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Blackburn Rovers Bristol City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

This match has a great tendency to be balanced, as it’s between two teams that fight intensively for the maintenance; however, the situation of the home team is more complicated. In this way, it’s expectable a very open match with good opportunities for both sides, as both teams will enter with offensive strategies, making a bet on goals a good option.
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Preview
Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City meet at Ewood Park, in a match for the 43th round of the Championship. Bristol City got a home win by (1‑0), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 22‑10‑2016. The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 3 head‑to‑heads they won 2 and tied 1. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Championship, on 23‑04‑2016, they tied (2‑2). D. Graham (17' and 80' ) scored for Blackburn Rovers and J. Kodjia (70' ) and A. Wilbraham (74' ) for Bristol City. The home/away factor is worth special atention, since although this is a match between 22th and 18th of the league table, it’s also a match between the 18th best team in home matches and the 22th best in away matches.

Analysis Blackburn

After 10 wins, 13 draws and 19 losses, the home team is in the 22th position, havinf won 43 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Nottingham Forest by (0‑1), after in the previous match they have lost (0‑2) at home, against Barnsley. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 15 points in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 34 conceded, against 28 points won at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 29 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Blackburn Rovers has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 29 of their 42 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 3.

Blackburn comes for this match after a win against Nottingham Forest, by 0-1, returning to victories after seven matches without a win: the only goal of the challenge was signed by Hoban. Even with this triumph, the home team remains in the relegation zone. On this journey, the coach Tony Mowbray should keep the team in 4-4-2 with Lucas João and Emnes being the most offensive team’s references. However, the centre forward Danny Graham, who was absent from the previous match, is Blackburn's scorer with 11 goals scored. Apparently, the coach won’t count on Evans, Greer, Leniham and Mulgrew, players who are recovering from injury.

Confirmed Lineup: David Raya, Ryan Nyambe, Derrick Williams, Elliott Ward, Tommie Hoban, Jason Lowe, Hope Akpan, Liam Feeney, Elliott Bennett, Connor Mahoney, Sam Gallagher.
Coach: V. Ismaël.

Analysis Bristol City

The away team is currently in the 18th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 13 wins, 8 draws and 21 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (3‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Queens Park Rangers, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 13 points in away matches and 34 at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 23 conceded at home, against 25 goals scored and 39 conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches Bristol City has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 21 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 42 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 26 times and have only turned the score around in 3.

Bristol comes for this match after a home win, the second in a row, against QPR, by 2-1: the goals were scored by Pack and Paterson. Due to this good stage, the visiting team managed to move away from the relegation zone. In this away home match, the coach Lee Johnson must line up in the same tactical system of the last match, that is, 4-4-2, benefiting from the defensive organization and the direct balls for the attack. Note that the centre forward Tammy Abraham is the best finisher of Bristol with 21 goals scored. Milan Djuric and Gary O'Neil are absent due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Frank Fielding, Mark Little, Joe Bryan, Aden Flint, Bailey Wright, Korey Smith, Josh Brownhill, Marlon Pack, Jamie Paterson, Matty Taylor, Tammy Abraham.
Coach: N. Pearson.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Blackburn vs Bristol City match, on 17 April 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Both teams score? Yes ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Blackburn vs Bristol City on 17 April 2017 will be played at Blackburn, Ewood Park.

 

Championship - 2016/2017

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 23.7%
  • Away team wins 28.9%
  • Over 1.5 73.61%
  • Over 2.5 48.83%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1446
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 52.6%
  • Goals after 80' 17.98%
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