Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Blackburn Rovers FC

5 – 1

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Aden Flint

Y 89' Dillon Phillips

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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
25 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	5–1	W
18 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	2–0	W
11 Sep	Luton Town FC	H	2–2	D
28 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–2	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–5	L
18 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–1	L
15 Sep	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
12 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
28 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
21 Aug	Millwall FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Cardiff City FC
#6	Position	#21
1	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Cardiff City FC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sean Morrison suffering a number of foals already.
8' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
13' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
23' Sam Gallagher does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
24' Sam Gallagher doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
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.
32' Ben Brereton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
42' Lewis Travis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Mark Harris on, Perry Ng off on 46 minutes.
47' What a moment for Ben Brereton! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
53' The England Tyrhys Dolan breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 5-0!
54' GOAL! Tyrhys Dolan fires home to make it 6-0!
56' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Darragh Lenihan departs to be replaced by Hayden Carter.
58' Brilliant from the ! Sean Morrison makes it 6-1 with a superb finish on 58.
63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
65' The crowd applauds Tyrhys Dolan as he leaves the pitch. Reda Khadra steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
80' Cardiff 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.
81' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Collins is hanging Rubin Colwill on the field on 81 minute.
83' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Joe Rothwell has done his job and it is now time for Tayo Edun to step up.
88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aden Flint is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Dillon Phillips is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 89.
90' Goal! Ben Brereton scores his 61 goal in 382 matches.
Another three points for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

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

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC W 2021-09-18 Barnsley FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2021-09-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Luton Town FC D 2021-08-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC L 2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-09-15 Coventry City FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-09-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.29 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.53 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC56% Draw29% Cardiff City FC15%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 1.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	55%	45%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

44%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Cardiff City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw55% Cardiff City FC11%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

19.7%

0 – 0

18.5%

2 – 0

12.8%

1 – 1

11.8%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

3 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

3.2%

1 – 2

2.8%

0 – 2

2.1%

2 – 2

4 – 0

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	16%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	28%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	11%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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