West Bromwich Albion vs. Bristol City Match Analysis and Prediction

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EFL Championship will see West Bromwich Albion take on Bristol City this week at The Hawthorns in the 15th round of the campaign. Kickoffs schedules for October 18 at 22:00 EAT.

The hosts occupy the 20th spot with 14 points. Despite their struggles this season, West Brom still has the joint sixth-best attack in the Championship. Steve Bruce’s squad has kept their second clean sheet in succession, and there at least feels something to build upon as they bid to move clear of the relegation zone. Coming into this game, West Brom is winless in five of their last six matches (LDLLDW).

West Bromwich Albion prepare for this match off the back of 0-2 Championship victory to beat Reading in their most recent encounter. In that match, West Bromwich Albion had 42% possession, nine shots with three of them on target and goals scored by Matt Phillips (25′) and Taylor Gardner-Hickman (72′). Reading got 17 shots with six of them on target.

Meanwhile, Bristol City is 17th in the table with 18 points, four points above Tuesday’s hosts. They are desperately in need of response if they are to remain in the hunt for the playoffs ahead of the second half of the season. The Robins have scored one more goal than their hosts, giving them the second-best offensive record in the division, but that is undermined by having the second-worst defense.

Bristol City takes this trip after 1-2 Championship losing efforts to Millwall in their most recent match. In that game, Bristol City managed 56% possession and nine shots with one of them on target. Millwall got 16 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Tom Bradshaw (44′), Shaun Hutchinson (71′ OG) and Zian Flemming (76′).

West Bromwich Albion vs. Bristol City head to head

West Bromwich Albion has the upper hand in the head to head history of this match having won 10 times from the 19 encounters since 1993; Five matches ended in draws while Bristol City won four times.