Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Blackburn Rovers FC

3 – 1

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Bristol City FC

Sat 20 Jun 2020 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 12' Pedro Pereira

Y 16' Han-Noah Massengo

Darragh Lenihan 56' Y

Corry Evans 87' Y

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Referee Jonathan Hunt
Referee Jeremy Simpson
Referee Rob Merchant

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-06-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Bristol City FC 2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jun	Bristol City FC	H	3–1	W
08 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–3	L
29 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
22 Feb	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D
15 Feb	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–0	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jun	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–3	L
07 Mar	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
29 Feb	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
22 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–3	L
15 Feb	Leeds United FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Bristol City FC
#20	Position	#12
52	Points	62
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	17 / 11 / 18
42	Scored	59
56	Conceded	59
-14	GD	+0
1.13	PPG	1.35
28%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Blackburn Rovers FC have kicked off against Bristol City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' It’s high time Lee Johnson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
12' Pedro Pereira is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Han-Noah Massengo.
21' Joe Rankin-Costello is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christian Walton made 380 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' The deadlock is broken! Jamie Paterson gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
37' A stunning finish from Corry Evans — that came from absolutely nowhere!
42' Callum O'Dowda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 387 appearances.
46' Jack Hunt has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Pereira on 46 minute.
51' Bristol City FC have won 433 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Darragh Lenihan on 56 minutes.
61' Tosin Adarabioyo does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
65' Danny Graham is replacing Lewis Holtby for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
66' Sam Gallagher makes way for Dominic Samuel at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
71' Magnificent from Adam Armstrong! That is 87 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
72' The crowd applauds Niclas Eliasson as he leaves the pitch. Kasey Palmer steps in for Bristol City FC.
73' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Benik Afobe comes on to replace Famara Diedhiou.
77' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rankin-Costello is replaced by Bradley Johnson.
82' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
87' Controversy at the stadium! Corry Evans argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
89' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Corry Evans departs to be replaced by Jacob Davenport.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Tosin Adarabioyo
9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Dominic Samuel 66'
19
Stewart Downing
27
Lewis Travis
29
Corry Evans ↓ Jacob Davenport 89'
26
Darragh Lenihan
31
Elliott Bennett C
37
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Bradley Johnson 77'
20
Ben Brereton ↓ Adam Armstrong 65'
1
Christian Walton
22
Lewis Holtby ↓ Danny Graham 65'

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Jay Dasilva ↑ 73'
33
Niki Maenpaa
2
Jack Hunt ↑ 46'
40
Benik Afobe ↑ 72'
29
Ashley Williams
21
Nahki Wells ↑ 46'
45
Kasey Palmer ↑ 72'
26
Zak Vyner
31
Filip Benkovic

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-06-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-03-08 Derby County FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-02-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-02-22 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-02-15 Charlton Athletic FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2020-06-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-03-07 Bristol City FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2020-02-29 Millwall FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2020-02-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-02-22 Bristol City FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-02-15 Leeds United FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC46% Draw27% Bristol City FC27%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Bristol City FC

54%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw48% Bristol City FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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