Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 13 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Andre Dozzell 77' 1–0

Y 49' Jake Garrett

Y 52' Dominic Hyam

Ethan Laird 64' Y

Siriki Dembele 87' Y

Y 91' Sondre Tronstad

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

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

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

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

2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
09 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–2	L
03 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
27 Jan	Leicester City FC	A	0–3	L
20 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
16 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
10 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
03 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	Wrexham AFC	H	4–1	W
20 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
13 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–4	L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Birmingham City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Semir Telalovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Ethan Laird is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marc Roberts is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Jake Garrett has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello on 35 minute.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
49' Jake Garrett has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 49.
52' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
62' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
64' Ethan Laird catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
66' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Juninho Bacuna on, Seung-Ho Paik off on 66 minutes.
71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
72' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Ryan Hedges exits the field as Connor O'Riordan enters on 72.
77' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andre Dozzell on 77.
82' The crowd applauds Tyler Roberts as he leaves the pitch. Keshi Anderson steps in for Birmingham City FC.
87' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 87.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Semir Telalovic 82'
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Connor O'Riordan 72'
55
Kyle McFadzean ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 82'
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Jake Garrett 35'
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam
6
Sondre Tronstad
45
Benjamin Chrisene
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Andrew Moran 72'

Bench

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

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-27 Leicester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2024-01-16 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-01-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Wrexham AFC W 2024-01-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.43 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC52% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC20%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

48%

Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC34% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

13%

2 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

1 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

4 – 0

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	16%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	25%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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