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

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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

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

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Blackburn Rovers FC gets underway.
5' Marc Roberts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 387 games and scored 421 goals.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Tosin Adarabioyo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' A stunning finish from Maxime Colin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
46' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Harlee Dean will be fuming at that decision.
60' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 474 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' Danny Graham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Gallagher at the 62 minute mark.
63' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Joe Rothwell on, Bradley Johnson off on 63 minutes.
67' David Davis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
73' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 73 minute. Daniel Crowley leaves to be changed by Jacques Maghoma.
76' The crowd applauds Stewart Downing as he leaves the pitch. John Buckley steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
80' Kerim Mrabti makes way for Alvaro Gimenez at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
85' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Derrick Williams will be fuming at that decision.
90' A moment of madness from John Buckley on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
1-0 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

1.72 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC50% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

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	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

50%

Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC35% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC21%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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