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

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
Assistant 2 George Byrne

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#20	Position	#10
52	Points	64
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
42	Scored	57
56	Conceded	56
-14	GD	+1
1.13	PPG	1.39
28%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Birmingham City FC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
16' Harry Leonard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tyrhys Dolan at the 16 minute mark.
21' 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.
26' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Emanuel Aiwu gets a Yellow card.
31' Controversy at the stadium! Sondre Tronstad argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
33' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
35' Krystian Bielik was booked on 35.
40' 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.
45' Lewis Travis makes way for Arnor Sigurdsson at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
47' Against the run of play, Samuel Szmodics has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' GOAL! Samuel Szmodics fires home to make it 2-0!
57' Scott Hogan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
59' What a strike from James Hill! The score is 3-0.
62' Birmingham City FC make a change. Emanuel Aiwu trudges off to be replaced by Ethan Laird on 62 minutes.
63' Goal! Siriki Dembele scores his 41 goal in 383 matches.
68' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
76' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Krystian Bielik is withdrawn and Koji Miyoshi gets his opportunity.
78' What composure from Siriki Dembele! The Scotland international strokes it home. 3-2.
80' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Lewis Travis by Arnor Sigurdsson on 80 minute.
80' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
84' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jay Stansfield has done his job and it is now time for Scott Hogan to step up.
85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Adam Wharton.
85' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Gary Gardner comes on to replace Jordan James.
86' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Travis departs to be replaced by Arnor Sigurdsson.
87' A moment of madness from Harry Leonard on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
The final score is 4-2.

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

1.73 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC51% Draw24% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

75%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

49%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw44% Birmingham City FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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