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

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
#10 Position #16
11 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
12 Scored 12
11 Conceded 12
+1 GD +0
1.38 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 25%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Armstrong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 10' Bradley Dack has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 386 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 16' Che Adams puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
  • 21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' 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 Charlie Mulgrew suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' A moment of madness from Charlie Mulgrew on 46 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' GOAL! Charlie Mulgrew fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 57' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 57 minute. Jacques Maghoma leaves to be changed by Kerim Mrabti.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Adam Armstrong. He replaces Harrison Reed on 67 minute.
  • 70' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jota Peleteiro has done his job and it is now time for Connor Mahoney to step up.
  • 75' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Lukas Jutkiewicz is replaced by Isaac Vassell.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Danny Graham is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Che Adams gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Richard Smallwood on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Bradley Dack 2
Reda Khadra 2
Kristian Pedersen 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 2
Siriki Dembele 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
2 / 4
1.93 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC48% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
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
72%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
52%
Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC35% Draw41% Blackburn Rovers FC24%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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