West Bromwich Albion – Bristol City

The match will see a lot of fighting and few goals scored

West Bromwich Albion, after relegation from the Premier League, finished the previous three seasons in the top 10, showing constant progress. Last season, this led to the Thrashers' participation in the play-offs, which was unsuccessful. However, it can be concluded that West Bromwich have a clearly established status in the division, making it quite difficult to underestimate the team. "Thrushes" always strive to win and often take points away from the acknowledged favourites. Bristol City is a team of the opposite image. It is not to say that the club with 130-year history grazes the backs in the Championship, but the bottom half of the standings is an almost permanent habitat of the "Zaranoks". Only one of the past ten Championship draws ended with Bristol City in the top 10, but even then the club failed to reach the play-offs. Bookmakers have expectedly identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.11 on their victory. West Bromwich in the last round lost for the first time since the first day of October this year. For two and a half months, the Thrashers did nothing but play for a draw. And they did not care who the opponents were. During this period, draws were recorded in West Bromwich's matches against Sheffield United, Sunderland and Burnley, as well as against Cardiff City, Oxford United and Preston. If the Thrashers showed a more substantial will to win, they would definitely be in the Championship play-off zone. Now Corberan's team is in eighth place, two points away from the top 6. Bristol City is one of the most unyielding clubs, despite the current seventeenth position. In its 21 previous Championships matches, it has only lost in six. However, also in the case of Bristol City, the tournament position of the team is affected by the abundance of draws. To the upcoming meeting "Zaranka" approach with two draws in a row. Apparently, Bristol City will cling to one point on Sunday. In the last five matches between the rivals, two wins and one draw have been recorded. The unchanged fact during this period is that only one team scores in each meeting.