4th position in the Championship table for Bristol City so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Blackburn Rovers visits Ashton Gate.
It's no vacation for neither Bristol City nor Blackburn Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bristol City form and stats
Bristol City have collected 16 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-4-2.
The Bristol City fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at Ashton Gate: A 1-2 defeat against Millwall (placed 13th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Fulham and winning 2-1.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bristol City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Bristol City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ashton Gate with 16 goals in 10 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Blackburn Rovers have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Championship, after 3-1-6 (10 played).
Blackburn Rovers has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Swansea City for a Championship game that ended a draw (1-1). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Derby County.
We have checked recent matches where Blackburn Rovers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W1-D1-L4.
Blackburn Rovers have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Blackburn Rovers have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Bristol City-Blackburn Rovers H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Bristol City 3 wins, Blackburn Rovers 4 wins, 2 draws. 3 of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 
B. Dack
9 goals
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A. Weimann
7 goals
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J. Brownhill
5 goals
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Bristol City missing players
Blackburn Rovers missing players
| Bristol City | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 34 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 30 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 90% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 81% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 71% |
| 67% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 52% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 30% | 19% |
| 71% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 70% | 62% |
| 24% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 14% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 14% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 234 | 127 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 73 | 207 |
| 76 | 40 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 24 | 64 |
| 45% | 40% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 83% | 54% | 44% |
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Blackburn Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Fulham | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Brentford | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 31 |
| 13 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 | Hull City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -6 | 28 |
| 16 | Derby County | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 17 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 13 |
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