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

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Darren Blunden
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 4.5 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

8
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#13 Position #1
21 Points 29
15 Played 15
6 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
22 Scored 28
23 Conceded 14
-1 GD +14
1.40 PPG 1.93
40% Win % 53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackburn Rovers FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 9' Wes Harding has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marc Roberts on 9 minute.
  • 14' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' The whistle greets Craig Conway as he departs to be replaced by Adam Armstrong.
  • 19' What a moment for Danny Graham! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Birmingham City FC have won 442 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Magnificent from Adam Armstrong! That is 91 goals in 397 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 51' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' The whistle greets Maikel Kieftenbeld as he departs to be replaced by Craig Gardner.
  • 61' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Danny Graham makes way for Ben Brereton at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Che Adams.
  • 78' Brilliant from the ! Craig Gardner makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 78.
  • 80' Magnificent from Che Adams! That is 87 goals in 398 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' Richard Smallwood is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 6
Ben Brereton 4
Che Adams 3
Kristian Pedersen 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 2
Siriki Dembele 2
Danny Graham 2
John Buckley 2

Head to Head

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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-11-28 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-11-24 Preston North End FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-08 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2018-11-28 Millwall FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2018-11-25 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2018-11-10 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Hull City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC36% Draw25% Birmingham City FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
64%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC26% Draw40% Birmingham City FC34%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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