Saturday , 14 November 2026

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
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 6.4 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

6
3
8
Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackburn Rovers FC launch into their encounter with Bristol City FC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Blackburn Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Oladapo Afolayan scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Nahki Wells has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 28 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Tomas Kalas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Nahki Wells departs to be replaced by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 69' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Ben Brereton by Sam Gallagher on 69 minute.
  • 70' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Bradley Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Tom Trybull to step up.
  • 74' Kasey Palmer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 77' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Kasey Palmer by Zak Vyner on 77 minute.
  • 82' Ben Brereton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 62 goals in his last 397 appearances.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Antoine Semenyo is replaced by Adam Nagy.
  • 89' Corry Evans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Corry Evans is replacing Joe Rothwell for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • The final score is 0-0.

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
Adam Armstrong 2
Bradley Dack 2
Ben Brereton 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Yuki Ohashi 2
Tyrhys Dolan 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
1.23 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw30% Bristol City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Bristol City FC
61%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC27% Draw51% Bristol City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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