Bristol City vs Blackburn

13 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee David Webb

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Oladapo Afolayan 38’

Match summary

Blackburn beat Bristol City 1-0 on the road. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.

Oladapo Afolayan put Blackburn ahead in the 38th minute.

Bristol City can feel hard done by, creating 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Blackburn's 0.15 from 3.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
20 Shots 3
7 Shots on target 1
10 Corners 5
84 Attacks 70
59 Dangerous attacks 38
428 Passes 349
78.5% Pass accuracy 76.8%
16 Tackles 19
8 Fouls 7
3 Offsides 5

Key events

Bristol City Blackburn
Kick-off
10’
Corner
Dominic BallardShot on target
11’
Dominic BallardShot on target
14’
Corner
14’
Corner
19’
Corner
23’
Corner
24’
George TannerShot on target
25’
Corner
25’
Corner
26’
33’
Corner
34’
Corner
37’
Corner
38’
Oladapo AfolayanRight foot shot0-1 (Blackburn)
Half-time0-1
Yu HirakawaSam Greenwood
46’
Second half underway
Scott TwineShot on target
47’
Corner
53’
Yu HirakawaShot on target
54’
Corner
54’
62’
Augustus KargboRyoya Morishita
62’
Moussa BaradjiTodd Cantwell
63’
Jayden FevrierOladapo Afolayan
Corner
63’
Tomi HorvatScott Twine
67’
Brian De KeersmaeckerJason Knight
67’
73’
Andri GuðjohnsenKristi Montgomery
Elijah AdebayoJed Wallace
75’
Rio CardinesGeorge Tanner
75’
82’
Corner
Tomi HorvatShot on target
89’
Elijah AdebayoShot on target
90’
Corner
90’
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 0.15 38’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), 0-1 38’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 0.15 38’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), 0-1 Afolayan 38’
Bristol City 1.73 xGBlackburn 0.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Bristol City attacking 
11’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 25’ George Tanner (Bristol City), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 90’ Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+1’ Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+1’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 84’ Moussa Baradji (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 54’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Sam Greenwood (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Robert Atkinson (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Jed Wallace (Bristol City), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Robert Atkinson (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Tomi Horvat (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 63’ Cameron Pring (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 17’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 90’ Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+1’ Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 25’ George Tanner (Bristol City), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 90+1’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 84’ Moussa Baradji (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 54’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Sam Greenwood (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Robert Atkinson (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Jed Wallace (Bristol City), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Robert Atkinson (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Tomi Horvat (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 63’ Cameron Pring (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 17’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Tickle
Pring
Eissat
Atkinson
Tanner 75’
Knight 67’
Yah
Greenwood 46’
Twine 67’
Wallace 75’
Ballard
Blackburn 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Tóth
Atcheson
Carter
McLoughlin
Alebiosu
Morsy
Montgomery 73’
Pickering
Morishita 62’
Afolayan 63’
Cantwell 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sam Tickle
90′ 0 1 36 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
George Tanner Taken off
75′ 2 – – 4 2 35 – – – –
Lisav Naif Eissat
90′ 2 2 – 7 4 71 2 – – –
Robert Atkinson
90′ 3 1 1 8 5 53 – – – –
Cameron Pring
90′ 2 2 – 3 1 38 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Jason Knight Taken off
67′ – – 44 1 – 1 – 4 1 – –
Gibson Yah
90′ – – 40 – – 1 2 6 2 2 –
Jed Wallace Taken off
75′ – – 15 2 – 1 – 4 – 1 –
Sam Greenwood Taken off
45′ – – 11 3 – – – 2 – 1 –
Scott Twine Taken off
67′ – – 16 1 – 2 – 3 – 1 –
Brian De Keersmaecker Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 22 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Tomi Horvat Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 10 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Dominic Ballard
90′ – – 5 2 0.94 – – 7 – 11 –
Yu Hirakawa Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 2 1 0.06 – 2 2 1 12 –
Rio Cardines Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – 1 – – 11 –
Elijah Adebayo Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 2 1 0.33 – 2 2 – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 42% Avg odds 2.22
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Blackburn win 29% Avg odds 3.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol City WLLWD
Blackburn LLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Blackburn 1-2 Bristol City, 24 Feb 26 Next meeting: Blackburn vs Bristol City, 16 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Bristol City vs Blackburn meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.