Friday , 11 September 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park 13,456 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Yousef Salech
Yuki Ohashi 16' 1–1
1–2 73' Yakou Meite
Y 13' Calum Chambers

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Herczeg
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 12.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Bromwich Albion FC 6 13
2 West Ham United FC 6 11
3 Swansea City AFC 6 11
4 Queens Park Rangers FC 6 11
5 Charlton Athletic FC 6 11
6 Middlesbrough FC 5 10
7 Bristol City FC 5 10
8 Millwall FC 5 9
9 Norwich City FC 6 9
10 Sheffield United FC 6 9
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5 8
12 Watford FC 6 8
13 Southampton FC 6 7
14 Wrexham AFC 6 7
15 Birmingham City FC 6 7
16 Stoke City FC 6 7
17 Portsmouth FC 5 6
18 Blackburn Rovers FC 6 5
19 Lincoln City FC 5 5
20 Cardiff City FC 6 4
21 Bolton Wanderers FC 6 4
22 Derby County FC 6 4
23 Burnley FC 6 3
24 Preston North End FC 6 3

Head-to-Head

6
4
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
12 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
08 Mar Derby County FC A 1–2 L
01 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
22 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
15 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
11 Mar Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
08 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
04 Mar Burnley FC H 1–2 L
28 Feb Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Hull City AFC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Cardiff City FC
#18 Position #20
5 Points 4
6 Played 6
1 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 0 / 4 / 2
7 Scored 7
9 Conceded 10
-2 GD -3
0.83 PPG 0.67
17% Win % 0%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 18th (5 pts). Cardiff City FC are 20th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cardiff City FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 2 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
Cardiff City FC
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Blackburn Rovers FC get us underway at Ewood Park.
  • 4' GOAL! Yousef Salech fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 9' David Turnbull has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 13' Calum Chambers was booked on 13.
  • 16' GOAL! Yuki Ohashi fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 21' The 30-year-old Perry Ng has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Omer Riza might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 36' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked 21 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' Joe Ralls makes way for Rubin Colwill at the 38 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 48' Blackburn Rovers 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.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aynsley Pears, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 58' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Callum Robinson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Will Alves is replacing Andy Rinomhota for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 63' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Emmanuel Dennis departs to be replaced by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — David Turnbull on, Sivert Mannsverk off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yakou Meite makes it 1-2.
  • 78' Makhtar Gueye, a Senegal , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 81' Cauley Woodrow is replacing Yuki Ohashi for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 86' Sivert Mannsverk is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 3
Ben Brereton 3
Bradley Dack 2
Will Vaulks 2
Andreas Weimann 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Sean Morrison 1

Head to Head

2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2025-03-12 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-08 Derby County FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-02-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-03-11 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-02-28 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-02-25 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC44% Draw28% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
56%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Cardiff City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC32% Draw48% Cardiff City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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