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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 9 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Lewis Travis 25' Y
Y 37' Bailey Wright
Y 75' Josh Brownhill
Y 90' Frankie Fielding

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Middleton
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee James Wilson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
3
8
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
02 Feb Brentford FC A 2–5 L
26 Jan Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
19 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
15 Jan Newcastle United FC H 2–4 L
12 Jan Millwall FC A 2–0 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
02 Feb Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W
25 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
19 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
12 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
05 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Bristol City FC
#16 Position #8
9 Points 13
8 Played 8
2 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
12 Scored 11
12 Conceded 12
+0 GD -1
1.13 PPG 1.63
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Ewood Park that hosts another battle between Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Harrison Reed has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 38 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bailey Wright is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' Lewis Travis is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bailey Wright.
  • 42' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' Jamie Paterson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 52' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Lewis Travis is replaced by Ryan Nyambe on 58 minute.
  • 63' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Bailey Wright departs to be replaced by Eros Pisano.
  • 68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Andreas Weimann has done his job and it is now time for Kasey Palmer to step up.
  • 74' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Rothwell is hanging Bradley Dack on the field on 74 minute.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Josh Brownhill on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Eros Pisano puts Bristol City FC on the lead.
  • 83' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Richard Smallwood has done his job and it is now time for Joe Nuttall to step up.
  • 88' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bradley Dack suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Frankie Fielding.
  • With this win, Bristol City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nahki Wells 5
Tommy Conway 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Bradley Dack 2
Ben Brereton 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Yuki Ohashi 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2

Head to Head

2019-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2019-02-02 Brentford FC 5–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-01-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2019-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Newcastle United FC L 2019-01-12 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2019-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2019-02-02 Bristol City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2019-01-25 Bristol City FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2019-01-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-01-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.24 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw28% Bristol City FC42%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Bristol City FC
70%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC23% Draw46% Bristol City FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.