Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Tue 22 Oct 2019 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Harlee Dean 55' Y

David Davis 67' Y

Y 85' Derrick Williams

Y 90' John Buckley

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Simon Mather
Referee Darren England
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee Samuel Lewis

7 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2019-10-22 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
19 Oct	Leeds United FC	A	0–1	L
04 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
28 Sep	Derby County FC	A	2–3	L
21 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
19 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–2	D
05 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–4	L
01 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–1	D
28 Sep	Luton Town FC	H	1–2	L
21 Sep	Reading FC	A	2–1	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. Birmingham City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
31' A goal from the France international Maxime Colin! He fires home on 31 to make it 1-0!
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Christian Walton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 398 games and scored 442 goals.
51' Marc Roberts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' Harlee Dean picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
62' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Sam Gallagher trudges off to be replaced by Danny Graham on 62 minutes.
63' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Bradley Johnson is replaced by Joe Rothwell on 63 minute.
67' Poor challenge from David Davis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
72' Adam Armstrong, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
73' The whistle greets Daniel Crowley as he departs to be replaced by Jacques Maghoma.
76' Stewart Downing makes way for John Buckley at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
80' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Kerim Mrabti is withdrawn and Alvaro Gimenez gets his opportunity.
85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Derrick Williams.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for John Buckley on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.95 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC57% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

43%

Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC42% Draw43% Blackburn Rovers FC15%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

4 – 0

3.1%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Clean Sheet