Bristol City vs Swansea prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-03-09 12:30.
[p]It was yet more misery for Bristol City in midweek after they headed into the 80th minute with a 2-1 lead against Ipswich, before ultimately falling to a fourth consecutive defeat in dramatic fashion. That 3-2 reversal cemented City’s worst run of Championship defeats since another four-game run back in 2021, and this rotten streak has surely put to bed any hopes of bridging what is now a yawning 13-point gap to the top-six.[/p]
[p]A home return isn’t necessarily bound to incite an improvement either as the Robins have failed to score in four of their last five matches here (W1, D1, L3), with the anomaly a surprise 3-1 win against Southampton. Only Millwall have lost more home league games without scoring than City’s six this season, something which could very well repeat itself here after a run of five winless home H2Hs (D4, L1).[/p]
[p]Unlike their hosts, the good times have been rolling on for Swansea City, who make the relatively short trip to the West Country on the back of a three-game unbeaten run (W2, D1). That has given them the opportunity to leapfrog their hosts with another win here, and should they achieve that feat, it would also represent their first-ever run of five consecutive unbeaten away league H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Playing on a Sunday could inadvertently help the Swans' mindset too as they’re unbeaten in nine of their last ten league outings played on this day of the week (W6, D3, L1). That’s not to mention the fact that Swansea have recently followed up a six-game winless run of away games with a three-match unbeaten travelling stretch, their strongest streak since October 2023. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Tommy Conway scored his first goal since January in midweek to put his side 2-1 up, ending his run of five scoring appearances in which he netted Bristol City’s opener. Similarly proficient in the early stages, Swansea’s Liam Cullen has registered a goal contribution in each of his last three starts against Bristol City (G2, A1), with both goals in that run serving as match openers. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Swansea have failed to win half of their league games when scoring first this season (W10, D5, L5). [/p]