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 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
22' A stunning finish from Kristian Pedersen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonathan Leko.
27' Adam Armstrong makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Stirk argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Ben Brereton doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jonathan Leko is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
50' The deadlock is broken! Lukas Jutkiewicz gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
55' Thomas Kaminski has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 231 appearances.
58' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Daniel Ayala on, Taylor Harwood-Bellis off on 58 minutes.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Stirk is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
67' Tyrhys Dolan gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Ben Brereton and will look to change the dynamic.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kristian Pedersen on 67.
71' What a strike from Adam Armstrong! The score is 3-2.
74' Corry Evans is ready to make an impact after coming on for John Buckley at the 74 minute mark.
76' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Rekeem Harper is replaced by Riley McGree on 76 minute.
79' Amari Miller makes way for Keke Simmonds at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
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 doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
85' Assisted by Sam Gallagher with the perfectly-timed delivery and Adam Armstrong makes no mistake. 5-2!
90' Jonathan Leko is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
Game over. The scoreline of 5-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Bradley Dack	2
Reda Khadra	2
Kristian Pedersen	2
Joe Rankin-Costello	2
Siriki Dembele	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

1 / 4

1.49 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC53% Draw27% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

47%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw50% Birmingham City FC15%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

14%

1 – 1

12.9%

0 – 0

12.3%

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	25%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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