Bristol City vs Rotherham prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-04-26 14:00.
[p]A respectable 1-1 draw away to top-six hopefuls Norwich City saw Bristol City end Round 44 of 46 with the Championship’s second-longest active undefeated run (W3, D3) and well on the way to recording their best campaign in four seasons. Head coach and former Norwich season ticket holder Liam Manning was pleased to be the first visiting manager to take a league point home from Norwich since New Year’s Day, but wants to continue building consistency ahead of 2024/25.[/p]
[p]There has been plenty of consistency about some aspects of their games in recent weeks, with eight of Bristol’s last ten Championship matches producing 0-0 half-time scores, which has led to a raft of low scoring games recently. That means there’s no guarantee of ending their home season on a high against last-placed Rotherham given they couldn’t defeat Huddersfield in their last outing at Ashton Gate (1-1), but a run of ten consecutive Championship home games where they’ve conceded no more than once should give them opportunities for success if they score.[/p]
[p]Rotherham’s players would probably just be delighted to celebrate a goal in their last two Championship games after being shut out over their last four in the league (D1, L3), the most recent of which was by relegation candidates Birmingham City (0-0) that at least took them past their club-worst 23-point haul from 2016/17. Returning manager Steve Evans was delighted with an “excellent” effort from his players, pointing to a 20% rise in some running metrics compared with their season average.[/p]
[p]This will be their final opportunity to secure their first and only away win of this Championship season, but with 16 unanswered goals conceded across their last five such matches and a 2-1 loss to Bristol City in the home H2H, there’s little in their favour heading into this game. Perhaps Evans can weave some of the magic that earned him a perfect record against Bristol City (W4) last decade with three different clubs![/p]
[p]Players to watch: In addition to a five-game winning streak across all tournaments when he scores at home this season, Bristol’s Tommy Conway also boasts a record of three goals from three wins against Rotherham. Rotherham boss Evans saved his greatest praise last game for Jordan Hugill, who “was absolutely brilliant” in attempting to register his fourth goal of the season.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The pre-match favourite has won just 27% of Bristol City’s Championship home games this season (W6, D4, L12). [/p]