Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Fri 17 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC Ewood Park 19,657 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryoya Morishita 54' 1–0
1–1 84' Bobby Thomas
Yuki Ohashi 7' Y
Yuri Ribeiro 51' Y
Y 51' Frank Onyeka
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 65' Y
Ryoya Morishita 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Hugh Gilroy (England)
  • Assistant 2
3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

1
6
5
Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2025-10-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
14 Apr Southampton FC A 0–3 L
11 Apr Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
06 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
03 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
21 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
11 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
03 Apr Derby County FC H 3–2 W
21 Mar Swansea City AFC A 3–0 W
14 Mar Southampton FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Coventry City FC
#6 Position #1
1 Points 95
1 Played 46
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
2 Scored 97
2 Conceded 45
+0 GD +52
1.00 PPG 2.07
0% Win % 61%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Blackburn Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Coventry City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 7' That looks like a foul for a card for Yuki Ohashi.
  • 12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 22' The 28-year-old Balazs Toth has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 27' Yuri Ribeiro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jay Dasilva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
  • 37' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carl Rushworth, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Yuri Ribeiro. He receives a card.
  • 54' What composure from Ryoya Morishita! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' Romain Esse is replacing Joel Latibeaudiere for the Coventry City FC side.
  • 65' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 65.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Moussa Baradji departs to be replaced by Ryan Hedges.
  • 76' Coventry 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.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Taylor Gardner-Hickman is replaced by Adam Forshaw.
  • 84' GOAL! Bobby Thomas scores on 84. Assisted by Victor Torp
  • 89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Eccles is hanging Ephron Mason-Clark on the field on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — Blackburn Rovers FC 1-1 Coventry City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Haji Wright 2
Brandon Thomas-Asante 2
Bobby Thomas 1
Scott Wharton 1
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Harry Pickering 1

Head to Head

2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2025-10-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2026-04-06 Hull City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC W 2026-03-21 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2026-03-14 Coventry City FC 1–2 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.07 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC23% Draw24% Coventry City FC53%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Coventry City FC
77%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC15% Draw40% Coventry City FC45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 3
6.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 1
4.7%
1 – 4
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 22% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 19% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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