Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Birmingham City FC

0 – 1

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground 27,842 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 69' Todd Cantwell

Y 21' Adam Forshaw

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
Assistant 2 James Wilson

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
21 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
14 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	1–1	D
11 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
02 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–3	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
21 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–0	D
14 Mar	Millwall FC	A	2–1	W
11 Mar	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	Portsmouth FC	H	1–1	D
28 Feb	Derby County FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#1	Position	#13
29	Points	21
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
28	Scored	22
14	Conceded	23
+14	GD	-1
1.93	PPG	1.40
53%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Blackburn Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Tommy Doyle is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
15' Seung-Ho Paik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
20' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Forshaw is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — card on 21.
26' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' Birmingham City FC currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
65' Birmingham City FC make a change. Ibrahim Osman trudges off to be replaced by Demarai Gray on 65 minutes.
69' Against the run of play, Todd Cantwell has scored! This game has turned on its head.
74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
77' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ryoya Morishita has done his job and it is now time for Kristi Montgomery to step up.
78' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jay Stansfield departs to be replaced by August Priske.
83' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Scott Wharton exits the field as Yuri Ribeiro enters on 83.
88' The crowd applauds Tomoki Iwata as he leaves the pitch. Bright Osayi-Samuel steps in for Birmingham City FC.
90' The supporters are chanting for Sidnei Tavares. He replaces Moussa Baradji on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Blackburn Rovers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Jack Robinson
33
Marvin Ducksch ↓ Kanya Fujimoto 65'
16
Patrick Roberts ↓ Carlos Vicente 78'
24
Tomoki Iwata ↓ Bright Osayi-Samuel 88'
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ August Priske 78'
2
Ethan Laird
4
Christoph Klarer
7
Tommy Doyle
8
Seung-Ho Paik
25
James Beadle
17
Ibrahim Osman ↓ Demarai Gray 65'

Bench

10
Demarai Gray ↑ 65'
26
Bright Osayi-Samuel ↑ 88'
21
Ryan Allsop
5
Phil Neumann
37
Jonathan Panzo
27
Kanya Fujimoto ↑ 65'
14
Jhon Solis
29
August Priske ↑ 78'
23
Carlos Vicente ↑ 78'

Coach Chris Davies

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

10
Todd Cantwell ↓ Mathias Jorgensen 83'
28
Adam Forshaw
16
Scott Wharton ↓ Yuri Ribeiro 83'
3
Harry Pickering
15
Sean McLoughlin
23
Yuki Ohashi
25
Ryoya Morishita ↓ Kristi Montgomery 77'
22
Balazs Toth
2
Ryan Alebiosu
38
Tom Atcheson
24
Moussa Baradji ↓ Sidnei Tavares 90'

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Armstrong	6
Ben Brereton	4
Che Adams	3
Bradley Dack	2
Reda Khadra	2
Kristian Pedersen	2
Joe Rankin-Costello	2
Siriki Dembele	2

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-03-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2026-03-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2026-03-11 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2026-03-07 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2026-03-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-03-14 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-03-11 Oxford United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-03-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-02-28 Derby County FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC45% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC27%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

55%

Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC35% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

9.1%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.