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

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Championship · 2020-21

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Bristol City FC

Wed 17 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'

Y 74' Kasey Palmer

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 Craig Hicks
Referee Richard Wild
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee John Brooks

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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 ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Bristol City FC.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Adam Armstrong has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
35' Callum O'Dowda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' England international Jack Hunt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Steven Sessegnon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' 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.
65' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Callum O'Dowda on, Nahki Wells off on 65 minutes.
69' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Sam Gallagher comes on to replace Ben Brereton.
70' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Trybull is hanging Bradley Johnson on the field on 70 minute.
74' The referee calls foul for Kasey Palmer. He receives a Yellow card.
77' Zak Vyner gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Kasey Palmer and will look to change the dynamic.
82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
84' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Adam Nagy on, Antoine Semenyo off on 84 minutes.
89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' The supporters are chanting for Corry Evans. He replaces Joe Rothwell on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Blackburn Rovers FC 0-0 Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher ↑ 69'
19
Tom Trybull ↑ 70'
2
Ryan Nyambe
29
Corry Evans ↑ 90'
31
Elliott Bennett
21
John Buckley ↑ 69'
30
Jarrad Branthwaite
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 69'

Coach Tony Mowbray

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Callum O'Dowda ↑ 65'
8
Liam Walsh ↑ 65'
30
Tyreeq Bakinson
26
Zak Vyner ↑ 77'
4
Adam Nagy ↑ 84'
28
Sam Pearson
34
Ryley Towler
33
Sam Bell
41
Harvey Wiles-Richards

Coach Nigel Pearson

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

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

2 / 4

1.21 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC36% Draw30% Bristol City FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Bristol City FC

64%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw50% Bristol City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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