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

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Championship · 2020-21

Blackburn Rovers FC

5 – 2

Full Time

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

Match Preview

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)

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

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
#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' Ben Brereton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 61 goals in his last 387 appearances.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' 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.
20' The 28-year-old Ryan Nyambe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
22' Kristian Pedersen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
26' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Leko is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 26.
27' What a moment for Adam Armstrong! That strike on 27 puts his side firmly in control.
32' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
37' 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.
40' Ryan Stirk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Ben Brereton adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
46' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Leko departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
50' Lukas Jutkiewicz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Taylor Harwood-Bellis is withdrawn and Daniel Ayala gets his opportunity.
63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alen Halilovic made 517 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' Tyrhys Dolan is replacing Ben Brereton for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
67' Kristian Pedersen was booked on 67.
71' Adam Armstrong doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
74' The supporters are chanting for Corry Evans. He replaces John Buckley on 74 minute.
76' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Rekeem Harper is withdrawn and Riley McGree gets his opportunity.
79' The supporters are chanting for Keke Simmonds. He replaces Amari Miller on 79 minute.
82' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Stirk is withdrawn and San Jose gets his opportunity.
83' The deadlock is broken! Elliott Bennett gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
85' What a moment for Adam Armstrong! That strike on 85 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
Blackburn Rovers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Kristian Pedersen	2
Joe Rankin-Costello	2
Siriki Dembele	2
Danny Graham	2
John Buckley	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

4 / 4

2.3 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC55% Draw22% Birmingham City FC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

45%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC40% Draw38% Birmingham City FC22%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.5%

3 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.3%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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