Bristol City v Cardiff

Bristol City vs Cardiff City

Sunday afternoon also brings us action from the Championship and although there is just the single fixture being played, it is nevertheless an important one as it features Bristol City taking on Cardiff City in the Severn derby with not only bragging rights at stake but also a potentially valuable three-point haul as well for both sides.

Bristol City bring an encouraging three-game unbeaten run in the English second tier into this upcoming clash at Ashton Gate having registered a 2-1 home win against newly-promoted Oxford United along with picking up points in draws with Swansea City and Sheffield Wednesday in 1-1 and 0-0 stalemates respectively, so The Robins will be quietly confident that they can get something out of this upcoming encounter.

The west country outfit have suffered just two defeats within their opening eight games overall, which came in the form of losses to Derby County and Blackburn Rovers respectively, but it is worth noting that both of these losses were incurred on their travels.

An earlier 4-3 home win against Millwall though has been part of a bigger picture that shows Bristol City are unbeaten in each of their last nine home games overall in the English second tier, collecting six wins within this sequence, so Liam Manning's side will fancy their chances here this Sunday.

Cardiff City by contrast have struggled to gain a foothold so far in this season's Championship campaign as The Bluebirds currently sit bottom of the second tier table despite ending their drought in the division following last weekend's 1-0 home win against Millwall.

The Welsh club ended last season with back-to-back losses suffered at the hands of Middlesbrough 4-1 and a 5-2 thumping away from home at Rotherham United and the visitors have been unable to shake that disappointing finish so far in this new season as well, as the visitors began this campaign without a win from their opening seven games.

Six defeats within these opening seven games saw Cardiff City slump to disappointing defeats at the hands of Sunderland, Burnley, Middlesbrough, Derby County, Leeds United and Hull City respectively, while results away from home have also taken a turn for the worse.

The Bluebirds have now failed to win any of their last six outings on the road which consists of five defeats and just one draw, meaning Cardiff City have managed to pick up just one point from a possible 18 on offer on their travels in recent times.

Bristol City v Cardiff City Verdict

Bristol City have won the last two meetings at home on the trot against Cardiff City and The Robins look set to make that three this Sunday especially given Cardiff's poor form in recent times.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bristol City win @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Bristol City win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct Score: Bristol City 3-0 @ 13.00