Arguably one of the most attractive fixtures in the Championship midweek action is the clash between league leaders, West Brom and 7th placed Bristol City as they prepare to do battle at The Hawthorns with a valuable three points at stake for both teams.
West Brom captured a third league win on the trot on Saturday when they registered a 2-1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday and The Baggies hold home advantage once again on Wednesday night when they welcome Bristol City to the west midlands.
Previous back-to-back wins away from home at Stoke City and Hull City have helped lift Slaven Bilic’s side into top spot where they hold a slender 2-point lead over 2nd placed Leeds United as the usual suspects are once again at the top of the division at the moment.
Although West Brom also remain unbeaten at home this term, the hosts are predisposed to dropping points at The Hawthorns, particularly in the shape of draws and this has been a feature again in this campaign - 4 draws out of their 8 matches played make picking a straight win a bit of a risk but with all 8 of West Brom’s home matches resulting in both teams scoring, the goals market looks a solid option.
Visitors, Bristol City, dropped out of the play-off pack and down to 7th place following Saturday’s 0-0 stalemate with Nottingham Forest at Ashton Gate.
Nevertheless, this point extended Lee Johnson’s side’s unbeaten run to 5 matches without defeat in the Championship.
Indeed, The Robins have suffered just 1 defeat out of their last 16 matches in the second tier, which was a slightly surprising 3-0 defeat away at strugglers, Luton Town, but that has been Bristol City’s only loss on the road so far this term.
The west country outfit have posted wins at Derby County, Hull City, Stoke City and Cardiff City so far, but having won just 1 of their last 5 matches on their travels along with being involved in 4 draws, The Robins may look a better bet in the goals markets.
In fact, 7 of Bristol City’s 9 away matches so far this season have seen both teams score and this trend could well continue at The Hawthorns against West Brom on Wednesday night.