Championship

Championship | Gameweek 8

Sep 3, 2022 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
2 - 3
Bristol City

Dolan (71'), Brereton Diaz (90+3')
Wharton (7'), Pickering (67')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Conway (42'), Wells (55', 73')
James (57'), Scott (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

Last Six:

Last Game: Blackpool 0-1 Blackburn
Wednesday, August 31 at 8pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Watford	7	2	12
5	Blackburn Rovers	7	-1	12
6	Reading	7	-3	12

Bristol City

Last Six:

Last Game: Bristol City 2-0 Huddersfield
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
6	Reading	7	-3	12
7	Bristol City	7	4	11
8	Sunderland	7	3	11

We said: Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Bristol City

Both sides will come into the game with confidence of triumphing, but given the visitors' superior form and struggles away from home, we see a share of the spoils as most likely, as Pearson's men should avoid a defeat but may not manage to leave with all three points. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 48.42%. A draw had a probability of 25.9% and a win for Bristol City had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (9.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.28%), while for a Bristol City win it was 0-1 (8.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Bristol City
48.42% ( 0.96)	25.87% ( -0.51)	25.7% ( -0.45)

Both teams to score 49.85% (

1.11)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.38% (

1.63)

53.61% (

-1.63)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.88% (

1.36)

75.11% (

-1.36)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.84% (

1.13)

22.16% (

-1.13)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.45% (

1.67)

55.55% (

-1.67)

Bristol City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.05% (

0.51)

35.95% (

-0.51)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.27% (

0.52)

72.73% (

-0.52)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 48.42%

Bristol City 25.7%

Draw 25.87%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Bristol City
1-0 @ 12% ( -0.37) 2-1 @ 9.25% ( 0.16) 2-0 @ 9.05% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 4.65% ( 0.23) 3-0 @ 4.54% ( 0.16) 3-2 @ 2.38% ( 0.15) 4-1 @ 1.75% ( 0.14) 4-0 @ 1.71% ( 0.12) Other @ 3.09% Total : 48.42%	1-1 @ 12.28% ( -0.2) 0-0 @ 7.97% ( -0.52) 2-2 @ 4.73% ( 0.14) Other @ 0.89% Total : 25.87%	0-1 @ 8.15% ( -0.42) 1-2 @ 6.28% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 4.17% ( -0.15) 1-3 @ 2.14% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.61% ( 0.07) 0-3 @ 1.42% ( -0.03) Other @ 1.93% Total : 25.7%