Saturday , 14 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Birmingham City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Auston Trusty 45' Y
Y 45' Tyrhys Dolan
Y 53' Lewis Travis
Y 84' Tyler Morton

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-01-31 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
18 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W
14 Mar Watford FC A 0–3 L
11 Mar Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
04 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
25 Feb Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
19 Mar Sheffield United FC A 2–3 L
15 Mar Reading FC H 2–1 W
10 Mar Stoke City FC A 2–3 L
04 Mar Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
28 Feb Leicester City 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium!
  • 5' Tyrhys Dolan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 397 appearances.
  • 10' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Samuel Szmodics has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' John Ruddy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Long, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 40' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lewis Travis.
  • 58' 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 Ryan Hedges suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Reda Khadra makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 65' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tyrhys Dolan is replaced by Sorba Thomas.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' Scotland international Dominic Hyam has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 84' Tyler Morton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 397 games and scored 491 goals.
  • With this win, Birmingham City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-01-31 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-03-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-03-14 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-03-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-02-25 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-03-19 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-02-28 Leicester City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC53% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC22%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
47%
Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC39% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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