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

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

Match Preview

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

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

8
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Lee Bowyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 6' Magnificent from John Buckley! That is 7 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 11' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 16' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 21' England international Chuks Aneke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' Ryan Nyambe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 37' Jeremie Bela has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marc Roberts on 37 minute.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for John Buckley.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivan Sunjic on 43.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jordan Graham as he departs to be replaced by Maxime Colin.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 52' Magnificent from Reda Khadra! That is 9 goals in 336 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Brereton makes it 3-0.
  • 63' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. John Buckley departs to be replaced by Sam Gallagher.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Lukas Jutkiewicz on, Chuks Aneke off on 68 minutes.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Daniel Butterworth comes on to replace Reda Khadra.
  • 75' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Joe Rothwell by Bradley Johnson on 75 minute.
  • 79' Ben Brereton doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 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

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1.87 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC63% Draw23% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
37%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw45% Birmingham City FC12%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 25% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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