Bristol City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Bristol City FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Wed 9 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'

Nahki Wells 38' Y

Overview

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

Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Richard Wild
Referee Steve Martin
Referee James Linington
Referee Mark Russell

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

Bristol City FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-06-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Bristol City FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
05 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
01 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
28 Nov	Reading FC	A	1–3	L
25 Nov	Watford FC	H	0–0	D
21 Nov	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
05 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D
02 Dec	Millwall FC	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W
24 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	3–0	W
21 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	1–1	D

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Bristol City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
10' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' With 3 assists to his name this season, Antoine Semenyo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
20' 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.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' Nahki Wells is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
43' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
48' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
58' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
63' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
68' Scotland international Chris Martin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
70' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Tyrhys Dolan on, Lewis Holtby off on 70 minutes.
75' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Famara Diedhiou on, Antoine Semenyo off on 75 minutes.
80' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
82' Bristol City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Famara Diedhiou on 82.
86' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Joe Rothwell is withdrawn and John Buckley gets his opportunity.
87' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Sam Gallagher by Jacob Davenport on 87 minute.
90' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Adrian Mariappa comes on to replace Chris Martin.
1-0 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Tomas Kalas C
11
Callum O'Dowda
2
Jack Hunt
30
Tyreeq Bakinson
18
Antoine Semenyo ↓ Famara Diedhiou 75'
7
Chris Martin ↓ Adrian Mariappa 90'
21
Nahki Wells ↓ Taylor Moore 86'
1
Daniel Bentley
25
Tommy Rowe
26
Zak Vyner
4
Adam Nagy

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Bristol City FC Form

2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2020-12-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-11-25 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-11-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-05 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-12-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2020-11-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-11-21 Luton Town FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.18 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC38% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC33%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

62%

Bristol City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC24% Draw50% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.9%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.9%

0 – 3

2.8%

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%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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