Bristol City vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 29th, 2024

Bristol City and Portsmouth will meet each other in a football match counting for Championship on December 29th, 2024, Sunday at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Bristol City vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Bristol City vs Portsmouth will occur

The game will be played in the small Ashton Gate Stadium stadium, in the city of Bristol, with a capacity for 1500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Bristol City vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Bristol City last match

Bristol City come from a defeat in the last match. The game against West Bromwich Albion, valid for the Championship, ended with a 2-0. The team coached by L. Manning lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.20, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Cameron Pring leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team's attacks.

Portsmouth last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Portsmouth, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Coventry City team with a final score of 4-1.

The underdog's win had odds of 4.10, which shows why we have witnessed an incredible surprise with this unexpected victory.

Bristol City vs Portsmouth h2h

Portsmouth was in 24th place in the Championship while Bristol City was in 12th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Portsmouth team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Bristol City used in the match.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 07-12-2024. In a Championship 2024/2025 match, Portsmouth came out on top and beat their rivals by 3-0.

The Portsmouth team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Bristol City team, which won only 1 match.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Portsmouth thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Coventry City, Bristol City lost in a match against West Bromwich Albion. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

J. Busby will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by A. Dallison and G. Byrne.

Bristol City

Championship leaderboard now

Bristol City joins this game with 27 points, having lost 7 games, winning only 6, and scoring 9 draws. The team ranks in 12th place in the Championship and suffers from a negative balance.

In the 24th round, the team has the same points that the Swansea City team who occupies position 11.

Bristol City analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Bristol City sums 26 goals for and a total of 28 goals against, after 23 rounds played.

The average shooting on goal for the Bristol City team in the league is not the best. There are only 4.18 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

Bristol City has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 26 times with 2337 attacks, while Portsmouth has only scored 25 times with 1825 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Bristol City

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Anis Mehmeti. Bristol City owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 6 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Portsmouth

Championship leaderboard now

Portsmouth arrives in this game with 20 points, and in 20th place in the Championship, having won 4 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 8 draws.

This means that in the 24th round, the Hull City team is closing in at 21st place, with 1 point difference.

Portsmouth analysis

Portsmouth, with 25 goals scored and 35 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 23 rounds.

Best goalscorer from Portsmouth

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Callum Lang. The Attacker has scored 9 times in the current season and has helped Portsmouth come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Bristol City is Anis Mehmeti, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Portsmouth is Callum Lang, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.82 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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