and Sheffield United, while on the roads, The Swans have picked up four points from their last two matches on the their travels thanks to a 4-1 win at Reading and a 1-1 draw at Preston North End.

Swansea City’s away record reads  W5 D4 L5, scored 17 goals and conceded 15, with the visitors keeping 4 clean sheets to date. They haver also seen both teams score in 8 of their 14 away matches which includes both teams scoring in their last five away matches on the trot.

Highly rated winger James may be absent after a proposed loan move to Leeds United fell through at the last minute but forwards McBurnie (13 goals) and Celina (4 goals) look set to start up front again for the visitors.

Bristol City might just edge this one, but both teams scoring looks on the cards here.

Championship Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Leicester City 94 44 30 4 10 47
2
Leeds United 90 44 27 9 8 43
3
Ipswich Town 89 43 26 11 6 32
4
Southampton 84 44 25 9 10 24
5
West Bromwich 72 44 20 12 12 23
6
Norwich City 72 44 21 9 14 16
7
Hull City 69 44 19 12 13 9
8
Coventry City 63 43 17 12 14 13
9
Middlesbrough 63 44 18 9 17 4
10
Preston North End 63 44 18 9 17 -5
11
Cardiff City 62 44 19 5 20 -11
12
Bristol City 59 44 16 11 17 4
13
Sunderland 56 44 16 8 20 1
14
Swansea City 56 44 15 11 18 -5
15
Watford 53 44 12 17 15 1
16
Millwall 53 44 14 11 19 -12
17
Stoke City 50 44 13 11 20 -16
18
QPR 50 44 13 11 20 -16
19
Blackburn Rovers 49 44 13 10 21 -16
20
Plymouth Argyle 48 44 12 12 20 -11
21
Sheffield Wednesday 47 44 13 8 23 -29
22
Birmingham City 46 44 12 10 22 -16
23
Huddersfield 44 44 9 17 18 -27
24
Rotherham 24 44 4 12 28 -53

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