Bristol City vs Blackpool Prediction: Blackpool's season has been comparatively less successful than Bristol's

On Saturday, March 11th, in the context of the EFL Championship, Bristol City and Blackpool will engage in a competitive match at Ashton Gate Stadium, with the objective of ending their respective winless streaks.

Bristol City’s Form

After a 1-0 triumph over Hull City last month, which marked their 11th win of the season, Bristol City's performance suffered a downturn, as they managed to garner a mere point in their following two fixtures. Their latest encounter against Huddersfield on March 7th resulted in a goalless draw, thereby continuing their goal-scoring drought for a second successive game under the tutelage of manager Nigel Pearson.

In the interim, Bristol currently occupies the 13th position in the league standings with a total of 45 points obtained from 35 matches played. The leading goal scorer for the team is Nahki Wells, who has scored a total of 11 goals and provided 4 assists. Following closely behind Wells in the second and third positions are Tommy Conway with 6 goals and Robert Atkinson with 4 goals, respectively.

Bristol’s possible lineup

O’Leary; Tanner, Vyner, Pring, Dasilva; King, James; Sykes, Scott, Bell; Wells.

Blackpool’s Form

The Tangerines have secured victory on only seven occasions thus far, with their latest triumph being a hard-fought 1-0 win over Stoke City on their home turf. Subsequently, the team experienced a run of two consecutive defeats before managing to secure a goalless draw with Burnley on March 4th.

Blackpool, find themselves embroiled in a relegation battle having garnered a total of 32 points from the 35 games played, placing them nine positions below Bristol in the league table.

Jerry Yates currently leads the goal-scoring chart for Blackpool, having scored nine goals. Following closely behind are Gary Madine and Josh Bowler, with four and three goals to their credit, respectively.

Blackpool’s possible lineup

Maxwell; Gabriel, Nelson, Thorniley, Thompson; Dougall, Connolly; Bowler, Carey, Garbutt; Yates.

Bristol vs Blackpool expert tips

There has been a total of 98 encounters between the two teams, with Bristol currently leading by 36 victories to Blackpool's 33. The last time Bristol secured a win over Blackpool was in September 2009, during a Championship match where they emerged victorious with a score of 2-0 while playing on their home turf. Since then, the two sides have met on eight occasions, resulting in five draws, and Blackpool winning three times.

Whilst Blackpool's season has been comparatively less successful than Bristol's, the Robins have also faced recent struggles with their form. It is probable that both teams will be keen to avoid a defeat, and Robins can come out on top. Expect less than 2.5 goals in the game.