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Bristol City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bristol City FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee David Webb
  • Referee Dean Treleaven

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

8
3
5
Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 4–1 W
25 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
21 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–0 W
18 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
11 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
04 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–4 L
25 Aug Brentford FC H 1–0 W
22 Aug Reading FC H 2–2 D
18 Aug Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
11 Aug Millwall FC H 0–0 D
04 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#12 Position #20
62 Points 52
46 Played 46
17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20
59 Scored 42
59 Conceded 56
+0 GD -14
1.35 PPG 1.13
37% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Blackburn Rovers FC gets underway.
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' Against the run of play, Charlie Mulgrew has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Johnson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' Josh Brownhill is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 43' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Marley Watkins doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Brereton is hanging Danny Graham on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 66' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Ryan Nyambe by Joe Rothwell on 66 minute.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Matt Taylor is replaced by Famara Diedhiou.
  • 72' Joe Nuttall is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kasey Palmer at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' GOAL! Famara Diedhiou fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 78' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marlon Pack makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 84' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Andreas Weimann is replaced by Jamie Paterson.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bristol City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Bristol City FC Form

2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-08-25 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2018-08-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Bristol City FC W 2018-08-18 Bristol City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-08-11 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2018-08-04 Bristol City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-08-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2018-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2018-08-18 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-08-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2018-08-04 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.2 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Bristol City FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC60% Draw22% Blackburn Rovers FC18%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
40%
Bristol City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC45% Draw40% Blackburn Rovers FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.5%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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