Bristol City vs. Coventry City Match Analysis and Prediction

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Game week 12 of the EFL Championship will see Bristol City take on Coventry City at the Ashton Gate Stadium this week. Match day schedules for October 4 at 21:45 EAT.

The hosts will be looking to end a run the three successive defeats in the Championship. The club remains one of the in-form strikers in the EFL with five strikes and an assist coming in his most recent five outings. However, defeats to Norwich City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers have led to the Robins dropping down to 12th place, four points adrift of the playoff spots.

Bristol City prepares for this game following 1-2 Championship defeat to Queens Park Rangers in thir most recent match. In that game, Bristol City managed 56% possession, 12 shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Nahki Wells (61′). Queens Park Rangers got 14 shots with five of them on target and goals by Stefan Johansen (19′) and Tyler Roberts (22′).

Coventry City on the other hand sits at the bottom of the standings with games in hand, despite having put together a three-match unbeaten streak. With at least two matches in hand on the rest of the division, Coventry can make quick progress up the table if they can extend their recent improvements in the long term.

Coventry City will aim for another win following 1-0 Championship success to beat Middlesbrough in their previous fixture. In that game, Coventry City had 43% possession, 11 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Viktor Gyökeres (17′). Middlesbrough got six shots with three of them on target.

Bristol City vs. Coventry City head to head

Bristol City boasts a slight upper hand having won 11 times from the 22 head to head encounters since 2007; Coventry City won seven times while four matches ended in draws.