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Bournemouth face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cherries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 5 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Bristol City | 0 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Bournemouth | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Bournemouth | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 21 Jan | Bournemouth | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | ASSM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Bournemouth | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Robins have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Bristol City, Bournemouth are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Cherries have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 34 matches. Bournemouth see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 41 points from their 33 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Cherries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | No sequences of note |
| Bournemouth | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |