DomainJava.com – Bristol City vs Derby prediction in the Championship match, Bristol City will look to extend their unbeaten run to four matches when they welcome Derby County to Ashton Gate for Saturday’s Championship contest.
Meanwhile, the Rams will be eager to provide a positive response after back-to-back defeats against Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday.
Bristol City sit in 10th and are five points adrift of the playoffs having won eight, drawn 10 and lost seven of their 25 league games this season.
The Robins recently bounced back from a 2-0 away defeat against West Bromwich Albion to record back-to-back home wins over Luton Town and Portsmouth without conceding.
They looked set for another win in Wednesday’s away game against basement side Plymouth Argyle, taking the lead on two occasions thanks to efforts from Anis Mehmeti and Jason Knight.
Unfortunately for the Robins, they were denied all three points by Julio Pleguezuelo’s late equaliser, leaving them without a win in five consecutive away games.
After struggling away from home, Bristol City will be hoping to return to Ashton Gate, where they have dropped just two points in their last four home games.
They will be confident of extending their four-match home unbeaten run, having won each of their previous three home games against Derby.
The Rams entered the weekend in poor form, with their last four games yielding one win and three losses.
Derby bounced back from a narrow defeat against Luton Town with a 2-1 home win against West Brom, before they lost 1-0 in their home meeting with promotion-chasing Leeds United.
Paul Warne’s side endured another disappointing performance in the New Year, with goals from Jerry Yates and Ebou Adams going nowhere in a 4-2 defeat away to Sheffield Wednesday.
As a result of the defeat, Derby dropped one position to 17th in the Championship table, leaving them five points above the bottom three.
Defeat at Hillsborough also extended Derby’s away winless streak to five games (D2, L3), suggesting they may have to work hard to get their first away win over Bristol City since April 2019.
The Rams will at least take some confidence from their previous game in August, where goals from Kenzo Goudmijn, Kayden Jackson and David Ozoh sealed a 3-0 win at Pride Park.
Bristol City boss Liam Manning will be unable to call on midfielder Joe Williams and striker Sinclair Armstrong due to injury.
Mark Sykes and Kal Naismith are both close to returning to action, but it remains to be seen whether Saturday’s game will come too soon for the pair.
Left-back Cameron Pring had to be checked by the club’s medical staff after being forced off in the first half against Plymouth.
As for the visitors, they will have to consider the availability of Corey Blackett-Taylor and Joe Ward after both missed the defeat to Sheffield Wednesday due to groin and knee problems.
Midfielder Ben Osborn is in a race against time to prove his fitness ahead of Saturday’s trip to Ashton Gate.
However, The Rams will certainly be without the services of Eiran Cashin, David Ozoh and Ryan Nyambe due to injury..(ed)
(source: Sportsmole)
Bristol City vs Derby Player Predictions
Bristol: O’Leary; Vyner, Dickie, McNally; McCorie, Knight, Bird, Roberts; Twine, Mehmeti; Bell
Derby : Widell Zetterstrom; Phillips, Nelson, Elder; Wilson, Adams, Thompson, Forsyth; Jackson, Mendez-Laing; Yates
Bristol City vs Derby Score Prediction: 2-1
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