Blackburn vs Bristol City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th September 2024

Bristol City go up against Blackburn this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Ewood Park.

The two teams enter the match at Ewood Park with three points separating them in the Championship standings.

Blackburn find themselves as number 5 in the league table with eight points from their first four matches this campaign. They are three points better off than Bristol City, who rank as number 14.

Bristol City will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Blackburn. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win on Saturday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Blackburn are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 14 goals, or an average of 1.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Bristol City scored 15 goals, conceded 14 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Blackburn lost to 5-0 Bristol City in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Blackburn dished out the match before that.

Blackburn vs Bristol City Prediction

Blackburn Form

In has been a bit of everything for Blackburn in their previous three matches, where they first beat Oxford by 2-1. This was followed by a disappointing 1-2 defeat against Blackpool, before an encounter with Burnley produced a 1-1 draw. 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 seven and conceded seven goals.

Bristol City go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, and if they can build some momentum early on, perhaps even throw their hat in the ring for a place in an international tournament.

Bristol City Form

In their previous three matches, Bristol City won 4-3 against Millwall, drew 1-1 with Coventry before losing 3-0 against Derby. Bristol City 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 nine goals to three.

Last season, Bristol City found themselves comfortably in the middle of the table, and they are expected to maintain that level of performance when the new season begins.

In our opinion, current form favours Blackburn slightly more than current odds with the bookmakers suggest. We like the price on offer for the home win against Bristol City.

Blackburn vs Bristol City Squads

Blackburn Squad

John Eustace will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bristol City from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Aynsley Pears (0/4), Balazs Toth (0/0), Jack Barrett (0/0), Joe Hilton (0/0), Callum Brittain (0/4), Danny Batth (0/2), Dominic Hyam (0/4), Harry Pickering (0/3), Hayden Carter (0/4), Kyle McFadzean (0/0), Owen Beck (0/0), Scott Wharton (0/0), Amario Cozier-Duberry (0/0), Joe Rankin-Costello (1/3), John Buckley (0/1), Lewis Baker (0/0), Lewis Travis (0/4), Ryan Hedges (1/4), Sondre Tronstad (0/4), Todd Cantwell (0/0), Tyrhys Dolan (1/4), Zak Gilsenan (0/0), Andreas Weimann (2/4), Aodhan Doherty (0/0), Arnor Sigurdsson (1/2), Harry Leonard (0/0), Makhtar Gueye (0/4), Yuki Ohashi (2/4).

Bristol City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bristol City players that the manager Liam Manning will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lewis Thomas (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/4), Stefan Bajic (0/0), Cameron Pring (0/4), George Tanner (1/4), Haydon Roberts (0/0), Kal Naismith (0/3), Luke McNally (0/0), Rob Dickie (0/3), Robert Atkinson (0/0), Ross McCrorie (0/0), Zak Vyner (0/4), Adam Murphy (0/0), Anis Mehmeti (1/4), Ayman Benarous (0/0), George Earthy (0/2), Jason Knight (0/4), Joe Williams (0/4), Marcus McGuane (0/0), Mark Sykes (0/4), Max Bird (0/4), Fally Mayulu (2/4), Harry Cornick (0/0), Leo Pecover (0/0), Nahki Wells (0/3), Omar Taylor-Clarke (0/0), Samuel Bell (0/1), Scott Twine (1/3), Sinclair Armstrong (1/4), Yu Hirakawa (0/1).

Blackburn vs Bristol City Team News

Blackburn could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday. Scott Wharton and Makhtar Gueye can't be called up by the Blackburn-manager, with both serving a ban.

Bristol City have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Robert Atkinson and Ayman Benarous all face a spell on the sidelines for Bristol City due to various injuries.

Blackburn vs Bristol City Lineups

Blackburn vs Bristol City H2H

Blackburn took a hit when Bristol City handed them a 5-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 2-1 win. Blackburn won three matches and Bristol City won four Matches of the latest ten encounters. Bristol City came out 5-0 winners in the most recent meeting, though, and the bookies best betting odds on another away win at full-time are at 23/10.

Blackburn vs Bristol City Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Blackburn and Bristol City. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/11.

Blackburn vs Bristol City Betting Tips

Andreas Weimann is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Bristol City look to Scott Twine, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

Blackburn won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ewood Park. They drew five and lost three as well, while Bristol City won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four. Goals are flowing freely for Blackburn on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in Bristol City''s last 10 league games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Blackburn managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Bristol City averaging 1.4 goals. Blackburn saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Bristol City, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.