Championship · 2025Tue, 24 Feb 2026, 19:45 UTCFull timeEwood ParkFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricBlackburn RoversBristol City
Shots19 shots/match10 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals2.2 xG/match0.78 xG/match
Possession46%54%
Corners6 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls15 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Ryan Alebiosu · Blackburn Rovers · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedOladapo Afolayan · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 62′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHayden Carter · Blackburn Rovers · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEiran Cashin · Blackburn Rovers · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 17′ · 0.05 xG · goalTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 75′ · 0.05 xG · on targetDion De Neve · Blackburn Rovers · 87′ · 0.05 xG · on targetEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 16′ · 0.06 xG · on targetRyan Alebiosu · Blackburn Rovers · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 50′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 55′ · 0.09 xG · on targetScott Twine · Bristol City · 31′ · 0.10 xG · goalSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 33′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedHayden Carter · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMark Sykes · Bristol City · 18′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.13 xG · on targetYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 6′ · 0.16 xG · goalYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 85′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 45′ · 0.18 xG · on targetKristi Montgomery · Blackburn Rovers · 81′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 78′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 9′ · 0.20 xG · on targetDion De Neve · Blackburn Rovers · 81′ · 0.24 xG · on targetMathias Jørgensen · Blackburn Rovers · 52′ · 0.42 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Blackburn Rovers: 19 shots, 7 on target, 2.25 xG. Bristol City: 10 shots, 5 on target, 0.78 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 6′Emil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 17′Scott Twine · Bristol City · 31′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Blackburn Rovers 2.25 xG · Bristol City 0.78 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Blackburn Rovers, Bristol City. A second useful context is: Blackburn Rovers's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Blackburn Rovers, Bristol City.

3.99 daysRest daysBlackburn Rovers · Bristol City3.3 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBlackburn RoversBristol CityBaseline
Rest days3.99 days3.3 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Blackburn Rovers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Blackburn Rovers's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.94 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match0.94 goals/match1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Blackburn Rovers
0Draws
0Bristol City
Bristol CityBlackburn Rovers · Championship01

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Blackburn Rovers favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Bristol City in 4 · 7 too close

0.94 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 34/341.38 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 34/341.24 goals/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 34/341.24 xG/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 34/341.29 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 33/3312.8 shots/match
11.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 33/3312.7 shots/match
3.39 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 33/334.18 shots/match
3.42 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 33/333.97 shots/match
49.6%Possessionseason · 33/3349%
5.55 corners/matchCornersseason · 33/335.06 corners/match
4.7 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 33/334.61 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 33/339.76 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
26%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 34/3432%
68%Scoring frequencyseason · 34/3468%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Blackburn Rovers43.8
Bristol City39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Blackburn Rovers20.8
Bristol City66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Blackburn Rovers73.6
Bristol City47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Blackburn Rovers27.1
Bristol City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers77.1
Bristol City10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 49%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers72.9
Bristol City52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Blackburn Rovers50.5
Bristol City50
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.2 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.81 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots5/59.6 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target5/53.8 shots/match
44.6%Possession5/550.6%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/54 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.2 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.4 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.96 xG/match
10.2 shots/matchShots10/1010.3 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target10/103.9 shots/match
50.1%Possession10/1053.9%
5 corners/matchCorners10/104.3 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls10/109.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

34 / 34 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored34/341.38 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.24 goals/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goals34/341.24 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots33/3312.8 shots/match
3.39 shots/matchShots on target33/334.18 shots/match
49.6%Possession33/3349%
5.55 corners/matchCorners33/335.06 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls33/339.76 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 17 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored18/171.18 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed18/171.18 goals/match
1.33 xG/matchExpected goals18/171.16 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots17/1712.2 shots/match
3.76 shots/matchShots on target17/174.29 shots/match
51.1%Possession17/1745.4%
6.24 corners/matchCorners17/175 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls17/1710.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.99 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.3 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 24 Feb 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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