Eng. Championship
2011-12-17 - Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football – England – Championship
Saturday 17th December 2011 – Kickoff: 1500hrs
Bristol City and Nottingham Forest engage in battle on Saturday as both sides look to pull away from the bottom three at Ashton Gate.
Nottingham Forest
The home side will also be keen to get back to winning ways following back-to-back losses but they were against Middlesbrough 0-1 at home (Boro being one of the best away sides in the Championship) and a 1-2 loss at Derby County.
But The Robins have a great chance of putting things right against a Nottingham Forest side who are on the back of a streak of four straight losses, and have struggled away from home all season.
Bristol City’s home league record stands at 2-2-5 9/13, with forward Nicky Maynard (7 goals, 1 assist) their leading scorer, and assistance comes also from Albert Adomah (5 goals, 5 assists), Brett Pitman (3 goals) and midfielder Neil Kilkenny (3 assists).
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest make the trip to Bristol on the back of four successive losses to Cardiff City, Leeds United, Brighton and Crystal Palace and remain in the bottom three just behind Ipswich Town on goal difference.
Forest’s away record so far reads 3-0-6 7/16, and like the other teams around them, have struggled to score on their travels thus compounding their problems. Marcus Tudgay (3 goals) is their leading scorer and looks like he’ll have to carry the goalscoring burden all on his own as Ishmael Miller is doubtful with injury.
Lewis McGugan and Radoslaw Majewski are also capable of causing problems, but there appears to be little else in terms of attack, whilst at the other end, they are leaking goals whilst having not scored in their last four matches.
The Betting Verdict :
I’m going to back Bristol City in this fixture, it probably won’t be pretty but I’m backing them to edge it in a nervy, tense affair – City to win 2-1, but take out the round ball handicap to be on the safe side ... as it returns your stake in the event of a draw.
The Pick :
Bristol City 2-1 Nottingham F
BEST BETTING TIP :
Value Pick :Consider a bet on Bristol City to win @ 2.53 at Pinnacle
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
