Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Blackburn Rovers FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 18 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

John Buckley 41' Y

Y 43' Ivan Sunjic

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

2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	4–0	W
11 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–0	W
04 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Peterborough United FC	H	4–0	W
20 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–4	L
11 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	D
04 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–3	L
27 Nov	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Nov	Hull City AFC	A	0–2	L

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' Lewis Travis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
6' with the perfectly-timed delivery and John Buckley makes no mistake. 1-0!
11' Darragh Lenihan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
21' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
26' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
37' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Marc Roberts by Jeremie Bela on 37 minute.
41' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 41.
43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ivan Sunjic on 43 minutes.
46' Jordan Graham makes way for Maxime Colin at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' Reda Khadra does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
57' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
60' What composure from Ben Brereton! The Chile international strokes it home. 3-0.
63' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. John Buckley has done his job and it is now time for Sam Gallagher to step up.
68' The whistle greets Chuks Aneke as he departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
70' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Reda Khadra is replaced by Daniel Butterworth.
75' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rothwell is replaced by Bradley Johnson.
79' A stunning finish from Ben Brereton — that came from absolutely nowhere!
84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Armstrong	6
Ben Brereton	4
Che Adams	3
Danny Graham	2
John Buckley	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Bradley Dack	2
Reda Khadra	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-12-11 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-11-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-11-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC64% Draw27% Birmingham City FC9%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	50%	50%
± 2.5	24%	76%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

91%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

36%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC40% Draw56% Birmingham City FC4%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

24.9%

0 – 0

20.9%

2 – 0

17%

1 – 1

8.1%

3 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 1

2.7%

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

1.1%

4 – 1

2 – 2

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	20%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	31%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	6%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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