Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Blackburn Rovers FC

5 – 2

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 8 May 2021 · 11:30 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Jonathan Leko

Y 40' Ryan Stirk

Y 67' Kristian Pedersen

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-01-02 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Birmingham City FC	H	5–2	W
01 May	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	5–2	W
20 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
10 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	2–2	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–5	L
01 May	Cardiff City FC	H	0–4	L
24 Apr	Derby County FC	A	2–1	W
21 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W
10 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W

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' Three points are at stake. Blackburn Rovers FC host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Adam Armstrong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 91 goals in his last 397 appearances.
22' Kristian Pedersen does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Leko on 26 minutes.
27' Adam Armstrong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
32' Keke Simmonds needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryan Stirk.
45' 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.
46' Against the run of play, Ben Brereton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' The crowd applauds Jonathan Leko as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Jutkiewicz steps in for Birmingham City FC.
50' Lukas Jutkiewicz doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
58' Daniel Ayala gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Taylor Harwood-Bellis and will look to change the dynamic.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' Ben Brereton makes way for Tyrhys Dolan at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kristian Pedersen on 67 minutes.
71' Adam Armstrong with the second goal in the match!
74' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. John Buckley has done his job and it is now time for Corry Evans to step up.
76' The supporters are chanting for Riley McGree. He replaces Rekeem Harper on 76 minute.
79' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Amari Miller has done his job and it is now time for Keke Simmonds to step up.
82' San Jose is replacing Ryan Stirk for the Birmingham City FC side.
83' Elliott Bennett does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
85' Against the run of play, Adam Armstrong has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Amari'i Bell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
Another three points for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Harvey Elliott 58'
18
Jacob Davenport ↓ Stewart Downing 58'
2
Ryan Nyambe
27
Lewis Travis
17
Amari'i Bell
26
Darragh Lenihan
7
Adam Armstrong
20
Ben Brereton ↓ Tyrhys Dolan 67'
1
Thomas Kaminski
21
John Buckley ↓ Corry Evans 74'
22
Taylor Harwood-Bellis ↓ Daniel Ayala 58'

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
4
Bradley Johnson
5
Daniel Ayala ↑ 58'
6
Stewart Downing ↑ 58'
15
Barry Douglas
29
Corry Evans ↑ 74'
31
Elliott Bennett
16
Harvey Elliott ↑ 58'
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 67'

Coach Tony Mowbray

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 46'
19
San Jose ↑ 82'
35
Alen Halilovic ↑ 46'
11
Jeremie Bela
18
Riley McGree ↑ 76'
63
Keke Simmonds ↑ 79'
38
Zachary Jeacock

Coach Lee Bowyer

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

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-04-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-04-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC L 2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC L 2021-04-24 Derby County FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-04-21 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.02 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC48% Draw23% Birmingham City FC29%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

52%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw39% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

1 – 3

0 – 2

3.6%

0 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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