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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

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

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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC has kicked off!
5' 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.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
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 does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Han-Noah Massengo on 16 minutes.
21' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
31' Bristol City FC have won 443 goals from 392 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' What composure from Jamie Paterson! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
37' Corry Evans doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Callum O'Dowda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
46' Jack Hunt has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Pereira on 46 minute.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
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' The supporters are chanting for Danny Graham. He replaces Lewis Holtby on 65 minute.
66' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Sam Gallagher trudges off to be replaced by Dominic Samuel on 66 minutes.
71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Armstrong makes it 3-1.
72' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 72 minute. Niclas Eliasson leaves to be changed by Kasey Palmer.
73' Benik Afobe is replacing Famara Diedhiou for the Bristol City FC side.
77' Bradley Johnson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello on 77 minute.
82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
87' A moment of madness from Corry Evans on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
89' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Davenport is hanging Corry Evans on the field on 89 minute.
3-1 the final result. Bristol City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

1.8 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC51% Draw24% Bristol City FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Bristol City FC

49%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw43% Bristol City FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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