Bristol City vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on February 12th, 2025

Bristol City and Stoke City will play on February 12th, 2025, Wednesday at 19:45h (UTC), in a game counting for the Championship in England, check the Bristol City vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Bristol City vs Stoke City 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, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Bristol City vs Stoke City 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 2.49 goals per match played.

Bristol City last match

In the last match they played, Bristol City collected a draw. The opposing team was Oxford United, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-1 - was valid for Championship. Coach L. Manning's disposed his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.30.

Bristol City has shown a performance not up to what they use to, but one of the few players who has stood out is certainly Nahki Wells. Good physical presence and good ball control shown on several occasions, he was one of the team's best in the last match.

Stoke City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for FA Cup, Stoke City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Cardiff City team with a final score of 3-3.

The game had to be decided in penalty kicks, after a 3-3 draw after 90 minutes and another in overtime.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.40 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Bristol City vs Stoke City h2h

Stoke City was in 16th place in the Championship while Bristol City was in 10th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Stoke City team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Bristol City used in the match.

These teams the last time they met which was on 22-10-2024 played out a 2-2 draw in a highly contested Championship match during the 2024/2025 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

This game will have J. Bell fully in charge on the pitch while I. Cooper alongside C. Brown will be supporting from the sideline.

Bristol City

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Bristol City, standing in 9th place with 42 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 10 wins, 8 losses and, 12 draws.

Which means that the team, with the same number of points, in the 32nd round is followed by the Watford team in 10th place.

With no high ambitions or relegation concerns, Bristol City, ranked in the middle of the league table in the England Championship, will try to use the home factor to get a win.

Bristol City analysis

At the end of round 31 of Championship, Bristol City collected 38 goals scored and 35 goals conceded.

The average number of shots towards goal for Bristol City is not among the best, with only 4.03 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

his ball possession percentage is 49.13% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Stoke City and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Playing at home shows more positive results for the team with 7 wins, 2 losses and, 5 draws compared to the 3 games they won as the visiting team.

Bristol City has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 38 times with 3182 attacks, while Stoke City has only scored 28 times with 2651 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 9 goals in this season.

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

Stoke City

Championship leaderboard now

Stoke City arrives in this game with 32 points, and in 18th place in the Championship, having won 7 games in total and lost 12 times, making a total of 11 draws.

This means that in the 32nd round the team has an advantage of 1 point in relation to the Cardiff City team that is in the 19th place.

Stoke City analysis

Stoke City shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 28 made and 37 conceded after 31 rounds of the league.

It seems that Stoke City is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The odds are certainly not in favor of the team, which in addition to playing in a difficult away match will have to deal with the difficulties shown in the offensive phase. At the moment, in fact, it has no more than 0.93 goals scored on average per match.

Best goalscorer from Stoke City

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Thomas Cannon. The Attacker has scored 9 times in this competition and helped Stoke City avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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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 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Stoke City is Thomas Cannon, 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

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.08 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.13 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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