Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Kerim Mrabti
Bradley Johnson 60' Y
Ryan Nyambe 70' Y
Y 76' Gary Gardner
Elliott Bennett 82' Y
Y 85' Kristian Pedersen

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Philip Dermott
  • Referee Karl Evans

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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

8
4
4
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-10-22 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-02-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
23 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
11 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
07 Dec Derby County FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
21 Dec Hull City AFC A 0–3 L
14 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–3 L
11 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
07 Dec Reading FC A 3–2 W
30 Nov Millwall FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Birmingham City FC
#6 Position #15
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 15th (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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kerim Mrabti.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' The 33-year-old Derrick Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 48' John Buckley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 55' Magnificent from Adam Armstrong! That is 87 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Bradley Johnson on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
  • 63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kerim Mrabti makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 68' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Nyambe.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Lewis Travis on, Ryan Nyambe off on 72 minutes.
  • 76' Gary Gardner is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 77' The whistle greets Jeremie Bela as he departs to be replaced by Jude Bellingham.
  • 81' Danny Graham is replacing John Buckley for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 82' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Kerim Mrabti exits the field as Alvaro Gimenez enters on 83.
  • 85' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 85.
  • 88' Ivan Sunjic gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jacques Maghoma and will look to change the dynamic.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 6
Ben Brereton 4
Che Adams 3
Bradley Dack 2
Reda Khadra 2
Kristian Pedersen 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 2
Siriki Dembele 2

Head to Head

2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-10-22 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-02-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-12-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2019-11-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-12-21 Hull City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-12-11 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2019-12-07 Reading FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC W 2019-11-30 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.66 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.54 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC37% Draw39% Birmingham City FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
63%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC18% Draw68% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.7%
1 – 0
18.1%
0 – 1
14.4%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
3.9%
2 – 1
3.8%
1 – 2
3%
3 – 0
1.3%
2 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
0.9%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 22% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 18% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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