We said: Bristol City 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
Bristol City may be winless in their last three competitive matches, but they have won four of their previous home league games, and we think that they will enjoy another successful outing at Ashton Gate, especially as the visitors have lost two of their last three Championship away matches.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bristol City win with a probability of 47.83%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 24.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bristol City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.59%) and 2-1 (8.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.69%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (9.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bristol City would win this match.