Swansea vs Bristol City prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-09-01 11:30.
Swansea City will be desperate to finally register a first league win of the 2023/24 Championship season after a miserable four-game start (D2, L2). The Swans have occupied a place inside the top two tiers of English football for 16 years, but their dreadful start to the season has left them teetering close to the drop zone at this early stage of the campaign.
A 2-1 loss at Preston which saw Swansea collapse when leading at the hour mark was described by Michael Duff as “not good enough”. Despite that, they still carry a seven-match unbeaten run in Championship home games into this clash (W4, D3) – a streak sparked by a 2-0 victory in 2022/23’s corresponding fixture. That said, the fact that that is one of just two home league wins this year to see a multi-goal margin gives reason to believe that any win for Swansea will be hard-fought.
Bristol City’s unbeaten start to this campaign has given way to a mini-slump in league action (D1, L1), and it is one they’ll be keen to end as soon as possible to make up ground on the early season pacesetters. Rescued from a half-time deficit, their recent 1-1 draw at Hull showed some positive signs, with Robins boss Nigel Pearson left frustrated by an offside call in favour of his former side.
Regardless, the Robins still carry a reputation for erraticism on the road, with no draws across their seven Championship away matches preceding last weekend’s clash with the Tigers (W3, L4). Including every defeat, all but one of them saw the winner on the day keep a clean sheet, which makes a strong start all the more important for the Severnside outfit.
Players to watch: Jerry Yates, relegated Blackpool’s top scorer of 2022/23, rescued a point for Swansea in their most recent home league game, making each of his previous three Championship goals equalisers for 1-1. Though he too was a top scorer for his own club last term, Nahki Wells has seen two of his three most recent league goals arrive via penalties, contributing to an overall career success rate of 74% from the spot.
Hot streak: All 16 previous Championship H2Hs have seen either a 0-0 or 1-0 half-time scoreline.