Burnley – Bristol City

There will be few goals in the centrepiece of the next round of the Championship season

Burnley this season is one of the most stable representatives of the Championship. "Bordeaux" belong to the few collectives, which for almost four dozen rounds without serious game slumps. Eight rounds before the finish of the regular season, the team sits in third position in two points from the pair of leaders - Leeds United and Sheffield United. With Burnley nine points ahead of Sunderland, who are fourth in the division, the risk of relegation from the top 3 is virtually eliminated for the hosts of Saturday's match. At best, they will be directly promoted, at worst, they will be top seeded in the play-offs, where they will play against the sixth-placed Championship club. Bristol City may well prove to be that opponent. The club has been playing in the Championship for the tenth consecutive year, and during this period, it has never once gotten close to the playoff zone. Now the team is in seventh position, above which it has never finished in the previous nine seasons. Just one victory may be enough for Bristol City to "squeeze" from the top-6 Coventry City or West Bromwich. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.75 on their victory. In March, Burnley started to concede extremely much. For this team, such a phrase means two conceded goals in four matches. So far, the "burgundies" show a unique defensive game, having conceded 11 goals in 38 rounds. Undoubtedly, the ambitions of Scott Parker's team lie in the plane of direct promotion, which can only be achieved by winning results. Especially on home soil, where Burnley snapped a four-game home winning streak with a draw against West Bromwich Albion last time out. Bristol City are extremely unyielding of late. The series without defeat of the team lasts for a month and a half and contains seven rounds of the Championship, including a meeting with Sheffield United. In the first round, Burnley earned a 1-0 away victory over Bristol City, scoring the only goal midway through the first half. It is quite obvious that the Borders will dominate in the upcoming encounter, but the defence is well built for both opponents. Let's bet that the match will have no more than two goals.