Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Rankin-Costello 53' 1–0
Tyrhys Dolan 33' Y
Y 68' Jamilu Collins
Dominic Hyam 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Craig Taylor
  • Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

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

6
4
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–0 W
04 Oct Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Leicester City FC H 1–4 L
23 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 3–4 L
20 Sep Sunderland AFC H 1–3 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
07 Oct Watford FC H 1–1 D
03 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
24 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
19 Sep Coventry City FC H 3–2 W

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ewood Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Josh Bowler has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' It’s high time Erol Bulut made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 38' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joe Rankin-Costello makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 58' Ike Ugbo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 61' Yakou Meite has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ike Ugbo on 61 minute.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ollie Tanner. He replaces Josh Bowler on 62 minute.
  • 65' Niall Ennis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arnor Sigurdsson at the 65 minute mark.
  • 66' The whistle greets Ryan Wintle as he departs to be replaced by Callum Robinson.
  • 68' Jamilu Collins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' Leopold Wahlstedt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 78' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Joe Rankin-Costello has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Travis to step up.
  • 83' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Dimitrios Goutas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dominic Hyam.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

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
Joe Rothwell 1

Head to Head

2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Leicester City FC L 2023-09-23 Ipswich Town FC 4–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2023-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-09-30 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.3 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC46% Draw29% Cardiff City FC25%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
54%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Cardiff City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw51% Cardiff City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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