Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford

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

8
4
4
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
09 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
03 May Sheffield United FC A 1–1 D
26 Apr Watford FC H 2–1 W
21 Apr Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
18 Apr Millwall FC H 4–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
08 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
03 May Cambridge United FC A 2–1 W
30 Apr Blackpool FC A 2–0 W
27 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 4–0 W
24 Apr Stevenage FC A 1–0 W

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

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

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

2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2025-08-09 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-05-03 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-08-08 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-05-03 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-30 Blackpool FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-04-27 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Mansfield Town FC W 2025-04-24 Stevenage FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw30% Birmingham City FC39%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
69%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC23% Draw49% Birmingham City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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