Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

4 – 2

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Wed 29 Nov 2023 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Samuel Szmodics 47' 1–0

Samuel Szmodics 52' 2–0

James Hill 59' 3–0

3–1 63' Siriki Dembele

3–2 78' Siriki Dembele

Harry Leonard 90+2' 4–2

Y 28' Emanuel Aiwu

Sondre Tronstad 31' Y

Lewis Travis 33' Y

Y 35' Krystian Bielik

Adam Wharton 80' Y

Harry Leonard 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
Assistant 2 George Byrne

3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 24.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC 2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-01-31 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC 2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Nov	Birmingham City FC	H	4–2	W
25 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	3–0	W
10 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
05 Nov	Norwich City FC	A	3–1	W
28 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	L
24 Oct	Millwall FC	A	2–1	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–4	L
25 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
11 Nov	Sunderland AFC	A	1–3	L
04 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–2	D
28 Oct	Southampton FC	A	1–3	L
25 Oct	Hull City AFC	H	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC has kicked off!
5' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' 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.
15' The 27-year-old Leopold Wahlstedt has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
16' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Tyrhys Dolan exits the field as Harry Leonard enters on 16.
21' 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.
26' 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 James suffering a number of foals already.
28' Emanuel Aiwu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
31' Sondre Tronstad was booked on 31.
33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lewis Travis.
35' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
40' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Lewis Travis makes way for Arnor Sigurdsson at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
47' Brilliant from the midfielder! Samuel Szmodics makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 47.
52' Magnificent from Samuel Szmodics! That is 75 goals in 8 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
57' 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.
59' James Hill has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
62' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Emanuel Aiwu is withdrawn and Ethan Laird gets his opportunity.
63' A stunning finish from Siriki Dembele — that came from absolutely nowhere!
68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Krystian Bielik departs to be replaced by Koji Miyoshi.
78' Against the run of play, Siriki Dembele has scored! This game has turned on its head.
80' Lewis Travis makes way for Arnor Sigurdsson at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
80' Adam Wharton is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
84' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Jay Stansfield is withdrawn and Scott Hogan gets his opportunity.
85' Adam Wharton was booked on 85.
85' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Jordan James exits the field as Gary Gardner enters on 85.
86' Arnor Sigurdsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Travis at the 86 minute mark.
87' Harry Leonard was booked on 87.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Blackburn Rovers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

45
Oliver Burke ↑ 76'
1
Neil Etheridge
4
Marc Roberts
20
Gary Gardner ↑ 85'
9
Scott Hogan ↑ 84'
34
Ivan Sunjic
11
Koji Miyoshi ↑ 76'
2
Ethan Laird ↑ 62'
23
Emmanuel Longelo

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Armstrong	6
Ben Brereton	4
Che Adams	3
Kristian Pedersen	2
Joe Rankin-Costello	2
Siriki Dembele	2
Danny Graham	2
John Buckley	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-10-25 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.77 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC46% Draw23% Birmingham City FC31%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

54%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw41% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

1 – 0

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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