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Bristol City vs Blackburn: result 4-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 2, 2018 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Ashton Gate, Bristol

Bristol City
4-1
Blackburn

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What was the result of Bristol City vs Blackburn?

Bristol City won 4-1 on September 2, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 13′C. MulgrewBlackburn
  • 38′J. BrownhillBristol City
  • 55′M. WatkinsBristol City
  • 73′F. DiédhiouBristol City
  • 82′M. PackBristol City

Official lineup for Bristol City vs Blackburn

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol City

4-4-2
  1. 14A. Weimann
  2. 10M. Taylor
  1. 8J. Brownhill
  2. 19N. Eliasson
  3. 21M. Pack
  4. 15M. Watkins
  1. 17L. Kelly
  2. 22T. Kalas
  3. 32J. Hunt
  4. 4A. Webster
  1. 33N. Mäenpää

Blackburn

4-2-3-1
  1. 7A. Armstrong
  1. 10Danny Graham
  2. 45K. Palmer
  3. 6R. Smallwood
  1. 29C. Evans
  2. 31E. Bennett
  1. 2R. Nyambe
  2. 17A. Bell
  3. 26D. Lenihan
  4. 14C. Mulgrew
  1. 1David Raya
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bristol City have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Blackburn have 9, 5 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bristol City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 25, 2018Swansea(away)1-0Championship
Aug 21, 2018QPR(away)3-0Championship
Aug 18, 2018Middlesbrough(home)0-2Championship
Aug 14, 2018Plymouth(home)0-1League Cup
Aug 11, 2018Bolton(away)2-2Championship
Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2018Lincoln(home)4-1League Cup
Aug 25, 2018Brentford(home)1-0Championship
Aug 22, 2018Reading(home)2-2Championship
Aug 18, 2018Hull City(away)1-0Championship
Aug 14, 2018Carlisle(away)5-1League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Bristol City win, 2 draws, 3 Blackburn wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 17, 2017Blackburn 1-1 Bristol CityChampionship
Oct 22, 2016Bristol City 1-0 BlackburnChampionship
Apr 23, 2016Blackburn 2-2 Bristol CityChampionship
Dec 5, 2015Bristol City 0-2 BlackburnChampionship
Feb 2, 2013Blackburn 2-0 Bristol CityChampionship
Jan 5, 2013Blackburn 2-0 Bristol CityFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Blackburn vs Bristol City on Apr 17, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol City score 1.4 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 1.7 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol City1.41.547/157/15
Blackburn1.70.768/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Bristol City sit 16th in Championship (14 points from 11 matches) and Blackburn sit 10th (15 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
10Blackburn11434171615
16Bristol City11425121514

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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