Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 3

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Bristol City FC

Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Adam Wharton 7' Y

Y 57' Matty James

Y 58' Alex Scott

Harry Pickering 67' 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)

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

2022-09-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Bristol City FC 2022-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2021-11-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-03-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	2–3	L
31 Aug	Blackpool FC	A	1–0	W
27 Aug	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L
20 Aug	Sheffield United FC	A	0–3	L
17 Aug	Reading FC	A	0–3	L
14 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	3–2	W
31 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–0	W
27 Aug	Blackpool FC	A	3–3	D
21 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	2–0	W
16 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	2–0	W
13 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC get this one started.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
7' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Adam Wharton.
12' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
22' Ben Brereton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 62 goals in his last 397 appearances.
27' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
32' Dominic Hyam has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
42' Magnificent from Tommy Conway! That is 41 goals in 402 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' Tyrhys Dolan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Hedges on 46 minute.
51' Adam Wharton, a , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' A stunning finish from Nahki Wells — that came from absolutely nowhere!
57' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alex Scott.
61' George Hirst makes way for Jack Vale at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
63' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 63 minute. Tommy Conway leaves to be changed by Antoine Semenyo.
67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Pickering.
69' The crowd applauds Adam Wharton as he leaves the pitch. Tayo Edun steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
71' Against the run of play, Tyrhys Dolan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
72' Brilliant from the ! Tyrhys Dolan makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 72.
73' Nahki Wells adds to his 7 season tally! Bristol City FC lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Pearson will be considering his options from the bench.
87' Joe Williams gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Nahki Wells and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Han-Noah Massengo is replacing Alex Scott for the Bristol City FC side.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
7
Tayo Edun ↑ 69'
21
John Buckley ↑ 46'
–
Clinton Mola
29
Jack Vale ↑ 61'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 46'
33
Ashley Phillips

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2022-09-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Bristol City FC L 2022-08-31 Blackpool FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-08-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-08-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-08-17 Reading FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-08-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2022-09-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Bristol City FC W 2022-08-31 Bristol City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-08-27 Blackpool FC 3–3 Bristol City FC D 2022-08-21 Bristol City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-08-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2022-08-13 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.59 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC36% Draw26% Bristol City FC38%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

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

62%

Draw or Bristol City FC

64%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw44% Bristol City FC27%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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