Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Sat 7 May 2022 · 11:30 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Tayo Edun

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

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-01-02 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
23 Apr	Millwall FC	H	2–2	D
18 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	1–6	L
15 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	2–4	L
09 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Birmingham City FC	A	2–1	W
30 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–3	L
25 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	4–1	W
18 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L
15 Apr	Peterborough United FC	A	1–2	L
09 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#10	Position	#20
64	Points	52
46	Played	46
17 / 13 / 16	W / D / L	13 / 13 / 20
57	Scored	42
56	Conceded	56
+1	GD	-14
1.39	PPG	1.13
37%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Blackburn Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
5' Philippines international Neil Etheridge has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
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' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' GOAL! John Buckley scores on 29.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack Vale is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
39' James Brown has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' Poor challenge from Tayo Edun. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
45' Ben Brereton adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
46' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tayo Edun is replaced by Bradley Dack.
51' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Hall is hanging Juninho Bacuna on the field on 59 minute.
60' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Tahith Chong has done his job and it is now time for Jobe Bellingham to step up.
65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
66' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. John Buckley departs to be replaced by Dilan Markanday.
71' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
76' Daniel Ayala has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
77' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Gallagher departs to be replaced by Jack Vale.
78' Kristian Pedersen makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
83' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
90' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Lyle Taylor by Scott Hogan on 90 minute.
Blackburn Rovers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

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
Kristian Pedersen	2
Joe Rankin-Costello	2
Siriki Dembele	2
Danny Graham	2
John Buckley	2

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-04-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC L 2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-04-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-04-15 Peterborough United FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC28% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC46%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC22% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC34%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

6.6%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	21%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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