Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park 13,456 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Yousef Salech
Yuki Ohashi 16' 1–1
1–2 73' Yakou Meite
Y 13' Calum Chambers

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Herczeg
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (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
2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
12 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
08 Mar Derby County FC A 1–2 L
01 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
22 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
15 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
11 Mar Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
08 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
04 Mar Burnley FC H 1–2 L
28 Feb Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Hull City AFC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
  • 4' GOAL! Yousef Salech scores on 4. Assisted by Sivert Mannsverk
  • 9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuki Ohashi made 418 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 13' Calum Chambers was booked on 13.
  • 16' GOAL! Yuki Ohashi scores on 16. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' 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.
  • 38' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Joe Ralls is replaced by Rubin Colwill.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' Makhtar Gueye has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Will Alves has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andy Rinomhota on 60 minute.
  • 63' Amario Cozier-Duberry is replacing Emmanuel Dennis for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 68' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Turnbull is hanging Sivert Mannsverk on the field on 72 minute.
  • 73' Cardiff City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yakou Meite on 73.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Yuki Ohashi is replaced by Cauley Woodrow.
  • 86' 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.
  • Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Blackburn Rovers FC

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 3
Ben Brereton 3
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Bradley Dack 2
Will Vaulks 2
Andreas Weimann 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Yousef Salech 1

Head to Head

2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2025-03-12 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-08 Derby County FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-02-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-03-11 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-02-28 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-02-25 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.33 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw30% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
58%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Cardiff City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw50% Cardiff City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.3%

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% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+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
36% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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