Blackburn – Bristol City SOCCER PICKS
Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City meet at Ewood Park, in a match for the 31st round of the Championship. Bristol City won at home (4-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 09-02-2018. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. Attention to the home factor, since Blackburn Rovers usually conquer different results at home and away.
Blackburn Rovers:
After 11 wins, 10 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 43 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Brentford by (5-2), after in the previous match they won (3-0) at home, against Hull City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 33 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Blackburn Rovers has a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 20 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (10 out of 15 matches). They have not 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. In 30 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 15 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 7 of their 15 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Blackburn enters this game unmotivated, after a foreign snub, by 5-2, in the displacement to the Brentford field. The whole house usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a more leisurely style of play and channeling its attacks through the central corridor. The two arrows pointing to the rival’s goal will be Reed and Armstrong and the most offensive reference will be Graham. Actually Travis, Dack and Evans act in the most central area of the terrain. The Blackburn coach will not be able to count on Gladwin, for being injured. It should be noted that midfielder Richard Smallwood will also be absent, because he is suspended.
Bristol City:
The away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 13 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Nottingham Forest, by (0-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Swansea City, by (2-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches he has 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches for the championship Bristol City has 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 14 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 29 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 3 comebacks.
The Bristol enters this motivated performance, after a home win, 2-0, in the reception at Swansea: Weimann and O’Dowda scored the goals of the victory. The visiting team usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring the offensive transitions and channeling their attacks through the lateral corridors. The three arrows pointing to the goal of the opponent will be O’Dowda, Diédhiou and Weimann, being that the two players responsible for giving width to the game of the foreigners are Dasilva and Wright. Paterson, Pack and Brownhill act in the most central area of the terrain. Coach Lee Johnson must have all players available.
