Sunderland v Bristol City

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Sunderland returned to winning ways in the Championship on Saturday lunchtime when the north-east outfit recorded a welcome and desperately needed 2-1 home win against Stoke City which in turn put an end to a previously worrying six-game winless stretch.

Bristol City were dealt a heavy 3-0 loss down on the south coast at Championship strugglers, Portsmouth, on the weekend which also became a third defeat in four games for The Robins, leaving the west country outfit sitting in a mid-table position of 12th place in the Championship table.

Sunderland had actually lost just once in their preceding six games which came in the form of a 1-0 loss away from home at Sheffield United but the Black Cats have at least picked up points by way of five draws within this period as well.

The hosts have been dealt just three defeats throughout this season's Championship campaign, all of which were incurred on their travels with defeats at the hands of Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Sheffield United respectively, while the north-east club still remain unbeaten on home soil at the Stadium of Light.

Six wins along with three draws including keeping six clean sheets as well suggest Sunderland should be too strong for visitors Bristol City.

Bristol City still remain in 12th place in the Championship standings despite slipping to a third loss in four games on the weekend when The Robins succumbed to a 3-0 loss away from home at Portsmouth, and having previously lost to the likes of Burnley and Watford respectively, the visitors look to have a mountain to climb here.

League wins have been sporadic for Bristol City so far this season as Liam Manning's side have picked up just six wins within their opening 19 league matches of this Championship campaign, but none of these have been back-to-back victories.

A previous 2-1 defeat at home to Sheffield United have made it four losses in six games for Bristol City and this sort of recent indifferent if not disappointing form could spell further trouble for the west country visitors up in the north-east on Tuesday night.

The bigger picture shows Bristol City have managed to collect just three wins from their last 13 outings on the road as well, making this upcoming trip to the Stadium of Light another potentially disappointing evening at the office for The Robins.

Sunderland v Bristol City Verdict

Sunderland will hold home advantage once again at their Stadium of Light on Tuesday night and having come from 1-0 down to beat Stoke City on the weekend, Regis Le Bris's side will be in confident mood that they can make it back-to-back wins here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Sunderland win @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Sunderland win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct Score: Sunderland 2-0 @ 8.00