Championship: Bristol City vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between Bristol City and Blackburn and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Blackburn go up against Bristol City on Wednesday for a Championship meeting at Ashton Gate.

Ranked as number 12 in the Championship standings, Bristol City, have so far collected 54 points this season, while Blackburn collected 46 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 41 rounds.

Form: Bristol City vs Blackburn

Bristol City Form

In their last three matches, Bristol City won 1-0 and 0-1 against first Leicester then Plymouth, before drawing 0-0 against Sunderland. Bristol City claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored five and conceded four goals.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-1 against Ipswich. A 1-5 win followed against Sunderland, before drawing 0-0 with Southampton. Blackburn only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by six goals to eight.

Betting stats for Bristol City and Blackburn

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bristol City and Blackburn played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Bristol City vs Blackburn

It’s been a great season for Sammie Szmodics so far with 23 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target four times in his last six games, and no doubt Blackburn want him to continue this productive spell against Bristol Cityon Wednesday.

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Full-time result

Bristol City claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Blackburn won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Bristol City have not lost to Blackburn in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Blackburn only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Bristol City have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Of the previous 10 outings, Bristol City scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in two of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Bristol City and Blackburn.

Total goals

Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Blackburn’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Bristol City’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.

Suggested bet: Bristol City vs Blackburn

To sum up, the upcoming match between Bristol City and Blackburn seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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