Burton Albion vs Bristol City Predictions & Betting Tips, Match Previews

This is a huge occasion for Burton Albion and their fans with the Pirelli hosting 2nd tier football for the first time. They were involved in a thrilling East Midlands derby at the City Ground on the opening day with Nottingham Forest coming from 2-1 down to win 4-3 and Nigel Clough would have been very encouraged by some of their play despite the loss. They followed that up with an Extra Time win against Bury in the League Cup in midweek although they had one eye on this game with their team selection.

As well as being a great occasion for them, it is an important match. They are going to need to turn their home ground into somewhere that opposing sides find a tough place to come in order to have a chance of staying in the league and it’s important they start well.

This will be a tough game for them though against a Bristol City side that have been heading in the right direction for almost of all 2016. They put in some excellent attacking displays in the back end of last season and hopes are high that they can push for at least a top half finish this season. They were made to work very hard by Wigan on the opening day but late strikes from Tammy Abraham and Bobby Reid sealed 3 points for the Robins.

They will come here with a positive mindset so we should see two teams going for the win here. Certainly Burton Albion’s approach last weekend suggests they are going to do more than put men behind the ball and hope for the best in this league and on home soil you’d expect them to try and take the game to Bristol City. Given there have been 12 goals in their opening 2 games of the season, you can see a few more flying in here and backing Both Teams to Score at 4/5 looks to offer value.