Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford

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	Birmingham City FC	0	0
17	Sheffield United FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Burnley FC	0	0
20	Cardiff City FC	0	0
21	West Ham United 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 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L
09 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
03 May	Sheffield United FC	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
21 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	Millwall FC	H	4–1	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
08 Aug	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–1	D
03 May	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W
30 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	2–0	W
27 Apr	Mansfield Town FC	H	4–0	W
24 Apr	Stevenage FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Birmingham City FC
#6	Position	#16
1	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Birmingham City FC are 16th (0 pts).

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' Temperatures are rising at as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Birmingham City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2025-08-09 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-05-03 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-08-08 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-05-03 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-30 Blackpool FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-27 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Mansfield Town FC W 2025-04-24 Stevenage FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.65 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw38% Birmingham City FC34%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes28% 0% No72%

Avg goals/match: 1.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	42%	58%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

72%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC16% Draw64% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

26.8%

0 – 1

16.9%

1 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 1

2 – 2

1.7%

0 – 3

1.7%

1 – 3

1.3%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	19%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	22%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

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