FootyMAD's Bristol City match preview

Last updated : 21 February 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Brom. pack their bags to visit Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, The Baggies have recorded 6 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 9 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Ashton Gate Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Sat 21 Nov West Brom. 4 - 1 Bristol City CHMP
2007/2008 Wed 26 Dec West Brom. 4 - 1 Bristol City CHMP
2007/2008 Tue 18 Sep Bristol City 1 - 1 West Brom. CHMP
1998/1999 Sat 20 Feb West Brom. 2 - 2 Bristol City CHMP
1998/1999 Sun 13 Sep Bristol City 1 - 3 West Brom. CHMP
1994/1995 Mon 17 Apr Bristol City 1 - 0 West Brom. CHMP
1994/1995 Mon 26 Dec West Brom. 1 - 0 Bristol City CHMP


Recent respective form guides

Bristol City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. While Robins have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The The Baggies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

Bristol City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 31 matches. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 60 points from the 31 games they have played so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Bristol City 6 0 3 3 2 12 3
West Brom. 6 4 2 0 12 6 14


FootyMad's prediction ...

West Brom. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol City Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
West Brom. Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.