Bristol City vs Stoke Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th September 2023

Stoke visit Ashton Gate on Saturday for a Championship fixture with home side Bristol City.

Bristol City approach round nine as number nine in the Championship table with 12 points on their account so far. With eight rounds behind them, Stoke have amassed seven points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Stoke, who next face Bristol City in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Bristol City.

Bristol City go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding nine. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Stoke average 0.8 goals a game in their last ten outings, scoring a total of eight goals. They conceded an average of 1.5 per game, for a total of 15 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring once.

Bristol City beat Stoke by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Stoke claimed a 2-1 win in the match prior to that.

Bristol City vs Stoke Prediction

Bristol City Form

Bristol City have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 0-0 draw with West Bromwich, before claiming 3 points in a 4-1 win against Plymouth. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Leicester. In their last six Championship home matches, Bristol City have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Stoke Form

In their previous three games, Stoke drew 2-2 with Huddersfield, then lost 1-3 against Hull and 2-0 against Bournemouth. Stoke are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded nine goals while scoring three themselves.

Stoke and Bristol City are almost always cautious, when going toe-to-toe with each other, which makes under 2.5 goals the value bet on Saturday.

Stoke scored one goals and conceded nine in their last five encounters with teams in the top half of the Championship. This lead to zero wins and zero points. Bristol City show off a record of three wins, three draws and two defeats in the Championship this season. Stoke put two wins, one draw and five defeats on the board in the Championship.

Bristol City vs Stoke Squads

Bristol City Squad

The 60-year-old Bristol City manager, Nigel Pearson, will select the lineup against Stoke from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Harvey Wiles-Richards (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/8), Stefan Bajic (0/0), Cameron Pring (0/8), Haydon Roberts (0/5), Rob Dickie (0/6), Robert Atkinson (0/0), Ross McCrorie (0/0), Zak Vyner (0/7), Andy King (0/2), Anis Mehmeti (0/5), Ayman Benarous (0/0), Duncan Idehen (0/0), Jason Knight (0/8), Joe Williams (0/8), Mark Sykes (2/8), Matthew James (2/8), Andreas Weimann (0/3), Ephraim Yeboah (0/0), George Tanner (0/8), Harry Cornick (1/8), Kal Naismith (0/7), Nahki Wells (1/8), Omar Taylor-Clarke (0/0), Raekwon Nelson (0/0), Samuel Bell (3/8), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (0/0), Tommy Conway (0/1).

Stoke Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Stoke head coach Neil will select from for his starting XI:

Blondy Nna Noukeu (0/0), Frank Fielding (0/0), Jack Bonham (0/0), Mark Travers (0/8), Ben Wilmot (1/8), Enda Stevens (0/5), Junior Tchamadeu (0/0), Ki-Jana Hoever (1/6), Luke McNally (0/5), Michael Rose (0/7), Andre Vidigal (4/5), Ben Pearson (0/7), Daniel Johnson (1/8), Joon-Ho Bae (0/4), Jordan Thompson (0/4), Josh Laurent (0/8), Lewis Baker (0/0), Liam McCarron (0/0), Lynden Gooch (0/0), Mehdi Leris (0/2), Nikola Jojic (0/0), Sead Haksabanovic (0/0), Souleymane Sidibe (0/0), Wouter Burger (0/0), D'Margio Wright-Phillips (0/0), Dwight Gayle (0/3), Peter Etebo (0/0), Ryan Mmaee (0/4), Thibaud Verlinden (0/0), Tyrese Campbell (0/5), Wesley (0/8).

Bristol City vs Stoke Team News

Bristol City might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Stoke.

Due to various ailments Tommy Conway, Ross McCrorie, Robert Atkinson and Ayman Benarous will be absent from the squad, Bristol City are able to field against Stoke this coming Saturday.

Stoke have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Bristol City this coming Saturday.

Names like Ryan Mmaee, Enda Stevens and Lewis Baker most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bristol City.

Bristol City vs Stoke Lineups

Bristol City vs Stoke H2H

Bristol City triumphed in a 2-1 win against Stoke, the last time they faced off. However, Stoke secured a 2-1 win in the match before that. Bristol City claimed six wins against Stoke in the last ten encounters, leaving them with a small psychological edge before their next meeting.

Bristol City vs Stoke Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out four times in the last ten matches between Bristol City and Stoke.

Bristol City vs Stoke Betting Tips

Look no further than Mark Sykes, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bristol City in the Championship, while Andre Vidigal managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Stoke in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Ashton Gate witnessed Bristol City winning six times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing two as well. Stoke claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Stoke scored the opener a mere two times in 10 away games, while Bristol City did the same in seven of their last 10 outings at Ashton Gate.

Less than three came out three times in the past ten encounters between Stoke and Bristol City, as both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Bristol City performed 1.2 goals on average, whereas Stoke averaged 0.8 goals. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Bristol City saw three of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.