Bristol City vs Norwich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-02-10 15:00.
Bristol City’s form belies their lowly Championship position as they’re unbeaten in all competitions since Boxing Day (W4, D4) following their 2-1 win at Preston North End last weekend. With an FA Cup game against Manchester City to look forward to later this month, Ashton Gate will be bouncing as they take on Norwich City aiming to match the six-game league unbeaten run they managed in September.
“It's important our fans have a team that they want to come and see,” manager Nigel Pearson said after the Preston win and supporters are currently seeing one that looks comfortable at home this calendar year (W2, D2). The Robins may need those fans to give them a lift against Norwich though, as they haven’t beaten them here since October 2008 (D2, L3).
Norwich’s promotion hopes took a hit when losing 3-0 to Burnley on Saturday as they continued a worrying trend of falling short against sides above them in the table. Starting the round outside the play-off positions – and only six points ahead of their hosts – they can ill-afford to lose more ground if they’re to maintain hopes of top-flight football next term.
Their away form and record at this venue should give them some cheer as they make a lengthy trip across England having won four of their last five Championship road games (L1). Each of those wins came after they opened the scoring inside the first 20 minutes, whilst the Canaries also scored first in each of the last five H2Hs here (W3, D2).
Players to watch: Sam Bell could spell trouble for Norwich after scoring four times across Bristol City’s last four games, twice between the 40th and 50th minute. Norwich’s Teemu Pukki might provide the early drama however, as eight of his ten league goals this term came before the 25th minute, including two against Bristol City in September.
Hot stat: Norwich are the only Championship team yet to concede before the 15th minute in league away action this term.