No, not bird racing, but a West Country derby from Ashton Gate, featuring Bristol City ( The Robins) against local rivals Cheltenham Town ( The Robins). No prizes for originality there !
City are in fine form, on an 18 match unbeaten run, in 12 of which, they have scored 2 or more goals. They showed their fighting spirit by coming back from the dead, well, 2-0 down at the break and being trounced, against Premiership side Middlesbrough at the weekend, eventually snatching a draw and a replay.
Town are in the middle of the relegation dogfight, without a win and a clean sheet in 7 starts, winning just once in 11 and twice in 16 matches.
Both create plenty of chances, as you might expect, City are in the top 3 for attempts on goal, only Swansea and Doncaster, can beat their total of 417, they have also hit the woodwork 17 times. Despite their lowly league position Cheltenham are 7th in this table, so are just lacking the cutting edge.
The hosts can join Scunthorpe, who they meet this weekend, at the top of the table with 3 points this evening, I think they will get them, but the odds are very skinny. At the odds available, I feel the "over" is a far more attractive option.
4 points over 2.5 goals Bristol City-Cheltenham 1.98 asian line.
Good Luck.
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