Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers — match summary
England · Championship · kick-off 14 Oct 2026 01:45
Full time · score 0-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Bristol City 43 · Blackburn Rovers 36
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Bristol City 54 · Blackburn Rovers 42
Shots on target 7-1 · corners 10-5 · possession 56-44
NextGOAL tip: Blackburn Rovers +0.5 · 2 stars
Bristol City and Blackburn Rovers meet often and have always traded wins on their own home turf. Last year Bristol City went away and won at Ewood Park, but this time the pattern is different, because Bristol City are playing at home where they score less than a goal per game. Bristol City are unbeaten in 3 straight matches, but at home in 4 games this season they average just 0.8 goals and have failed to score at all in 2 of them. Blackburn Rovers, meanwhile, have not beaten anyone at their own ground, yet away from home they score 1.3 goals per game and both teams have scored in 3 of 4. Their away games therefore almost always have goals. According to the expected line-ups, Bristol City should set up 4-2-3-1 with Dominic Ballard as the lone striker, while Blackburn Rovers line up 5-4-1 with Todd Cantwell as the single outlet ahead of the ball. If the hosts push the game high as planned, it will turn into Bristol City having to be the ones to open up, and Blackburn Rovers waiting to counter from a five-man defence.