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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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

8
3
5
Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 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
#8 Position #16
13 Points 9
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
11 Scored 12
12 Conceded 12
-1 GD +0
1.63 PPG 1.13
50% Win % 25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G
Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Ashton Gate Stadium!
  • 2' Bradley Johnson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 7' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 392 games and scored 443 goals.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tosin Adarabioyo made 382 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' Samuel Szmodics has been relatively quiet despite scoring 74 goals in his last 7 appearances.
  • 27' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sam Gallagher.
  • 38' Pedro Pereira, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 43' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Christian Walton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 53' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum O'Dowda is hanging Adam Nagy on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 69' Ben Brereton makes way for Adam Armstrong at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 74' 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.
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Adam Armstrong makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 79' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Joe Rothwell. He replaces Lewis Holtby on 79 minute.
  • 84' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Darragh Lenihan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Blackburn Rovers FC take all three 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

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
1.46 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC35% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC37%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
65%
Bristol City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC27% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC28%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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