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

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

1 – 0

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

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.3 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

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	#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' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Blackburn Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
5' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Andre Dozzell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' 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 Joe Rankin-Costello suffering a number of foals already.
25' Benjamin Chrisene, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Joe Rankin-Costello by Jake Garrett on 35 minute.
40' Marc Roberts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
49' The referee has no hesitation. Jake Garrett is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — card on 49.
52' A moment of madness from Dominic Hyam on 52 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' England international Sam Gallagher has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
64' Ethan Laird was booked on 64.
66' Juninho Bacuna is replacing Seung-Ho Paik for the Birmingham City FC side.
71' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Semir Telalovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 72 minute. Ryan Hedges leaves to be changed by Connor O'Riordan.
77' Magnificent from Andre Dozzell! That is 7 goals in 361 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
82' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keshi Anderson is hanging Tyler Roberts on the field on 82 minute.
87' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 87.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

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
Danny Graham	2
John Buckley	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Bradley Dack	2
Reda Khadra	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

2 / 4

1.65 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC51% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

49%

Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC35% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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