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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Wed 17 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'
Y 74' Kasey Palmer

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee John Brooks

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

5
3
8
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar Brentford FC H 0–1 L
09 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
06 Mar Millwall FC A 2–0 W
02 Mar Reading FC A 0–1 L
27 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
13 Mar Birmingham City FC A 3–0 W
06 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
03 Mar AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L
27 Feb Swansea City AFC A 3–1 W
23 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 3–1 W

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' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Bristol City FC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Joe Rankin-Costello, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Antoine Semenyo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 30' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harvey Elliot is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
  • 65' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum O'Dowda is hanging Nahki Wells on the field on 65 minute.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Sam Gallagher comes on to replace Ben Brereton.
  • 70' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Bradley Johnson by Tom Trybull on 70 minute.
  • 74' That is a Yellow card for Bristol City FC. Kasey Palmer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Zak Vyner. He replaces Kasey Palmer on 77 minute.
  • 82' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 84' Adam Nagy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antoine Semenyo at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The whistle greets Joe Rothwell as he departs to be replaced by Corry Evans.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-03-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-03-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2021-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Brentford FC L 2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2021-03-06 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-03-02 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Bristol City FC Form

2021-03-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC W 2021-03-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-03-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-02-27 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Bristol City FC W 2021-02-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.84 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw32% Bristol City FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Bristol City FC
70%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC18% Draw55% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.5%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 3
3.1%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 23% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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