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

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#20	Position	#10
52	Points	64
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
42	Scored	57
56	Conceded	56
-14	GD	+1
1.13	PPG	1.39
28%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' Gary Gardner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
10' Riley McGree is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
15' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
22' GOAL! Kristian Pedersen fires home to make it 0-1!
26' Poor challenge from Jonathan Leko. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
27' Adam Armstrong doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' Ryan Stirk picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ben Brereton on 45.
46' Lukas Jutkiewicz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Leko on 46 minute.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lukas Jutkiewicz makes it 2-2.
55' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
58' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Daniel Ayala comes on to replace Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
63' Taylor Harwood-Bellis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
67' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Ben Brereton is withdrawn and Tyrhys Dolan gets his opportunity.
67' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Kristian Pedersen will be fuming at that decision.
71' GOAL! Adam Armstrong fires home to make it 3-2!
74' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. John Buckley is withdrawn and Corry Evans gets his opportunity.
76' Birmingham City FC make a change. Rekeem Harper trudges off to be replaced by Riley McGree on 76 minutes.
79' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 79 minute. Amari Miller leaves to be changed by Keke Simmonds.
82' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. San Jose is hanging Ryan Stirk on the field on 82 minute.
83' Elliott Bennett adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 4-2 — and this changes everything.
85' Adam Armstrong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Blackburn Rovers FC take all three points.

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

1.98 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC53% Draw23% Birmingham City FC24%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

47%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw41% Birmingham City FC21%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.4%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

0 – 0

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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