Bristol City host Fulham in the Championship at Ashton Gate. The home side are placed ninth in the Championship standings with twelve points from eight fixtures while Fulham see themselves ranked second with sixteen points from eight games, two points adrift of league leaders Bournemouth. Bristol City started their Championship campaign with two losses in a row before picking themselves up with some positive results. They have lost just once in their last six matches and are on a four-match unbeaten run. Bristol City come into the fixture with a 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers. Despite a run of good form for Bristol City, Nigel Pearson’s men have had some problems defending. They have managed to keep a single clean sheet in their last seven games in the Championship, with four of them having over 2.5 goals.
Fulham started their Championship campaign on a strong note with three wins and a draw in their opening five fixtures. However, Marco Silva’s men have struggled to retain that good form after the international break as they have now lost two out of their last three fixtures in the Championship. Fulham come into the game after playing a goalless draw with Leeds United in the EFL Cup before losing out on penalties. Just like Bristol City, Fulham also have a bit of a problem when it comes to defending. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last three games in the Championship and three out of Fulham’s last four games in the Championship have had over 2.5 goals.
Fulham have had a slight slump in form after a strong start to the season while the opposite is true for Bristol City, who are slowly finding their feet on the ground. Both the teams have been below average when it comes to defending. We are going for over 2.5 goals in this fixture.