In this week 28 match, on Saturday Jan 21st, Blackburn Rovers will travel to Bristol to battle Bristol City in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 17th placed Bristol City is fresh off their 2-1 win against Swansea City. Mark Sykes struck first for Bristol City in the 62nd minute, then in the 73rd minute, Matt Grimes sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Oliver Cooper. Bristol City is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while blackburn Rovers sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Rotherham United. Hakeem Odofin struck first for Rotherham United in the 1st minute, then Oliver Rathbone added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Blackburn Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Rotherham United ran away with the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Ewood Park, Bristol City took the match by a score of 3 to 2 in front of almost 13000 dissapointed fans. Tommy Conway struck first for Bristol City in the 42nd minute on a feed from Andreas Weimann, then Nahki Wells added another in the 55th minute.
Blackburn Rovers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ross Stewart and Ryan Hedges each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Antoine Semenyo and Mark Sykes have been the hottest scorers for Bristol City in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.