The Championship underdogs Peterborough will continue with their battle to escape the rock bottom of the standings this Saturday when they travel to Ashton Gate Stadium for a clash with Bristol City. Kickoffs at 17:00 EAT.
Bristol City sits in the 19th spot on the standing with 44 points from 40 games. Their performance has been worrying of late as they have won just once in their last seven most recent Championship clashes. . In their campaign, they have picked up 12 wins against 20 losses and eight draws. In their last five matches, they have two losses, two draws and a win.
The Robins will be looking for better results coming off 3-2 Championship loss to Bournemouth in their last fixture. In that game, Bristol City managed 32% possession six shots with three of them on target and goals scored by Rob Atkinson (4′) and Andreas Weimann (92′). Bournemouth got 25 shots with nine of them on target and goals by Dominic Solanke (40′), Lewis Cook (52′) and Siriki Dembélé (81′).
On the other hand, Peterborough United sits at the rock bottom closing the 24th position on the table with a mere 27 points. Of the 40 matches played, they have pick up just six wins against 25 losses and nine draws. Their total goals to conceding ratio stand at 33:81 which is the worst in Championship, showcasing their dreadful lineup. In their last 29 games across all competitions, Peterborough has recorded only four wins.
Prior to this meeting, Peterborough United shared spoils 1-1 in the Championship with Luton Town in their last action. In that game, Peterborough United had 49% possession, 18 shots l with six of them on target and a goal scored by Jonson Clarke-Harris (87′). Luton Town got nine shots with three of them on target and a goal by Danny Hylton (49′).
Bristol City vs Peterborough United head to head
Bristol City holds an excellent record in the history of this fixture having won 15 times out of the 20 meetings since 1993. Peterborough has won three times while two matches ended in stalemates.
- Peterborough 2-3 Bristol City 02/10/21
- Bristol City 2-0 Peterborough 17/02/15
- Peterborough 0-3 Bristol City 28/11/14
- Peterborough 1-2 Bristol City 11/03/14
- Bristol City 0-3 Peterborough 14/09/13
Home
- Bournemouth 3-2 Bristol City
- Bristol City 2-2 West Bromwich
- Barnsley 2-0 Bristol City
- Blackburn 0-1 Bristol City
- Bristol City 1-2 Birmingham
Away
- Peterborough 1-1 Luton
- Peterborough 0-4 Middlesbrough
- QPR 1-3 Peterborough
- Peterborough 2-3 Swansea
- Peterborough 2-2 Stoke
Bristol City team news
Manager Nigel Pearson will not be able to call upon Antoine Semenyo, Joe Williams, Tomas Kalas, Andy King, Callum O’Dowda and George Tanner through injuries.
Peterborough team news
Steven Benda, Nathan Thompson, Kyle Barker, Oliver Norburn, Joel Randall and Dan Butler have all been ruled out by fitness issues.
Prediction and odds
Although Bristol City have struggled to win games recently, they are still better than Peterborough. Bristol City have four wins in their last seven home games while Peterborough has managed just one win in their last 18 league games; they lost 12 times in that 18 game stretch, with five draws.
- Bristol City win
- Goals Under 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
