Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 2

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 74' Che Adams

Richard Smallwood 90' Y

Y 90' Jacques Maghoma

Y 90' Craig Gardner

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Tom Nield
Referee Mark Dwyer
Referee Tony Harrington
Referee Darren Blunden

4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 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

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	2–2	D
08 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
01 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	4–2	W
28 Nov	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–3	L
24 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	1–4	L
10 Nov	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–2	D
08 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	0–1	L
01 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	3–0	W
28 Nov	Millwall FC	A	2–0	W
25 Nov	Aston Villa FC	A	2–4	L
10 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	3–3	D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Birmingham City FC
#16	Position	#10
9	Points	11
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
12	Scored	12
12	Conceded	11
+0	GD	+1
1.13	PPG	1.38
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Blackburn Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
9' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Marc Roberts is replaced by Wes Harding on 9 minute.
14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
18' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Armstrong is hanging Craig Conway on the field on 18 minute.
19' The deadlock is broken! Danny Graham gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' Birmingham City FC have won 422 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' The deadlock is broken! Adam Armstrong gets on the scoresheet on 46 minutes.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' Maikel Kieftenbeld makes way for Craig Gardner at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
61' 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.
66' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
70' Ben Brereton gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Danny Graham and will look to change the dynamic.
74' The referee calls foul for Che Adams. He receives a Yellow card.
78' Brilliant from the ! Craig Gardner makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 78.
80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Che Adams makes it 2-2.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' Richard Smallwood catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Lee Camp
4
Marc Roberts ↓ Wes Harding 9'
5
Maxime Colin
6
Maikel Kieftenbeld ↓ Craig Gardner 56'
19
Jacques Maghoma
9
Che Adams
12
Harlee Dean C
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz
20
Gary Gardner
7
Connor Mahoney ↓ Jota Peleteiro 56'
3
Kristian Pedersen

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Armstrong	6
Ben Brereton	4
Che Adams	3
Siriki Dembele	2
Danny Graham	2
John Buckley	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Bradley Dack	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.91 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw24% Birmingham City FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

58%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC32% Draw40% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

2 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 0

4.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

2 – 3

0 – 2

0 – 1

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Birmingham City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Clean Sheet