Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park 14,087 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lewis Travis 17' 1–0

Yuki Ohashi 55' 2–0

Yuki Ohashi 70' 3–0

Y 11' Luke McNally

Y 44' Mark Sykes

Y 74' Anis Mehmeti

Y 79' Haydon Roberts

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2024-04-10 Bristol City FC 5–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W
31 Aug	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
09 Aug	Derby County FC	H	4–2	W
04 May	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–3	L
31 Aug	Derby County FC	A	0–3	L
24 Aug	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
17 Aug	Millwall FC	H	4–3	W
10 Aug	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
04 May	Stoke City FC	A	0–4	L

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' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC.
5' Sinclair Armstrong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
11' Luke McNally catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 11.
16' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' Magnificent from Lewis Travis! That is 9 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' 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.
37' 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.
42' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' Mark Sykes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
46' Sinclair Armstrong is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fally Mayulu at the 46 minute mark.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' Magnificent from Yuki Ohashi! That is 42 goals in 418 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Cameron Pring by Haydon Roberts on 59 minute.
64' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' Sondre Tronstad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
70' Yuki Ohashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
72' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Lewis Baker is withdrawn and Andreas Weimann gets his opportunity.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Anis Mehmeti is booked for Bristol City FC — card on 74.
76' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Todd Cantwell is hanging Tyrhys Dolan on the field on 76 minute.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Haydon Roberts is booked for Bristol City FC — card on 79.
84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Yuki Ohashi departs to be replaced by Igor Tyjon.
90' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Sondre Tronstad is replaced by John Buckley.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 89'
15
Danny Batth
42
Lewis Baker ↓ Andreas Weimann 72'
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Igor Tyjon 89'
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ John Buckley 90'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Todd Cantwell 76'
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-08-31 Burnley FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Derby County FC W 2024-05-04 Leicester City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-08-31 Derby County FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-08-17 Bristol City FC 4–3 Millwall FC W 2024-08-10 Hull City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-05-04 Stoke City FC 4–0 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.75 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC53% Draw25% Bristol City FC22%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Bristol City FC

47%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC36% Draw45% Bristol City FC19%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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