Blackburn travel to Ashton Gate Stadium to face Bristol City for round 10 of the Championship. Blackburn enter this meeting as the clear outsider with a 26% probability of winning according to odds released two days before kickoff, while Bristol City are the favourite.
Current Form - Bristol City
Bristol City are 10th in the league with 14 points. In their last league match, the team drew 1-1 away at Charlton. In their last five, they have two wins, one draw, and two losses.
Current Form - Blackburn
Blackburn are 13th in the league with 12 points. In their last league match, the team won 2-1 at home against Cardiff. In their last five, they have recorded two wins, one draw, and two losses. They are currently on a four-match winless run away from home, with three draws, one loss.
Head-to-Head Record
Bristol City have recorded three wins and two losses across their last five matches against Blackburn, with these encounters producing an average of 3.0 goals per meeting. Most recently, Bristol City won 2-1 away last season.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Rio Cardines has provided six assists at an average rating of 7.3 for Bristol City, while Dominic Ballard has contributed three goals. Scott Twine has added three goals for Bristol City in his seven appearances.
For Blackburn, Oladapo Afolayan has three goals and two assists at an average rating of 6.8, with all of them scored in his last three matches at a 7.8 average match rating. Andri Gudjohnsen, the top scorer for Blackburn, has contributed four goals and one assist. Ryoya Morishita has produced two goals and two assists for Blackburn. Bristol City will be without Noah Eile (sidelined with illness), Robert Dickie (sidelined with a knee injury), and Lorent Tolaj (sidelined with a knock). Blackburn will be without Yuri Ribeiro (sidelined with a hamstring injury) and Adam Forshaw (sidelined with a hip injury).
Key Numbers
↔️ Duel win rate: Bristol City 51% vs Blackburn 46%
Bristol City
➕ Headed goals: 0.44 per match (2nd best, league average 0.22)
➕ Shots on target conceded: 2.9 per match (best in the league, league average 4.3)
➖ Through passes: 0.2 per match (2nd worst, league average 0.8)
Blackburn
➕ Shot accuracy: 37% (4th best, league average 32%)
➖ Expected goals (xG): 1.04 per match (6th worst, league average 1.40)
➖ Errors leading to shot: 0.67 per match (2nd worst, league average 0.43)
Match Notes
Samy Morsy has picked up four yellow cards in his last nine appearances for Blackburn.
Betting Insights
Bookmakers give a 54% probability that both teams will score in this match. The over 2.5 goals market shows a 50% chance of the total scoreline exceeding that line.
Goals implied by the odds: 2.7
These figures come from the pre-match odds two days before kickoff.
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