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

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

1 – 0

Full Time

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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Jake Garrett has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello on 35 minute.
40' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Tyler Roberts is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jake Garrett on 49 minutes.
52' Dominic Hyam was booked on 52.
57' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
62' Ryan Hedges, a Wales forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
64' That is a card for Birmingham City FC. Ethan Laird will be fuming at that decision.
66' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Juninho Bacuna on, Seung-Ho Paik off on 66 minutes.
71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
72' The whistle greets Ryan Hedges as he departs to be replaced by Connor O'Riordan.
77' Andre Dozzell makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
82' Keshi Anderson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tyler Roberts on 82 minute.
87' Controversy at the stadium! Siriki Dembele argues furiously but the card stands.
1-0 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
John Buckley	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Bradley Dack	2
Reda Khadra	2
Kristian Pedersen	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

3 / 4

1.88 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC59% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC17%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

41%

Birmingham City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC43% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

11.5%

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

4.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	24%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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