Blackburn vs Bristol City

Blackburn

1 - 2

Bristol City

🕒 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Ewood Park 🧑‍⚖️ Matt Donohue 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Blackburn 22 · Bristol City 12

Referee Stats

Matt Donohue

25 matches · 1.96 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.96
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	40%
Draws	36%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Blackburn outshot their opponent (19-10).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Blackburn had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Blackburn (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 0.83 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bristol City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 28

Avg: 1.13 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.91

PPG

1.35

0.83

1.13

1.17

1.22

30%

O2.5

43%

57%

BTTS

52%

17%

Score 1st

League-position context

Blackburn rank22nd

Bristol City rank12th

Blackburn points52

Bristol City points62

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

Bristol City: #12 · 62 pts · GD +0

22 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackburn last 5 home

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals2-3

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Bristol City last 5 away

L D D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-6

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 13%

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Blackburn score at home70%

Blackburn clean sheet at home22%

Bristol City score away65%

Bristol City clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Blackburn score first17%

Blackburn win after scoring first50%

Bristol City score first4%

Bristol City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackburn 50% · Bristol City 57%

Avg first goal minute: Blackburn 41.8' · Bristol City 11.0'

Vs league average

Blackburn score at home0.83 vs 1.40

Blackburn concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Bristol City score away1.13 vs 1.20

Bristol City concede away1.22 vs 1.40

Blackburn score 41% below league average, while Bristol City score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Blackburn are 3% below league average at home, and Bristol City are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Blackburn goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Bristol City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

0-15 4

61-75 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

398

482

Passes Accurate

279

354

Passes %

70%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Y. Ohashi

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Morishita

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Riis

Normal Goal

30'

30' R. Morishita

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

S. Twine

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Riis

42'

42' Y. Ohashi

45+3'

45+3' Sam Morsy

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Tronstad

1st substitution · For: M. Baradji

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Atkinson

1st substitution · For: Neto Borges

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ E. Riis

2nd substitution · For: S. Armstrong

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Sam Morsy

3rd substitution · For: A. Randell

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ S. Twine

4th substitution · For: D. Burgzorg

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ H. Pickering

2nd substitution · For: D. De Neve

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Jørgensen

3rd substitution · For: A. Guðjohnsen

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Kristi Montgomery

4th substitution · For: O. Afolayan

86'

86' J. Knight

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ T. Horvat

5th substitution · For: M. Bird

Blackburn vs Bristol City 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bristol City beat Blackburn 2-1 on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Matt Donohue. It was played at Ewood Park.

First half: Blackburn took an early lead at 6' when Y. Ohashi scored, with the assist credited to R. Morishita, making the score 1-0. Bristol City leveled the score at 17' when E. Riis scored, making the score 1-1. R. Morishita received a yellow card for Blackburn at 30'. Bristol City took the lead at 31' when S. Twine scored, with the assist credited to E. Riis, making the score 1-2. Y. Ohashi received a yellow card for Blackburn at 42'. Sam Morsy received a yellow card for Bristol City at 45+3'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Tronstad replacing M. Baradji. Bristol City made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Atkinson replacing Neto Borges. Bristol City made their 2nd substitution at 58', with E. Riis replacing S. Armstrong. Bristol City made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Sam Morsy replacing A. Randell. Bristol City made their 4th substitution at 58', with S. Twine replacing D. Burgzorg. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 67', with H. Pickering replacing D. De Neve. Blackburn made their 3rd substitution at 67', with M. Jørgensen replacing A. Guðjohnsen. Blackburn made their 4th substitution at 83', with Kristi Montgomery replacing O. Afolayan. J. Knight received a yellow card for Bristol City at 86'. Bristol City made their 5th substitution at 90', with T. Horvat replacing M. Bird.

Blackburn used 4 substitutions while Bristol City used 5 substitutions. Blackburn got 2 yellow cards, while Bristol City got 2 yellow cards.