Bristol City will be aiming to maintain their fine run as they host Cardiff City in the English Championship on Sunday.
Bristol City at coming off their first Championship win of the season as they triumphed 2-0 over Luton Town in their previous fixture. They raced to a two-goal lead thanks to efforts from Nahki Wells and Tommy Conway, and were able to hold on for the win.
After beginning their campaign with back-to-back Championship defeats, Bristol City now appear to be building some steam in recent weeks. They head into Sunday’s clash with two wins and a draw from their last three matches across all competitions.
Bristol City’s fine run was sparked by an impressive 4-2 victory over Coventry City in the League Cup. Nigel Pearson’s men followed up that result with a 1-1 draw at Wigan Athletic before the win over Luton Town in midweek.
It has been a slightly erratic start to the season for Cardiff City, who have claimed two wins from five matches across all competitions. However, those two wins are enough to put them in the mix for a playoff spot, although it is still early days in the season.
Cardiff City travel to Bristol City off the back of a 0-0 draw at West Bromwich Albion in their midweek Championship fixture. They generally struggled to create genuine goalscoring opportunities and finished without a single attempt on target.
The result at West Brom means Cardiff City have only claimed one win across all competition since the opening weekend. That run includes a disappointing 3-0 home defeat to League One side Portsmouth in the Carabao Cup.
How the bookies view it
Bristol City have the edge among the bookies with a home win priced at 13/10 by Betfred. A victory for Cardiff City is valued at 12/5 with bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by Unibet.
Recent head to head
Bristol City have the upper hand in recent meetings with Cardiff City, claiming three wins from the last four matches. They did the double over the Welsh side last season, claiming a 3-2 victory in the clash at Ashton Gate.
Players to watch
Andreas Weimann has been the star of the season so far for Bristol City with four goals in five appearances across all competitions. The forward also found the net three times in his two matches against Cardiff City last season and is priced to once again get on the score sheet at 21/10 with bet365.
Cardiff City have found things difficult in attack this season with none of their strikers getting a goal so far. However, winger Callum O’Dowda has looked sharp and having already scored this season, could be tipped to find the net on Sunday at 9/2 with Paddy Power.
Anything else catch the eye?
Bristol City and Cardiff City produced over 2.5 goals in their last meeting and could be tipped for a repeat at 13/5 with BetVictor. Over 2.5 goals can also be considered at evens with William Hill, who are also offering 4/5 on both teams to score.
Bristol City have looked much better than their rivals going forward and could be tipped to score first on Sunday at 5/6 with Coral.
This England Championship match between Bristol City and Cardiff City will be played on Aug 21, 2022 and kick off at 12:00. Check below for our tipsters best Bristol City vs Cardiff City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
