Championship 2026-2027: Bristol City vs Blackburn Prediction - 13 Oct 2026

Result | Under-Over 2.5 | Corners | Shots | Spread

Bristol City

Home Team
45%
VS

Blackburn

Away Team
26%
Draw: 29%
Over 2.5: 50%
Under 2.5: 50%
Goal: 55%
No Goal: 45%
Expected Corners: 10.5
Expected Shots: 26.1
Expected Spread: +0.3

Why the Model Leans Bristol City

The factors behind the model's pick between the two sides, in win-probability points. The draw is priced separately above.

Home advantage +11.1 Bristol City
Results & dominance +2.1 Bristol City
Team strength (Elo & Glicko) +1.2 Blackburn

When this match produces a winner, these factors move the model from an even matchup to 63% for Bristol City. Computed with gradient-based attribution on our neural network, not editorial opinion. How to read this →

Why the Model Sees Under 2.5

The factors behind the goals prediction, in probability points toward Under or Over. Independent of the winner model.

League scoring environment +2.6 Under
Blackburn attack & chance creation +1.6 Over
Bristol City attack & chance creation +1.0 Over
Rating-implied goals (Elo & Glicko) +0.8 Under
Blackburn defense +0.6 Over

These factors move the model from an even matchup to 50% for Under 2.5. Computed with gradient-based attribution on our neural network, not editorial opinion. How to read this →

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Current Standings

Pos Team Pl W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Swansea 9 6 2 1 15 7 8 20
2 Middlesbrough 9 5 3 1 17 12 5 18
3 Southampton 9 5 2 2 20 10 10 17
4 West Ham 9 4 4 1 23 12 11 16
5 Stoke 9 5 1 3 15 13 2 16
6 Wolves 8 4 2 2 15 11 4 14
7 QPR 9 3 5 1 11 8 3 14
8 Birmingham 9 3 5 1 13 11 2 14
9 Millwall 9 4 2 3 16 15 1 14
10 West Brom 9 4 2 3 10 9 1 14
11 Bristol City 9 4 2 3 12 13 -1 14
12 Charlton 9 3 4 2 8 11 -3 13
13 Blackburn 9 3 3 3 14 13 1 12
14 Sheffield United 9 3 3 3 12 11 1 12
15 Wrexham 9 2 5 2 10 13 -3 11
16 Lincoln 9 3 2 4 7 11 -4 11
17 Bolton 9 3 1 5 12 17 -5 10
18 Norwich 9 3 0 6 17 19 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 8 2 2 4 9 11 -2 8
20 Watford 9 2 2 5 7 14 -7 8
21 Cardiff 9 1 4 4 11 14 -3 7
22 Burnley 9 1 4 4 13 17 -4 7
23 Derby 9 1 3 5 8 15 -7 6
24 Preston 9 1 1 7 8 16 -8 4

Recent Trends

Bristol City D W L L W

  • Last Match: D vs Charlton (Goals: 1 - 1)
  • 2nd Last Match: W vs Watford (Goals: 1 - 0)
  • 3rd Last Match: L vs Lincoln (Goals: 0 - 1)
  • 4th Last Match: L vs Southampton (Goals: 1 - 4)
  • 5th Last Match: W vs Burnley (Goals: 2 - 1)

Blackburn W D W L L

  • Last Match: W vs Cardiff (Goals: 2 - 1)
  • 2nd Last Match: D vs Portsmouth (Goals: 2 - 2)
  • 3rd Last Match: W vs Millwall (Goals: 3 - 1)
  • 4th Last Match: L vs Sheffield United (Goals: 1 - 2)
  • 5th Last Match: L vs Preston (Goals: 1 - 2)

Advanced Metrics (Last 5 games)

Bristol City

Goals scored (avg, home) 0.75
Goals conceded (avg, home) 1.00
Clean Sheets 1

Blackburn

Goals scored (avg, away) 1.25
Goals conceded (avg, away) 1.50
Clean Sheets 0

Key Prediction Insights

The model gives Bristol City a 45% chance of winning at home, with the draw at 29% and Blackburn at 26%. Bristol City are the favourite, but the gap to the other outcomes is modest. On goals the model leans Over 2.5 at 50% and sees both teams scoring in 55% of cases.

Match Analysis

Bristol City arrive with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games (DWLLW from most recent), scoring 5 and conceding 7 with 1 clean sheet. Blackburn arrive with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games (WDWLL from most recent), scoring 9 and conceding 8 with 0 clean sheets. In the table Bristol City sit 11th with 14 points from 9 games and a goal difference of -1, while Blackburn are 13th with 12 points and a goal difference of +1. That puts Bristol City 2 points clear of their opponent. Bristol City average 0.8 goals scored and 1.0 conceded over their last five home games, while Blackburn average 1.2 scored and 1.5 conceded over their last five away games. Looking at what drives the winner call, the model's own attribution points to home advantage (11.1 points toward Bristol City), results & dominance (2.1 points toward Bristol City), team strength (Elo & Glicko) (1.2 points toward Blackburn). These factors are measured in win-probability points and add up to the gap between the two sides if there is a winner.

Under/Over 2.5 Goals Prediction

Recent Goals Trends

Total goals per match in the last 5 games. Green bars = Over 2.5, Red bars = Under 2.5

Bristol City
Goals in last 5 matches
Blackburn
Goals in last 5 matches
The model puts Under 2.5 at 50% and Over 2.5 at 50%, so its call is Over 2.5. Recent games point the same way: Bristol City matches produced 2.4 goals on average over their last 5, Blackburn matches 3.4. Both teams to score comes in at 55%, no goal for at least one side at 45%. In the model's own attribution, league scoring environment pulls toward Under by 2.6 points and Blackburn attack & chance creation pulls toward Over by 1.6 points.

Corners Prediction

Recent Corners Trends

Corners won (green) and conceded (orange) in the last 5 games. Expected corners shown as reference line.

Bristol City
Corners in last 5 matches
Blackburn
Corners in last 5 matches

Corners Probability Distribution

Distribution
Probability of each corner count outcome
Cumulative Probability (CDF)
Probability of corners ≤ X
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The model expects 10.5 corners in total. The single most likely count is 10. The chance of 10 corners or fewer is 52%, which leaves 48% for 11 or more corners. The chart shows the full distribution and the over-the-line curve for every count.

Shots Prediction

Recent Shots Trends

Shots taken (blue) and faced (red) in the last 5 games. Expected shots shown as reference line.

Bristol City
Shots in last 5 matches
Blackburn
Shots in last 5 matches

Shots Probability Distribution

Distribution
Probability of each shot count outcome
Cumulative Probability (CDF)
Probability of shots ≤ X
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Total shots are expected at 26.1 for the two teams combined. The most likely single count is 26. The chance of 26 shots or fewer is 55%, which leaves 46% for 27 or more shots.

Goal Spread Prediction

Goal Spread Probability Distribution

Positive = Bristol City wins by X goals. Negative = Blackburn wins by X goals.

Distribution
Probability of each goal difference outcome
Goal spread probability distribution for Bristol City vs Blackburn with expected spread of +0.3
Cumulative Probability (CDF)
Probability of goal difference ≤ X
Cumulative goal spread probability chart for Bristol City vs Blackburn
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The expected goal margin is 0.3 goals in favour of Bristol City. The spread model gives 27% to a Bristol City win by two goals or more and 38% to any Blackburn win. A level scoreline is the single most likely margin.

Final Prediction

Final call: Bristol City win (45%), Over 2.5 (50%), Goal (55%). Expected totals: 10.5 corners and 26.1 shots. Every number on this page comes from Predixsport's published models, with the full probability distributions in the charts and in the downloadable data.

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