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

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

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
#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' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Cardiff City FC.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
8' A moment of madness from Aden Flint on 8 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
13' Thomas Kaminski, a Belgium goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
18' Rubin Colwill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
23' GOAL! Sam Gallagher scores on 23.
24' What composure from Sam Gallagher! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' GOAL! Ben Brereton scores on 32.
37' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Perry Ng departs to be replaced by Mark Harris.
47' Goal! Ben Brereton scores his 61 goal in 387 matches.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan John Giles, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
53' Tyrhys Dolan doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
54' Tyrhys Dolan does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
56' Darragh Lenihan makes way for Hayden Carter at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
58' Sean Morrison doubles the advantage! 6-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
65' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Tyrhys Dolan is withdrawn and Reda Khadra gets his opportunity.
70' It’s high time Mick McCarthy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' The 32-year-old Will Vaulks has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
81' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Rubin Colwill is withdrawn and James Collins gets his opportunity.
83' The supporters are chanting for Tayo Edun. He replaces Joe Rothwell on 83 minute.
88' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
89' The referee calls foul for Dillon Phillips. He receives a Yellow card.
90' A stunning finish from Ben Brereton — that came from absolutely nowhere!
Full Time. Blackburn Rovers FC beats Cardiff City 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
Will Vaulks	2
Andreas Weimann	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Bradley Dack	2
Joe Rankin-Costello	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

4 / 4

2.18 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC59% Draw22% Cardiff City FC19%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

41%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Cardiff City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw40% Cardiff City FC17%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 0

1 – 2

3 – 2

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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