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Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Birmingham City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 23 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 46' Charlie Mulgrew
Y 86' Richard Smallwood

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Marsden
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Geoff Russell
  • Referee Daniel Leach

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

4
4
8
Birmingham City FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D
12 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
09 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–3 W
02 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W
29 Jan Swansea City AFC A 3–3 D
18 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–3 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
17 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 0–1 L
13 Feb Reading FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
02 Feb Brentford FC A 2–5 L
26 Jan Hull City AFC H 3–0 W

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' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Che Adams — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 21' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Maxime Colin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' Lukas Jutkiewicz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' Charlie Mulgrew picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 51' Jamaica international Elliott Bennett has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' Charlie Mulgrew doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Jacques Maghoma exits the field as Kerim Mrabti enters on 57.
  • 62' The 31-year-old Harrison Reed has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 67' Harrison Reed makes way for Adam Armstrong at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 70' Jota Peleteiro makes way for Connor Mahoney at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 75' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Lukas Jutkiewicz has done his job and it is now time for Isaac Vassell to step up.
  • 82' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' The England Danny Graham breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 1-2!
  • 85' A goal from the Scotland international Che Adams! He fires home on 85 to make it 2-2!
  • 86' Richard Smallwood catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 6
Ben Brereton 4
Che Adams 3
Danny Graham 2
John Buckley 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Bradley Dack 2
Reda Khadra 2

Head to Head

2019-02-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-02-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-02-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-02-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–4 Birmingham City FC W 2019-02-02 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-01-29 Swansea City AFC 3–3 Birmingham City FC D 2019-01-18 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-02-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-02-13 Reading FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2019-02-02 Brentford FC 5–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.16 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC54% Draw23% Blackburn Rovers FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
46%
Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC41% Draw40% Blackburn Rovers FC19%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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