Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bristol City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Bristol City FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Wed 10 Apr 2024 · 18:45 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Tommy Conway 24' 1–0
Tommy Conway pen 32' 2–0
Anis Mehmeti 73' 3–0
Nahki Wells pen 78' 4–0
Nahki Wells 90+6' 5–0
Y 29' Joe Rankin-Costello
Y 77' Kyle McFadzean

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Richard Wild
  • Assistant 2 Ian Cooper
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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 2022-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 5–0 W
06 Apr Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D
01 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
16 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
10 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Bristol City FC A 0–5 L
06 Apr Southampton FC H 0–0 D
01 Apr Sunderland AFC A 5–1 W
29 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
09 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D

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' Temperatures are rising at Ashton Gate as Bristol City FC face off against Blackburn Rovers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Tanner made 98 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 24' Tommy Conway doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
  • 32' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tommy Conway makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 37' The 28-year-old Scott Wharton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Dilan Markanday by John Buckley on 46 minute.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Nahki Wells. He replaces Tommy Conway on 71 minute.
  • 72' The whistle greets Scott Twine as he departs to be replaced by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 73' Anis Mehmeti doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' Kyle McFadzean picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' Nahki Wells makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Bristol City FC are in front.
  • 81' Jake Garrett is replacing Sondre Tronstad for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 83' Andy King gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Joe Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Ross McCrorie exits the field as Jamie Knight-Lebel enters on 85.
  • 90' Max O'Leary is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • Blackburn Rovers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Bristol City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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

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 2022-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2024-04-10 Bristol City FC 5–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-04-06 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2024-04-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2024-03-29 Bristol City FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2024-03-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-03-10 Bristol City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-04-10 Bristol City FC 5–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2024-04-01 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-03-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC58% Draw22% Blackburn Rovers FC20%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
42%
Bristol City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC42% Draw40% Blackburn Rovers FC18%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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