Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Tue 12 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Arnor Sigurdsson 35' 1–0

Scott Wharton 52' 2–0

2–1 60' Mark Sykes

Hayden Carter 22' Y

Y 51' Jason Knight

Callum Brittain 86' Y

Samuel Szmodics 88' Y

Lewis Travis 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC 2023-01-21 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	Birmingham City FC	H	4–2	W
25 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	3–0	W
10 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
03 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–2	L
29 Nov	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
25 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	3–2	W
11 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Bristol City FC
#6	Position	#29
1	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC get this one started.
5' Sam Bell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Brittain, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
20' Rob Dickie, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
22' Controversy at the stadium! Hayden Carter argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' Arnor Sigurdsson puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
40' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 3-4-3 shape.
45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
46' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Niall Ennis by Harry Leonard on 46 minute.
51' A moment of madness from Jason Knight on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
52' Scott Wharton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
57' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Matty James has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Tommy Conway exits the field as Harry Cornick enters on 58.
59' Goal! Mark Sykes scores his 21 goal in 86 matches.
59' Taylor Gardner-Hickman gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Joe Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
60' Brilliant from the midfielder! Mark Sykes makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 60.
65' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact 3-4-3.
72' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Garrett is hanging Andrew Moran on the field on 72 minute.
73' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Adam Wharton is replaced by James Hill.
78' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Mark Sykes by Ephraim Yeboah on 78 minute.
79' Ephraim Yeboah gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Mark Sykes and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Lewis Travis comes on to replace Scott Wharton.
86' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Callum Brittain gets a Yellow card.
88' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 88.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lewis Travis.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Blackburn Rovers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

27
Lewis Travis ↑ 83'
4
James Hill ↑ 73'
34
Joe Hilton
18
Dilan Markanday
30
Jake Garrett ↑ 72'
33
Semir Telalovic
20
Harry Leonard ↑ 46'
31
Tom Atcheson

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

3
Cameron Pring
6
Matty James
8
Joe Williams ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 59'
26
Zak Vyner
16
Rob Dickie
17
Mark Sykes ↓ Ephraim Yeboah 79'
12
Jason Knight ↓ Andreas Weimann 79'
19
George Tanner
20
Sam Bell ↓ Anis Mehmeti 58'
15
Tommy Conway ↓ Harry Cornick 58'
1
Max O'Leary

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nahki Wells	5
Tommy Conway	3
Yuki Ohashi	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Bradley Dack	2
Ben Brereton	2
Famara Diedhiou	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-29 Southampton FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2023-11-25 Bristol City FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-11-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

0.7 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.65 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC36% Draw38% Bristol City FC26%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes26% 0% No74%

Avg goals/match: 1.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	71%	29%
± 1.5	40%	60%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Bristol City FC

64%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC18% Draw66% Bristol City FC16%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

28.8%

1 – 0

16.5%

0 – 1

15.1%

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

1.6%

3 – 0

1.3%

0 – 3

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	21%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	19%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

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