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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
Assistant 2 George Byrne

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

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
#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' The wait is over. Blackburn Rovers FC get us underway at Ewood Park.
5' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Japan international Koji Miyoshi has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
15' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
16' Tyrhys Dolan makes way for Harry Leonard at the 16 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
21' Harry Pickering needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
26' 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.
28' Emanuel Aiwu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
31' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sondre Tronstad on 31 minutes.
33' Lewis Travis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
35' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Krystian Bielik.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Samuel Szmodics, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 19 goals in the last 14 games.
45' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Lewis Travis has done his job and it is now time for Arnor Sigurdsson to step up.
47' Samuel Szmodics doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' Against the run of play, Samuel Szmodics has scored! This game has turned on its head.
57' Oliver Burke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
59' The England James Hill breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 3-0!
62' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Emanuel Aiwu by Ethan Laird on 62 minute.
63' GOAL! Siriki Dembele scores on 63.
68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
73' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jon Dahl Tomasson will be considering his options from the bench.
76' The crowd applauds Krystian Bielik as he leaves the pitch. Koji Miyoshi steps in for Birmingham City FC.
78' Siriki Dembele does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
80' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Travis departs to be replaced by Arnor Sigurdsson.
80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adam Wharton.
84' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Scott Hogan comes on to replace Jay Stansfield.
85' Adam Wharton was booked on 85.
85' Gary Gardner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan James at the 85 minute mark.
86' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Lewis Travis is replaced by Arnor Sigurdsson.
87' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

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
Siriki Dembele	2
Danny Graham	2
John Buckley	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Bradley Dack	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

2.06 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC53% Draw22% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

47%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC37% Draw40% Birmingham City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.7%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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