Saturday , 14 November 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 22 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 48' Dion Sanderson
Jack Vale 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

8
4
4
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
18 Oct Sunderland AFC H 2–0 W
15 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–1 W
11 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
08 Oct Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
04 Oct Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
19 Oct Burnley FC H 1–1 D
16 Oct Hull City AFC A 2–0 W
08 Oct Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
05 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Sheffield United FC A 1–1 D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sam Gallagher makes it 1-0.
  • 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' Birmingham City FC have won 442 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' What a moment for Adam Wharton! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 47' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dion Sanderson on 48.
  • 53' George Hall has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 397 games and scored 491 goals.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Jake Garrett comes on to replace Adam Wharton.
  • 63' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Krystian Bielik has done his job and it is now time for Hannibal Mejbri to step up.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Ashley Phillips comes on to replace Ryan Hedges.
  • 70' Jordan Graham needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 75' Jordan Graham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maxime Colin at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' The deadlock is broken! Scott Hogan gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
  • 85' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ben Brereton has done his job and it is now time for Jack Vale to step up.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Jack Vale gets a Yellow card.
  • It finishes all square. Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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

2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC W 2022-10-15 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-10-19 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2022-10-16 Hull City AFC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-10-01 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC50% Draw24% Birmingham City FC26%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
50%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw44% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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