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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#13	Position	#17
21	Points	18
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 3 / 7
22	Scored	16
23	Conceded	24
-1	GD	-8
1.40	PPG	1.20
40%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bristol City FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Bristol City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
12' A moment of madness from Pedro Pereira on 12 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
16' The referee has no hesitation. Han-Noah Massengo is booked for Bristol City FC — Yellow card on 16.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' The England midfielder Jamie Paterson breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 0-1!
37' What an equalizer from Corry Evans!
42' Sam Gallagher, a England , has 28 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 46 minute. Pedro Pereira leaves to be changed by Jack Hunt.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Darragh Lenihan will be fuming at that decision.
61' The deadlock is broken! Tosin Adarabioyo gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
65' Danny Graham has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Holtby on 65 minute.
66' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Sam Gallagher is replaced by Dominic Samuel.
71' A stunning finish from Adam Armstrong — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Kasey Palmer comes on to replace Niclas Eliasson.
73' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Famara Diedhiou is replaced by Benik Afobe on 73 minute.
77' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Joe Rankin-Costello trudges off to be replaced by Bradley Johnson on 77 minutes.
82' Jay Dasilva has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
87' The referee calls foul for Corry Evans. He receives a Yellow card.
89' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Corry Evans is replaced by Jacob Davenport.
The final score is 3-1.

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
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Bradley Dack	2
Ben Brereton	2
Famara Diedhiou	2
Yuki Ohashi	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

4 / 4

1.82 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC54% Draw24% Bristol City FC22%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Bristol City FC

46%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw44% Bristol City FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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