Bristol City could move into the play-off places if they managed to secure all three points at home against Swansea on Sunday and results the day before go in the Robins' favour.
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Bristol City vs Swansea prediction: Home win on the cards?
Key Stats
- Bristol City have won three of their last five meetings with Swansea across all competitions.
- Both teams have scored in five of the pair's last seven head-to-heads.
- Four of the hosts' last five matches have ended with both teams scoring.
Correct score prediction: Bristol City 2-1 Swansea
Bristol City haven't scored more than two goals in any of their last six outings and have also only managed to keep one clean sheet in their last six attempts. So with that in mind and the two first-team regulars who will miss out on Sunday through suspension, we're backing the Robins to pinch a narrow 2-1 victory this weekend.
Pre-game odds and win probability: The odds favour the hosts
- HOME: 10/11 (1.91) – 52.4%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
- AWAY: 17/5 (4.40) – 22.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Bristol City are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 52.4%, and we agree with the bookmakers on this prediction.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Bristol City lead
Sunday's hosts have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five competitive games against Swansea with the pair drawing 1-1 when they met in South Wales back in September.
England Championship 29/09/24
Swansea
Bristol City
England Championship 10/03/24
Bristol City
Swansea
England Championship 02/09/23
Swansea
Bristol City
England Championship 19/03/23
Swansea
Bristol City
England FA Cup 17/01/23
Swansea
Bristol City
Bristol City preview: A point at the Kassam
The Robins made the trip to Oxford United last weekend where the opening 45 minutes failed to produce a single goal for either side but did see Bristol City's Ross McCrorie sent off.
The hosts did manage to break the deadlock just shy of the hour mark but Bristol City responded well and got back onto level terms in the 65th minute via Mark Sykes and the game ended all square, despite the visitors having another man sent off, Joe Williams, late on.
Defender Cameron Pring and midfielder Ayman Benarous have both been ruled out through injury while McCrorie and Williams are both suspended.
Predicted lineup: O’Leary (GK), Roberts, Dickie, Vyner, McNally, Sykes, Bird, Twine, Knight, Earthy & Wells
England Championship 12/05/25
L
Sheff Utd
3
Bristol City
0
England Championship 08/05/25
L
Sheff Utd
3
Bristol City
0
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Preston
2
Bristol City
2
England Championship 28/04/25
L
Leeds
4
Bristol City
0
England Championship 21/04/25
L
Luton
3
Bristol City
1
Swansea preview: Another defeat
Swansea suffered a fifth straight defeat in all competitions when they played host to Frank Lampard's Coventry City last time out.
The Sky Blues scored both of their goals in the first half and that proved enough to win the game as a lackluster Swansea City failed to muster any kind of response in the second half.
Harry Darling is available for selection following a brief suspension but fellow defender Kristian Pedersen looks set to miss Sunday's game through injury.
Predicted lineup: Vigouroux (GK), Christie, Delcroix, Tymon, Cabango, Key, Fulton, Franco, Cullen, Bianchini & Ronald
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Oxford Utd
3
Swansea
3
England Championship 26/04/25
L
Millwall
1
Swansea
0
England Championship 21/04/25
W
QPR
1
Swansea
2
England Championship 18/04/25
W
Hull
0
Swansea
1
England Championship 12/04/25
W
Sunderland
0
Swansea
1
Player to watch – Anis Mehmeti
Anis Mehmeti is enjoying his best season in front of goal since making the move from Wycombe Wanderers to Bristol City in 2023.
The London-born Albanian midfielder has featured in 28 Championship games so far this season, scoring nine goals, his best total in the league since the first half of the 2022/23 League One campaign with Wycombe.
Will Mehmeti end his goal drought on Sunday?
Mehmeti hasn't managed to score in any of his last six appearances but we're backing the talented midfielder to put in another top performance against a struggling Swansea side this weekend.