Blackburn Rovers FC vs Barnsley FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

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Barnsley FC

Wed 29 Dec 2021 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 64' Josh Benson

Darragh Lenihan 67' Y

Sam Gallagher 83' Y

Thomas Kaminski 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Barnsley FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Barnsley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Burnley FC	0	0
17	West Ham United FC	0	0
18	Birmingham City FC	0	0
19	Sheffield United FC	0	0
20	Wrexham AFC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	Southampton FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Barnsley FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2021-09-18 Barnsley FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-02-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-11-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2020-06-30 Barnsley FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W
18 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	4–0	W
11 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–0	W
04 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Peterborough United FC	H	4–0	W

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
17 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
11 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
04 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
27 Nov	Peterborough United FC	A	0–0	D
24 Nov	Swansea City AFC	H	0–2	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Blackburn Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Barnsley FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Barnsley FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' The travelling Barnsley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Barnsley FC's shape.
24' The England Joe Rothwell breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 1-0!
29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' It’s high time Poya Asbaghi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' The England Carlton Morris breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-1!
51' Barnsley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Barnsley FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
62' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Michal Helik is replaced by Jasper Moon on 62 minute.
64' Josh Benson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
64' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Reda Khadra departs to be replaced by Sam Gallagher.
65' Goal! Ben Brereton scores his 61 goal in 382 matches.
67' The referee has no hesitation. Darragh Lenihan is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 67.
71' Barnsley FC ring the changes. Clarke Oduor has done his job and it is now time for Victor Adeboyejo to step up.
76' Darragh Lenihan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 47 Yellow cards this season.
81' Michal Helik is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
83' A moment of madness from Sam Gallagher on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
85' Tayo Edun gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces John Buckley and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
With this win, Blackburn Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Poya Asbaghi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bradley Dack	2
Conor Chaplin	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Carlton Morris	2
Ben Brereton	1
Cauley Woodrow	1
Jacob Brown	1
Sam Gallagher	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-12-11 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-11-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W

Barnsley FC Form

2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC L 2021-12-17 Barnsley FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-12-11 Preston North End FC 2–1 Barnsley FC L 2021-12-04 Barnsley FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-11-27 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2021-11-24 Barnsley FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.52 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC54% Draw26% Barnsley FC20%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Barnsley FC

46%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Barnsley FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw48% Barnsley FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

11.9%

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	24%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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