Blackpool vs Bristol City prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-08-26 14:00.
Blackpool produced a fabulous late comeback from 3-1 down to snatch a draw in the Lancashire derby against Burnley, in a match where both sides saw a red card. That broke their sequence of seven Championship matches where only one side scored, but coach Michael Appleton will be more worried about losing the appeal against Sonny Carey's dismissal that leaves him light on midfield options due to injuries.
The Seasiders lost their last home game but alternate results across their last five Championship games at Bloomfield Road (W2, L3) raises hopes of avoiding back-to-back home league defeats in more than a year. Boosting those hopes further, Blackpool haven’t lost to opponents Bristol City since September 2009 (W3, D4 since)!
That game back then ended in a 2-0 win for the Robins, who have won their last two league games by an identical 2-0 score, including the Severnside derby against Cardiff City to hand a birthday gift to manager Nigel Pearson. Bristol City can extend the festivities with a first away H2H win since August 2008, which would also make it three consecutive Championship wins for the first time since November 2020.
The visitors will bank on starting strong having gone unbeaten at half-time in the Championship this campaign (W4, D1), with three goals netted within the first ten minutes. Either way, three of Bristol City's last four league games saw the match opener scored within six minutes, meaning another quick start can’t be ruled out.
Players to watch: Jerry Yates completed Blackpool’s comeback with their last goal against Burnley, while he also provided the assist for their first goal in a 3-1 H2H win here last season. That lone Bristol City strike was netted by Nahki Wells who has scored and assisted in his last two Championship matches.
Hot stat: Bristol City have scored the opening goal in 11 of their last 13 Championship matches, including the last three.