Bristol City vs Hull prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-02-24 15:00.
A “particularly irritated” Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson brandished the refereeing of their 1-1 draw with Sunderland as a “disgrace”, despite the club converting their first Championship penalty in 469 days. Consequently, it extended their unbeaten stretch in the league to eight games (W3, D5) and left them closer to the top six than the drop zone in terms of points despite their bottom-half position.
There’s a lot to be gained, including a leapfrogging of their opponents in the standings, from avenging their 2-1 loss away to Hull in the opening round of the season. Despite his grumbles, Pearson praised his players’ composure for “not allowing setbacks” such as Rob Atkinson’s early knee injury “to disappoint” them. They have been especially difficult to overcome in the first 45 minutes, not conceding a single half-time deficit in their current undefeated streak.
Hull have not established any long-term consistency for better or for worse under new boss Liam Rosenior, though his points per game average (1.47) is superior to that of his two predecessors in 2022/23 combined (1.11). He demanded a response from players, staff and even himself after his “first really disappointing day at the club” – a 3-1 loss away to Norwich after opening the scoring – and assessed their 0-0 home draw with fellow mid-table side Preston as “a very good team performance” in the face of injuries to Aaron Connolly and Jean Michael Seri.
As a result, an undermanned squad heads to Ashton Gate tasked with ending a decade of league misery away to Bristol City (D2, L3) whilst looking to improve upon a recent period of just one goal scored from their last three Championship matches, as well as a single goal from their last three on the road. Rosenior also wouldn’t mind continuing a happy history against Bristol City: he did not lose any of his last nine games against them as a player (W5, D4)!
Players to watch: Bristol City midfielder Mark Sykes has been on the scoresheet in two of their last four Championship home games, whilst Hull City’s Jacob Greaves has opened the scoring in three of their last nine league away trips.
Hot stat: Just one of Hull’s last 12 Championship matches produced more than one first-half goal.