The revealing statistic that shows where Bristol City, Middlesbrough and Leeds United have fallen behind their closest rivals

Nothing less than two wins will do for Bristol City in their attempts to make the play-offs this season.

The Robins fell four points behind Derby County in Saturday's defeat to the Rams, which was a loss that told a familiar story to the rest of the Robins' season.

Despite having chances, the Robins were unable to put the ball in the net - and it is clear that this is where they have fallen short this season.

Whilst the Robins perform fairly well when it comes to shots per game, their goals per game and shots per goal ratios are lacking behind the likes of Derby, Aston Villa and West Brom.

Indeed, it is interesting to note how other clubs who look like they will fall short in their targets for this season - Middlesbrough and Leeds - both have similar issues.

Leeds lead the way when it comes to shots per game, but their shots per goal ratio is lacking, although this is nullified by the sheer amount of shots they take.

Meanwhile, Boro's shots per goal ratio is by far and away the worst in the league.

Shots per game

17: Leeds United

15.2: Norwich City

14.8: Brentford

14.3: Aston Villa

13.7: West Brom, Middlesbrough

13.5: Swansea, QPR, Rotherham

13.3 Derby

13.2: Bristol City

12.7: Preston

12.6: Sheff Utd, Birmingham

12.5: Wigan

12.2: Nottingham Forest

11.8: Blackburn

11.6: Sheff Wed, Millwall

11: Hull City

11.1: Reading

10.8: Stoke City

9.9: Ipswich Town

9.8: Bolton

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Goals per game

2.02: Norwich City

1.91: West Brom

1.80: Aston Villa

1.69: Sheffield United

1.58: Leeds United

1.57: Brentford

1.49: Preston North End

1.47: Derby County

1.44: Hull City

1.42: Birmingham City

1.41: Swansea City

1.38: Blackburn Rovers

1.33: Nottingham Forest

1.31: Sheffield Wednesday

1.27: Bristol City

1.13: QPR, Rotherham

1.11: Wigan Athletic

1.09: Reading

1.07: Millwall

1.04: Middlesbrough

0.96: Stoke City

0.73: Ipswich Town

0.66: Bolton Wanderers

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Shots per goal

7.19: West Brom

7.49: Sheffield United

7.54: Norwich City

7.93: Aston Villa

8.54: Preston North End

8.60: Blackburn Rovers

8.84: Birmingham City

8.88: Sheffield Wednesday

9.03: Derby County

9.17: Nottingham Forest

9.46: Brentford

9.61: Swansea City

10.16: Reading

10.39: Bristol City

10.76: Leeds United

10.89: Millwall

10.92: Wigan Athletic

11.88: QPR

11.90: Rotherham United

13.09: Middlesbrough