Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bristol City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Bristol City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 14 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Sam Gallagher
Andreas Weimann 79' Y
Y 86' Darragh Lenihan

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Darren Blunden

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

8
3
6
Bristol City FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–2 L
10 Dec Millwall FC H 1–2 L
07 Dec Fulham FC A 2–1 W
30 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 5–2 W
27 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
23 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 0–0 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
11 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
07 Dec Derby County FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
27 Nov Brentford FC H 1–0 W
23 Nov Barnsley FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#17 Position #13
18 Points 21
15 Played 15
5 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
16 Scored 22
24 Conceded 23
-8 GD -1
1.20 PPG 1.40
33% Win % 40%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 2' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bradley Johnson on 2.
  • 7' Blackburn Rovers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Johnson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Elliott Bennett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Amari'i Bell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Adam Nagy as he leaves the pitch. Callum O'Dowda steps in for Bristol City FC.
  • 64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 69' Adam Armstrong has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Brereton on 69 minute.
  • 74' Tommy Rowe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' GOAL! Adam Armstrong fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 79' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 79' Joe Rothwell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Holtby on 79 minute.
  • 84' Pedro Pereira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' Darragh Lenihan is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • Another three points for Blackburn Rovers FC.

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
Adam Armstrong 2
Bradley Dack 2
Ben Brereton 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Yuki Ohashi 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2

Head to Head

2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Bristol City FC Form

2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-10 Bristol City FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2019-12-07 Fulham FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2019-11-30 Bristol City FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-11-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Bristol City FC L 2019-11-23 Bristol City FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-12-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2019-11-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-11-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2019-11-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–2 Barnsley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.28 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC32% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC40%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
68%
Bristol City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC24% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC30%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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