Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction: Bristol has defeated Blackburn twice this season on their own soil

Bristol is ready to welcome Blackburn on Saturday evening. Blackburn has won none of their last five league games against Bristol. Would Blackburn be able to beat Bristol this time? 

Bristol City’s Form

Bristol's performance at home is not as per expectations this season as they managed (W5 D3 L6) to win 5 out of 14 league games. They won in their previous home game against Birmingham City (4-2). Earlier, they lost two home games in a row against West Brom (0-2) and Stoke City (1-2). Bristol scored 18 goals against their visitors in their 14 home league games and conceded 16 in return.

Bristol’s away performance is also poor as they managed (W2 L6 D5) to win on just 2 occasions out of 13. With 32 points in 27 games, Bristol is sitting in 17th place. They have netted 36 goals overall this season and conceded 37 in return.

Nahki Wells is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals and 3 assists followed by Tommy Conway (6) and Antonie Semenyo (5) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Bristol’s possible lineup

O’Leary; Vyner, Atkinson, Tanner, Pring; Naismith, James, Scott; Sykes, Wells, Semenyo.

Blackburn’s Form

Blackburn's away performance is poor this season as they managed (L9 W5) to win on 5 occasions out of 14. They lost their two previous away games in a row against Rotherham (4-0), and Sunderland (2-1). In their 14 away league games, Blackburn scored 7 goals against their hosts and conceded 21 in return.

Blackburn looks in good touch at home this season (W9 L4) as they managed to win on 9 occasions out of 13. With 42 points in 27 games, Blackburn is sitting in the 5th position. They have netted 30 goals this season and conceded 34 in return.

Ben Brereton is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals followed by Sam Gallagher (4) and Tyrhys Dolan (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.  

Blackburn’s possible lineup

Kaminski; Rankin-Costello, Hyam, Ayala, Pickering; Morton, Garrett; Hedges, Dack, Vale; Gallagher.

Bristol vs Blackburn expert tips

Bristol has defeated Blackburn twice this season on their own soil. Robbins will try to win at home as well against Blackburn. Blackburn's away performance is poor this season which could go against them in the upcoming match. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate Bristol to win the match. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.