EFL Championship · Matchday 10

Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:45:00 UTCAshton Gate StadiumMatchday 10

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Bristol City 38%Draw 24%Blackburn Rovers 38%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Bristol CityBlackburn Rovers
56Possession44
2.04Expected goals (xG)0.21
20Shots3
7Shots on target1
5Shots off target1
8Blocked shots1
14Shots inside box2
6Shots outside box1
10Corners5
3Offsides5
8Fouls7
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
0Saves7
428Passes349
336Accurate passes268

Match events

  • 38′Oladapo Afolayan (assist Sean McLoughlin)
  • 45′Sam Greenwood → Yu Hirakawa
  • 62′Todd Cantwell ← Moussa Baradji
  • 62′Ryoya Morishita ← Augustus Kargbo
  • 63′Oladapo Afolayan ← Jayden Fevrier
  • 67′Jason Knight → Brian De Keersmaecker
  • 67′Scott Twine → Tomi Horvat
  • 73′Kristi Montgomery ← Andri Guðjohnsen
  • 75′George Tanner → Rio Cardines
  • 75′Jed Wallace → Elijah Adebayo

Bristol City · Blackburn Rovers

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bristol City4-4-2
176.3↓75'Wallace
106.3↓67'Twine
126.3↓67'Knight
56.3Atkinson
36.3Pring
196.3↓75'Tanner
206.3↓45'Greenwood
236.3Ballard
16.3Tickle
276.3Yah
26.3Eissat
Blackburn Rovers7-2-1
86.8Morsy
37.2Pickering
106.8↓62'Cantwell
217.8↓63'Afolayan
257.2↓62'Morishita
177.2Carter
158.0McLoughlin
27.2Alebiosu
227.3Tóth
67.2Atcheson
317.2↓73'Montgomery

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bristol City

  • 17Jed Wallace6.3
  • 10Scott Twine6.3
  • 12Jason Knight6.3
  • 5Robert Atkinson6.3
  • 3Cameron Pring6.3
  • 19George Tanner6.3
  • 20Sam Greenwood6.3
  • 23Dominic Ballard6.3
  • 1Sam Tickle6.3
  • 27Gibson Yah6.3
  • 2Lisav Eissat6.3

Blackburn Rovers

  • 8Sam Morsy6.8
  • 3Harry Pickering7.2
  • 10Todd Cantwell6.8
  • 21Oladapo Afolayan7.8
  • 25Ryoya Morishita7.2
  • 17Hayden Carter7.2
  • 15Sean McLoughlin8.0
  • 2Ryan Alebiosu7.2
  • 22Balázs Tóth7.3
  • 6Tom Atcheson7.2
  • 31Kristi Montgomery7.2
Bristol CityTale of the tapeBlackburn Rovers
4-4-2Formation7-2-1
14 ptsTable15 pts
-3Goal difference+1
DWLLWFormWDWLL
1Head-to-head wins1
38%Win chance38%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Bristol City 1W0D1W Blackburn Rovers

Goals 2–2

  • 2026-02-24Blackburn Rovers1–2Bristol City
  • 2025-11-04Bristol City0–1Blackburn Rovers

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Bristol City

DWLLW
  • @Charlton Athletic1-1
  • vsWatford1-0
  • vsLincoln City0-1
  • @Southampton1-4
  • @Burnley2-1

Blackburn Rovers

WDWLL
  • vsCardiff City2-1
  • @Portsmouth2-2
  • vsMillwall3-1
  • vsSheffield United1-2
  • @Preston North End1-2

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Bristol City11425-314
Blackburn Rovers11434+115