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

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

2021-12-18 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
#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' Welcome to Ewood Park that hosts another battle between Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
6' A stunning finish from John Buckley — that came from absolutely nowhere!
11' 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.
16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Pickering, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
26' 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.
31' Darragh Lenihan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 386 appearances.
36' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Marc Roberts is replaced by Jeremie Bela.
41' John Buckley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
43' A moment of madness from Ivan Sunjic on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
46' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Jordan Graham is replaced by Maxime Colin on 46 minute.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' A goal from the Germany international Reda Khadra! He fires home on 52 to make it 2-0!
57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
60' GOAL! Ben Brereton scores on 60.
63' The supporters are chanting for Sam Gallagher. He replaces John Buckley on 63 minute.
68' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Lukas Jutkiewicz on, Chuks Aneke off on 68 minutes.
70' The crowd applauds Reda Khadra as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Butterworth steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
75' Joe Rothwell makes way for Bradley Johnson at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
79' GOAL! Ben Brereton fires home to make it 4-0!
84' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
With this win, Blackburn Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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

3 / 4

2.19 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC65% Draw21% Birmingham City FC14%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

35%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC46% Draw40% Birmingham City FC14%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.3%

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

3 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	23%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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