Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th September 2023

The Championship clash at Ashton Gate on Saturday sees home team Bristol City battling it out for the win against West Bromwich Albion.

Bristol City are eight in the rankings with eight points after five matches played , whereas West Bromwich Albion rank 11 in the Championship on seven points.

The sides seem to be evenly matched, but West Bromwich Albion can leapfrog Bristol City in the table with a win this coming Saturday. They will, of course, be eager to do just that, the question is though, how will the hosts respond to the threat?

Bristol City scored ten goals, conceded 11 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

West Bromwich Albion scored 17 goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring one times in their last ten matches.

Bristol City lost to 0-2 West Bromwich Albion in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Bristol City dished out the match before that.

Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion Prediction

Bristol City Form

Their last three matches saw Bristol City drawing 1-1 with Hull, losing 0-1 against Norwich before beating Swansea by 1-2. Bristol City only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Ashton Gate in the Championship. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Both fans and management alike always expect success in the Championship to be more or less guaranteed for West Bromwich Albion. They are once again faced with the expectation of a season where the podium is the minimum outcome.

West Bromwich Albion Form

In their last three matches, West Bromwich Albion drew 1-1 with Leeds, won 4-2 against Middlesbrough, and lost 1-2 against Huddersfield. West Bromwich Albion won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and eight scored.

A title race would require all stars to align, but sneaking inside the top four and hopefully also collect a medal certainly isn't beyond West Bromwich Albion, should they manage to catch a strong momentum.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Bristol City renew West Bromwich Albion their acquaintance.

Bristol City have a record of two wins, two draws and one defeat in the Championship this season. West Bromwich Albion have two wins, one draw and two defeats in the Championship.

Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion Squads

Bristol City Squad

Pearson will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against West Bromwich Albion from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Harvey Wiles-Richards (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/5), Stefan Bajic (0/0), Cameron Pring (0/5), Haydon Roberts (0/3), Rob Dickie (0/4), Robert Atkinson (0/0), Ross McCrorie (0/0), Zak Vyner (0/5), Andy King (0/1), Anis Mehmeti (0/4), Ayman Benarous (0/0), Duncan Idehen (0/0), Jason Knight (0/5), Joe Williams (0/5), Mark Sykes (1/5), Matthew James (1/5), Andreas Weimann (0/2), Ephraim Yeboah (0/0), George Tanner (0/5), Harry Cornick (0/5), Kal Naismith (0/4), Nahki Wells (1/5), Omar Taylor-Clarke (0/0), Samuel Bell (2/5), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (0/0), Tommy Conway (0/1).

West Bromwich Albion Squad

Below is the full team squad of West Bromwich Albion. The manager Corberan will pick his starting XI against Bristol City from these players:

Alex Palmer (0/5), Joshua Griffiths (0/0), Cedric Kipre (1/5), Conor Townsend (0/5), Darnell Furlong (0/5), Erik Pieters (0/4), Kyle Bartley (0/3), Martin Kelly (0/0), Semi Ajayi (1/4), Adam Reach (0/0), Alex Mowatt (0/3), Brandon Thomas-Asante (2/4), Grady Diangana (0/1), Jayson Molumby (0/5), Jed Wallace (0/5), John Swift (3/5), Matthew Phillips (1/5), Nathaniel Chalobah (0/5), Okay Yokuslu (0/5), Pipa (0/0), Tom Fellows (0/0), Daryl Dike (0/0), Jeremy Sarmiento (1/5), Josh Maja (0/4).

Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion Team News

At the time of writing, Bristol City have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

Tommy Conway, Ross McCrorie, Robert Atkinson and Ayman Benarous are all absent from the Bristol City squad that faces West Bromwich Albion at Ashton Gate.

West Bromwich Albion have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Adam Reach and Daryl Dike all face a spell on the sidelines for West Bromwich Albion due to various injuries.

Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion Lineups

Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion H2H

West Bromwich celebrated a 0-2 win in their most recent meeting with their Bristol City. Are we in for something similar at Ashton Gate this coming Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store? Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Bristol City won three times, while West Bromwich Albion ran out winners six times. A home win gets you odds at 3/2 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 15/8.

Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Bristol City welcome West Bromwich Albion as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion Betting Tips

Samuel Bell has three strikes in six Championship matches for Bristol City, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with West Bromwich Albion. The visitors are looking to John Swift, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

Bristol City racked up six wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Ashton Gate, drew one and lost three. West Bromwich Albion won zero of their previous 10 away, drew three and lost seven times. West Bromwich Albion managed to open the scoring in five of 10 most recent games away from home. In their last 10 games at Ashton Gate Bristol City scored the opener seven times.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion. More than three goals came out eight times, as Bristol City scored 1.3 goals on average, with West Bromwich Albion pulling off 2.5 goals on average. In Bristol City's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in three of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for West Bromwich Albion, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games.