Bristol City v Leeds Predictions & Betting Odds – 9th March 2019

Leeds can strike at Ashton Gate

Championship Betting

Bristol City v Leeds Betting Tips – Championship, 9th March 12.30pm

The pressure is mounting on Bristol City a bit now to try and rediscover their winning touch in order to keep themselves in the race for a top six finish. They get a huge game on Saturday afternoon as they welcome second-placed Leeds to Ashton Gate. There are an important three points up for grabs for both of them. Read our predictions for Bristol City v Leeds.

Bristol City v Leeds Betting Odds*

Leeds 11/8
Bristol City 19/10
Draw 12/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on March 6th, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.)

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Bristol City News and Form

Bristol City are having a hard time getting their momentum back after having had their big seven-match winning streak snapped. They have only taken one victory in their last seven played now. Bristol City suffered a 2-1 defeat against Birmingham last time out at home, the Blues currently a top ten side. Now they are playing host to the second-placed Leeds so are not going to have an easy time getting back their form. Bristol City are W7 D5 L5 at home this season in the Championship. The loss against Birmingham snapped a seven-match unbeaten home streak they were on.

Low scoring games have been a feature of the action this season at Ashton Gate. Only 35% of their home games have made it over 2.5 goals. That is because they have been pretty tight at the back. Bristol City have been sitting level at the halftime break in 10 of their 17 home games. Of their home goals which they have produced, 76% have been scored in the second period of matches. While their home form has gone out of the window, they are on a sixteen match scoring streak in the division. They have netted in each of their last eight.

Bristol City v Leeds Head to Head

Leeds took a 2-0 home win over Bristol City earlier this season
Leeds are undefeated in four against the Robins (W3 D1)
Bristol City have won just one of their last six at home against the Whites
Three of the last four meetings have gone over 2.5 goals

 

Key-Facts – Bristol City v Leeds

  • Bristol City have one point from their last three games
  • The Robins have failed to win any of their last four against Leeds
  • Leeds have won one of their last six road games

 

Leeds News and Form

The Whites posted a huge 4-0 home win over promotion challengers West Brom last weekend. That was some result by them. While that kept their home form going strong, they did suffer a defeat in their last league road game. That was a 1-0 reverse out against QPR at Loftus Road. Leeds have a W8 D4 L5 on their travels and strangely enough, three of those defeats were against sides currently in the bottom half of the table. In their last six away games, Leeds are at just W1 D2 L3.

Still, they have been scoring consistently and they average 1.6 goals per away game. They will be a little worried about the amount that they have been conceding lately though. The victory over West Brom last weekend is the only clean sheet that they have taken in eight games, home and away. Leeds have gone without a clean sheet in their last six fixtures on the road. They have been level at the halftime break in 11 of their 17 away games. They have scored 74% of their away goals in the second half of matches. Leeds have actually only opened the scoring in five of their seventeen away games this season.

Bristol City v Leeds Tips & Odds

Half time draw at 6/5
Leeds to win outright at 11/8
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on March 6th, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.)

Bristol City v Leeds Predictions

Leeds to win: Leeds will have had their self-belief topped up after hammering West Brom last weekend. That may be enough to carry them through their contest at Ashton Gate with the Robins just having lost their way a little bit.