It is an all-Championship clash as Bristol City host West Brom in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday. The Baggies have already won at Ashton Gate this season and given their form in recent weeks, should have the upper hand once again.
Bristol City have already come through an all-Championship clash in this year’s FA Cup as they claimed a 2-1 victory at Swansea City in the previous round. Nigel Pearson’s men needed extra-time after battling to a stalemate, with Sam Bell netting the winner.
That result served as a welcome distraction for Bristol City, who are currently in the lower region of the Championship table. Their recent form has seen them claim just two wins from their last eight matches across all competitions.
Things are just as difficult for Bristol City at Ashton Gate as they have claimed just one from their last 10 home matches across all competitions. Their last fixture in front of their fans was a 1-1 Championship draw with Blackburn Rovers last Saturday.
West Brom showed their full quality in the previous round as they eased to a 4-0 victory over Chesterfield. Carlos Corberan’s men failed to carry that momentum into their last Championship fixture as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at leaders Burnley.
The Baggies had claimed five wins and a draw from their previous six matches across all competitions.
The defeat at Burnley also ended a good run on the road for West Brom, who had claimed two wins and a draw in their previous three matches. However, they still need some improvement at the back having kept just one clean sheet in their last nine away matches.
How the bookies view it
West Brom have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 13/10 with Coral. A victory for Bristol City is valued at 12/5 by Unibet while bet365 is also offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head
West Brom have a 15-7 advantage with seven draws from 29 previous meetings with Bristol City. The Baggies also claimed a 2-0 victory when both teams met in a Championship fixture at Ashton Gate back in December.
Players to watch
Antoine Semenyo has four goals in his last five matches across all competitions and will be the one tasked with providing the spark in attack for Bristol City. Bet365 has the attacker at odds of 7/2 to get on the score sheet on Saturday. He is however subject of an ongoing transfer to Premier league side Bournemouth.
West Brom will be boosted by the return of top scorer Brandon Thomas-Asante, who just ended a three-match suspension. The attacker was on target in the victory at Ashton Gate in December and is priced at 11/4 by bet365 to find the net on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Bristol City and West Brom have not shown much attacking solidity in recent weeks and given their attacking qualities both teams could be backed to score at 10/11 with bet365. The Baggies have seen over 3.5 goals in two of their last three away matches and a repeat is priced at 11/4 with bet365, who are also offering 11/10 for over 2.5 goals.
West Brom have opened the scoring in four of their last five matches and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Saturday at 20/23 with Coral.
This FA Cup match between Bristol City and West Brom will be played on Jan 28, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Bristol City vs West Brom prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
