Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 0

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Cardiff City FC

Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 12:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jake Garrett 13' Y

Y 28' Jack Simpson

Tyler Morton 49' Y

Ryan Hedges 49' Y

Y 65' Mark Harris

Scott Wharton 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 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	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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–0	W
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
17 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
10 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–4	L
13 Nov	Burnley FC	A	0–3	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–0	D
26 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
17 Dec	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D
10 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D
12 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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 surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Thomas Sang has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
13' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
18' Tyler Morton, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Simpson on 28.
33' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
43' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
48' Magnificent from Bradley Dack! That is 44 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
49' What a strike from Bradley Dack! The score is 2-0.
49' Tyler Morton is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
54' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Joe Rankin-Costello is replaced by Scott Wharton on 54 minute.
58' The crowd applauds Joe Ralls as he leaves the pitch. Sheyi Ojo steps in for Cardiff City FC.
63' 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.
65' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Mark Harris gets a Yellow card.
66' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Isaak Davies on, Callum Robinson off on 66 minutes.
71' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Allsop is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
77' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Jaden Philogene Bidace comes on to replace Mark Harris.
78' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Jake Garrett is replaced by Lewis Travis on 78 minute.
83' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
88' The crowd applauds Tyler Morton as he leaves the pitch. Adam Wharton steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
Another three points for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Sam Gallagher
19
Ryan Hedges
4
Daniel Ayala
23
Bradley Dack
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Scott Wharton 54'
22
Ben Brereton
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Tayo Edun 78'
1
Thomas Kaminski
30
Jake Garrett ↓ Lewis Travis 78'
6
Tyler Morton ↓ Adam Wharton 88'

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
7
Tayo Edun ↑ 78'
27
Lewis Travis ↑ 78'
16
Scott Wharton ↑ 54'
29
Jack Vale
18
Dilan Markanday
36
Adam Wharton ↑ 88'

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Callum O'Dowda
29
Mark Harris ↓ Jaden Philogene Bidace 77'
26
Jack Simpson ↓ Rubin Colwill 58'
8
Joe Ralls ↓ Sheyi Ojo 58'
47
Callum Robinson ↓ Isaak Davies 66'
23
Cedric Kipre
20
Gavin Whyte ↓ Andy Rinomhota 58'
1
Ryan Allsop
38
Perry Ng
6
Ryan Wintle
12
Thomas Sang

Bench

35
Andy Rinomhota ↑ 58'
16
Curtis Nelson
10
Sheyi Ojo ↑ 58'
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 58'
39
Isaak Davies ↑ 66'
25
Jaden Philogene Bidace ↑ 77'
28
Rohan Luthra

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
Robert Glatzel	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC L 2022-11-13 Burnley FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2022-12-26 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2022-12-17 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-12-10 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2022-11-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.31 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC46% Draw28% Cardiff City FC26%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

54%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Cardiff City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw51% Cardiff City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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