Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Blackburn Rovers FC

0 – 0

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 3 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'

Y 34' Greg Cunningham

Y 49' Leandro Bacuna

Bradley Johnson 50' Y

Y 59' Lee Tomlin

R 69' Lee Tomlin

Sam Gallagher 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicholas Barnard
Referee Natalie Aspinall
Referee Darren Bond
Referee Shaun Hudson

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 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-07-07 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Sep	Derby County FC	A	4–0	W
19 Sep	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	5–0	W
12 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L
22 Jul	Luton Town FC	A	2–3	L
18 Jul	Reading FC	H	4–3	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
26 Sep	Reading FC	H	1–2	L
19 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
12 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–2	L
30 Jul	Fulham FC	A	2–1	W
27 Jul	Fulham FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Cardiff City FC
#16	Position	#21
9	Points	7
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 3
12	Scored	10
12	Conceded	12
+0	GD	-2
1.13	PPG	0.88
25%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 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

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ 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

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
14' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Joe Bennett is replaced by Greg Cunningham on 14 minute.
19' It’s high time Neil Harris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
29' 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.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Greg Cunningham.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Smithies is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
49' Leandro Bacuna was booked on 49.
50' Poor challenge from Bradley Johnson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
55' Sean Morrison, a England , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Ben Brereton is replaced by Sam Gallagher on 58 minute.
59' Lee Tomlin is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
61' John Buckley gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
69' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Lee Tomlin.
74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Harris will be considering his options from the bench.
75' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Junior Hoilett is withdrawn and Joe Ralls gets his opportunity.
78' Harry Chapman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Holtby at the 78 minute mark.
80' The referee calls foul for Sam Gallagher. He receives a Yellow card.
85' Joe Bennett is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
86' Will Vaulks gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Sheyi Ojo and will look to change the dynamic.
0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Joe Day
11
Josh Murphy
22
Soul Bamba
8
Joe Ralls ↑ 75'
18
Greg Cunningham ↑ 14'
6
Will Vaulks ↑ 86'
9
Robert Glatzel

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Bradley Dack	2
Will Vaulks	2
Andreas Weimann	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Yuki Ohashi	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.53 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC48% Draw27% Cardiff City FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

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	12%	88%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

52%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Cardiff City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw48% Cardiff City FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

10.8%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Cardiff City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Clean Sheet