Bristol City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction and Betting Tips | January 11th 2025
Bristol City will host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Ashton Gate on Saturday in the third round of the 2024-25 FA Cup campaign. The hosts will be looking to pull off an upset by eliminating their Premier League opponents.
Bristol go into this cup fixture high on confidence having picked up a third win in four games during the weekend. The hosts were knocked out in the fourth round on penalties by Nottingham Forest last season and will look to go at least as far as that by going past Wolves.
Wolves have been in poor form all season with their most recent outing ending in an embarrassing 3-0 home loss against Forest. The visitors made an impressive run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup last season only to be eliminated by Coventry City in dramatic fashion by two late goals.
The four-time FA Cup winners are only out of the relegation zone in the English top flight by goal difference and a win this weekend would do the team morale a lot of good.
Bristol City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met on 68 previous occasions going into Saturday's game. Bristol City have won just 15 of those matches, 16 have ended in draws while Wolves have won the remaining 37.
- The two teams last faced off in a FA Cup clash back in the 2018-19 season with the visitors winning the last-16 tie 1-0.
- The hosts have only failed to score in one of the last ten meetings with Wolves.
- Bristol City’s highest ever finish in the FA Cup was as runners-up in the 1908-09 season. They have however managed to get past the third round in three of the past four seasons.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the worst defensive record in the English Premier League with 45 goals conceded in just 20 matches.
Bristol City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction
Bristol stand a chance of qualifying for the next round thanks to their recent form and solid home record having lost just two matches at Ashton Gate all season.
Wolves meanwhile have struggled to perform all season. The difference quality between the two teams should however be enough to see the visitors edge this one.
Prediction: Bristol City 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bristol City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Wolves
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the last six matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of their last six matchups)
