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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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
#13	Position	#1
21	Points	29
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
22	Scored	28
23	Conceded	14
-1	GD	+14
1.40	PPG	1.93
40%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
6' Magnificent from John Buckley! That is 7 goals in 396 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
11' The 26-year-old Jan Paul van Hecke has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
16' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
21' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Jeremie Bela comes on to replace Marc Roberts.
41' Controversy at the stadium! John Buckley argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
43' A moment of madness from Ivan Sunjic on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
46' Maxime Colin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Graham on 46 minute.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
52' The deadlock is broken! Reda Khadra gets on the scoresheet on 52 minutes.
57' 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.
60' Brilliant from the forward! Ben Brereton makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 60.
63' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Sam Gallagher comes on to replace John Buckley.
68' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 68 minute. Chuks Aneke leaves to be changed by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
70' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Reda Khadra by Daniel Butterworth on 70 minute.
75' Bradley Johnson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Rothwell on 75 minute.
79' Ben Brereton adds to his 1 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
84' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordan Graham suffering a number of foals already.
89' 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.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

1.91 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC57% Draw23% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

43%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw43% Birmingham City FC18%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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