Ace Football previews the Championship game between Blackburn and Bristol City who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Blackburn enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bristol City swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sitting bottom of the table, Blackburn have claimed 38 points after 33 rounds, while Bristol City have amassed 47 points. This places the latter as number 12 in the Championship at the moment.
Team form: Blackburn vs Bristol City
Blackburn Form
In the previous three matches, Blackburn lost 2-0 against Norwich, beat Queens Park Rangers by 1-3 and won 1-0 against Preston. Blackburn only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded six goals.
Bristol City Form
In their previous three matches, Bristol City won 2-3 against Hull, drew 2-2 with Wrexham before losing 1-0 against Swansea. Bristol City claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Blackburn and Bristol City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Blackburn and Bristol City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 18 of the last 20 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Blackburn vs Bristol City
Mathias Joergensen found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Ross McCrorie just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Blackburn vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Blackburn won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ewood Park. They drew four and lost three as well, while Bristol City won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five.
Both teams to score
Blackburn scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Bristol City scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Bristol City managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Blackburn have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Bristol City.
Total goals
Blackburn saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Bristol City played across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 times on average in the process.
