We have 3 games covered from the Championship on Saturday as Chris Coleman leads his Sunderland side against one of his former clubs, Fulham. Elsewhere, we are looking for goals as Barnsley travel to Brentford while goals are also on the menu with Bristol City welcoming Mark Warburton's Nottingham Forest to Ashton Gate. Here is what we've come up with for the Championship action on Saturday. Championship
15:00 Sunderland vs Fulham – Prediction 2.2 Best Bets – BTTS @4/6 – 3.5 Stars, BTTS and over 2.5 goals @21/20 – 2.5 stars Current Form
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Final Verdict Goals are expected when Chris Coleman welcomes his former club Fulham to the Stadium of Light with Sunderland still looking for their first home win of 2017! While it has been a staggeringly poor year for Sunderland, the appointment of the former Wales manager Coleman does seem like a good choice for a side that desperately need to instil a sense of stability, both on and off the park and you would expect Coleman to bring some desire and defensive stability to the Wearside men. While I am therefor expecting Sunderland to improve under Coleman, they may have to wait a bit longer for a first home win of 2017. It's hard to remember ever saying that about a side in DECEMBER and with only 1 more home fixture to come this year, Sunderland will be absolutely desperate to avoid the most ignominious of records. Failure to win here, or at home to Brimingham City next weekend and Sunderland will go a whole calendar year without a win. Pretty damning stuff for a side that have been on the skids in 2017 and for many years prior to this stunning nadir. Given both sides record in the BTTS market, that selection makes the most sense with neither side particularly good at keeping the ball out of the net. BTTS pays @4/6 and I also expect this one to go over 2.5 goals so I will try that as a double with BTTS @21/20. You would expect Fulham not to lose at least and I certainly won't be tipping a home win but under Coleman, Sunderland should improve and they may do enough to earn a point against a Fulham side that score and concede plenty. 15:00 Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest – Prediction 2.1 Best Bets –Bristol City to score 2 or more @8/11 – 3.5 stars, BTTS @4/7 – 3.5 stars, BTTS and over 2.5 goals @20/21 – 3 Stars Current Form
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Final Verdict The formbook certainly suggests Bristol should get the better of Forest here and I fancy the hosts to score 2 or more In a fixture that could well see BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored as well. Bristol are in fine form, winning 6 of their last 8 and with Forest losing 7 of their last 9 on the road, and conceding 2 or more in 9 of their last 11 away games as well, I fancy the hosts to get the win and score 2 or more @8/11 odds. Recent form though also suggest BTTS is pretty likely @4/7 odds and given all the stats on offer, I expect this one to go over 2.5 goals as well. Forest have seen 11 goals scored in their last 2 games, while Bristol have seen 14 goals scored in their last 4 so the most recent form tells us to expect goals and that’s what I’ll be on here. 15:00 Brentford vs Barnsley – Prediction 3.1 Best Bets – Over 2.5 goals @1/2 – 3.5 stars, BTTS and over 2.5 goals @4/5 – 3 stars, Brentford to win and BTTS @9/4 – 1 Star Current Form
Past Meetings
Final Verdict Brentford will be confident of collecting 3 points when they welcome an out of form Barnsley to North London. The visitors have lost 5 in a row and with Brentford reasonably strong at home, I expect a comfortable home win with goals certainly likely here as evidenced in the relatively short prices of ½ for over 2.5 goals and 4/5 for BTTS and over 2.5 goal. All look likely. I do fancy Brentford to score at least 2 but it’s a bit short @4/9 so I’ll stick with the goal bets here. Championship Best Bets Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest –Bristol City to score 2 or more @8/11 – 3.5 stars Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest –BTTS @4/7 – 3.5 stars Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest –BTTS and over 2.5 goals @20/21 – 3 Stars Brentford vs Barnsley –Over 2.5 goals @1/2 – 3.5 stars Brentford vs Barnsley –BTTS and over 2.5 goals @4/5 – 3 stars Sunderland vs Fulham –BTTS @4/6 – 3.5 Stars Sunderland vs Fulham –BTTS and over 2.5 goals @21/20 – 2.5 stars Brentford to win and BTTS @9/4 – 1 Star Comments are closed.
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