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Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Ashton Gate, Bristol

Bristol City and their boss Michael Skubala will be hoping for victory against Tony Mowbray and his Blackburn Rovers side on Tuesday evening, as the pair go head to head at the Ashton Gate in the Championship. The predictions for all the markets are calculated using the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with weighting given to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics between the team are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Bristol City's next match is v Sheff Utd at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
Blackburn Rovers's next match is v West Brom at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
The last English Championship meeting between Bristol C and Blackburn was on Tuesday 13th October 2026
English Championship
October 13th 2026
Bristol C 0
1 Blackburn
 
38' O. Afolayan
 
BCY
BLB
Shots On
7
1
Shots Off
5
1
Corners
10
5
Possession
56%
44%
Fouls
8
7
 
Bristol CBlackburn
 
S. Tickle
L. Eissat
C. Pring
R. Atkinson
S. Twine (T. Horvat 67')
J. Knight (B. De Keersmaecker 67')
G. Tanner (R. Cardines 75')
S. Greenwood (Y. Hirakawa 46')
G. Yah
J. Wallace (E. Adebayo 75')
D. Ballard
R. Alebiousu
H. Pickering
T. Atcheson
S. Morsy
(M. Baradji 62') T. Cantwell
S. McLoughlin
B. Tóth
H. Carter
(A. Kargbo 62') R. Morishita
(A. Guojohnsen 73') K. Montgomery
(J. Fevrier 63') football iconO. Afolayan

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Bristol C and Blackburn combined during a standard 90 mins. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this prediction, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 78% chance of it coming in. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.33.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bristol C
39%
13/10
15%
-
Draw
28%
21/10
6%
-
Blackburn
34%
12/5
6%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
-
Bristol C 1-0
12%
13/2-
Blackburn 1-0
11%
17/2
14%
-
Draw 0-0
9%
7/1
20%
-
Bristol C 2-1
8%
17/2
6%
-
Blackburn 2-1
7%
11/1
8%
-
Bristol C 2-0
7%
9/1
5%
-
Blackburn 2-0
6%
14/1
11%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Bristol C 3-1
3%
18/1
12%
-
Bristol C 3-0
3%
20/1
24%
-
Blackburn 3-1
3%
28/1-
Blackburn 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Bristol C 3-2
2%
33/1
12%
-
Blackburn 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
6/5
10%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
4/6
9%
-
Home 1st Goal
48%
5/6
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
5/4
2%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
7/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
5/6
2%
-
BTTS - No
52%
5/6
4%
-
BTTS - Home Win
16%
4/1
15%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
6/1-
Home/draw
66%
3/10
1%
-
Away/draw
61%
4/7
10%
-
Home/away
72%
4/11
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
4/11
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
11/5
9%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
3/1
18%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1/4
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
7/1
23%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/12
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
16/1
31%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/33
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/12
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
7/1
20%
-
Home DNB
58%
4/7
9%
-
Away DNB
53%
5/4
14%
-
Bristol C win to nil
23%
11/4
7%
-
Blackburn win to nil
20%
9/2
15%
-
Bristol C / Bristol C
23%
11/4
17%
-
Bristol C / Blackburn
3%
33/1
17%
-
Bristol C / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Bristol C
15%
9/2
10%
-
Draw / Blackburn
12%
6/1
13%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
14%
-
Blackburn / Bristol C
3%
25/1
13%
-
Blackburn / Blackburn
15%
9/2
8%
-
Blackburn / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 14 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Bristol C have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 3 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 4 goals at home.

Blackburn are in 13th position in the Championship on 12 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Blackburn are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 6 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Blackburn have conceded 6 goals, scored 8, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Blackburn
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea10721923 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Jan 23
Oct 31
2
M'Boro10631621 
Feb 6
Nov 21
w
 
2-1A
Mar 2
3
West Ham105411719 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Nov 7
Jan 30
4
Birmingham10451617 
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
Dec 26
Mar 20
5
QPR10451617 
Mar 20
Dec 26
l
 
1-2F
Apr 17
6
Wolves10523317 
Nov 4
Jan 27
Mar 6
d
 
2-2A
7
West Brom10523217 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Jan 16
Oct 17
8
Southampton106221116 
Feb 13
l
 
4-1A
Apr 3
Dec 19
9
Stoke10514116 
Dec 29
Oct 24
Nov 3
Jan 26
10
Blackburn10433215 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 16
-
-
11
Millwall10424014 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 6
w
 
3-1F
Feb 13
12
Bristol C10424-214 
-
-
Feb 16
w
 
0-1F
13
Charlton10352-314 
Feb 27
d
 
1-1A
Nov 28
Mar 13
14
Bolton10415-313 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Mar 17
Dec 5
15
Sheff Utd10334012 
Oct 17
Jan 16
l
 
1-2F
Apr 7
16
Portsmouth9324-111 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 17
Feb 20
d
 
2-2A
17
Wrexham10253-411 
Nov 24
May 1
Oct 24
Dec 29
18
Lincoln10325-1011 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
19
Cardiff10244110 
Dec 19
Apr 3
w
 
2-1F
Feb 27
20
Norwich10307-39 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Dec 8
Apr 24
21
Burnley11155-58 
Apr 10
w
 
1-2A
Feb 6
Nov 22
22
Watford10226-118 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 20
May 1
Nov 25
23
Derby10136-106 
Apr 24
Dec 9
Dec 12
Jan 1
24
Preston10118-124 
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
Apr 10
l
 
2-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C1 - 0Watford
Bristol C0 - 1Lincoln
Bristol C2 - 1Portsmouth
Bristol C0 - 2Millwall
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Bristol C2 - 4Norwich
Bristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 1West Brom
Bristol C0 - 2Coventry
Bristol C1 - 2Watford
Bristol C2 - 2Wrexham
Bristol C0 - 5Derby
Bristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Bristol C0 - 1Millwall
Bristol C3 - 0Swansea
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABristol C1 - 1Charlton
HBristol C1 - 0Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Lincoln
ABristol C1 - 4Southampton
ABristol C2 - 1Burnley
ABristol C3 - 1Preston
HBristol C2 - 1Portsmouth
ABristol C2 - 2Birmingham
HBristol C0 - 2Millwall
HBristol C2 - 0Stoke
ABristol C1 - 2Birmingham
ABristol C2 - 2Southampton
HBristol C2 - 4Norwich
ABristol C0 - 0QPR
HBristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
ABristol C2 - 1Charlton
HBristol C0 - 1West Brom
ABristol C1 - 1M'Boro
ABristol C0 - 2Leicester
HBristol C0 - 2Coventry
Blackburn 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth2 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1Blackburn
Lincoln0 - 0Blackburn
Wolves2 - 2Blackburn
Sheff Utd1 - 3Blackburn
Southampton3 - 0Blackburn
Stoke1 - 1Blackburn
Birmingham0 - 1Blackburn
Millwall1 - 2Blackburn
Oxford Utd1 - 0Blackburn
Derby3 - 1Blackburn
QPR1 - 3Blackburn
Norwich2 - 0Blackburn
Swansea3 - 1Blackburn
Ipswich3 - 0Blackburn
Sheff Wed0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
Portsmouth2 - 1Blackburn
Wrexham1 - 1Blackburn
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn2 - 1Cardiff
ABlackburn2 - 2Portsmouth
HBlackburn3 - 1Millwall
HBlackburn1 - 2Sheff Utd
ABlackburn1 - 2Preston
ABlackburn0 - 0Lincoln
HBlackburn1 - 2QPR
HBlackburn2 - 1M'Boro
ABlackburn2 - 2Wolves
HBlackburn0 - 1Leicester
ABlackburn3 - 1Sheff Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Coventry
ABlackburn0 - 3Southampton
ABlackburn1 - 1Stoke
HBlackburn0 - 0West Brom
ABlackburn1 - 0Birmingham
HBlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
ABlackburn2 - 1Millwall
ABlackburn0 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bristol C since 2012
Bristol C
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
18
14
Games: Scored
8 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
3 / 11
BCY
5
D
2
BLB
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
0 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C2 - 1
Bristol C5 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bristol C1 - 0
0 - 2Blackburn
Bristol C4 - 1
Bristol C1 - 0
0 - 2Blackburn
3 - 5Blackburn
League games at Blackburn since 2013
Blackburn
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
8 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
3 / 11
BCY
4
D
3
BLB
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
1 - 2Bristol C
Blackburn3 - 0
Blackburn2 - 1
2 - 3Bristol C
0 - 1Bristol C
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn3 - 1
0 - 1Bristol C
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Blackburn2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Bristol C 12th Blackburn 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Bristol C have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-4
Blackburn’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Blackburn
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
BCY
BLB
16%
better
view stats
Games scored7
8
Failed to score2
1
Scored first4
4
Goals scored12
14
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.6
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
BCY
BLB
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
8
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first5
4
Goals conceded13
13
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+4%

Bristol C v Blackburn Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10363
S TickleS TwineR. CardinesJ Knight
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK10
-
G Tanner DEF8
-
L. Eissat DEF91
2
-
R Atkinson DEF6
-
C Pring DEF8
-
G. Yah MID7
-
J Knight MID101
3
-
J Wallace MID91
-
S Twine MID83
-
S Greenwood MID10
1
-
D Ballard FWD103
-
Subs
B Collins GLK
-
L McNally DEF1
-
R. Cardines DEF106
1
-
A Randell MID4
1
1
B Keersmaecker MID2
-
Y Hirakawa MID101
-
T Horvat MID4
-
E Adebayo FWD5
1
-
S Bell FWD3
-
Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10424
S McLoughlinO AfolayanH PickeringS Morsy
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Tóth GLK7
-
T. Atcheson DEF81
2
1
H Carter DEF6
1
-
S McLoughlin DEF1011
2
-
R Alebiosu MID101
-
S Morsy MID101
4
-
K. Montgomery MID101
1
-
H Pickering MID62
2
-
R Morishita  FWD1022
-
O Afolayan FWD1042
1
-
T Cantwell FWD102
3
-
Subs
A Pears GLK3
-
G. Beyuku Bowutankoyi DEF2
1
-
D Neve MID
-
M. Baradji MID3
-
J Garrett MID4
1
-
A Kargbo FWD2
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD941
1
-
J Fevrier FWD101
1
-
M Jörgensen FWD1
-