Week 18 brings us a match on Oct 29th where Bristol City hosts Swansea City in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 13th placed Bristol City, recorded a 0-2 loss against Reading. Mamadou Ndiaye struck first for Reading in the 52nd minute on a feed from Thomas Ince, then Andy Carroll added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bristol City couldn’t manage to score, and Reading took the shutout win. Bristol City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while swansea City sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Cardiff City. Oliver Cooper scored the first goal for Swansea City in the 38th minute, then Michael Obafemi added another in the 67th minute In the end, Cardiff City was frustrated by Swansea City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Swansea City ended the match with the shutout victory. Swansea City looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Swansea City won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Swansea City’s top weapon lately has been Oliver Cooper, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Bristol City’s most prolific scorer has been Robert Atkinson. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.