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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Barry Douglas 61' Y
Y 69' Leo Ostigard
R 83' Leo Ostigard

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee George Byrne
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson

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

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6
5
Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
24 Feb Watford FC H 2–3 L
20 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
17 Feb Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
12 Feb Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
24 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
20 Feb Brentford FC H 2–0 W
17 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–2 L
13 Feb Cardiff City FC A 1–3 L
06 Feb Watford FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Coventry City FC
#20 Position #1
52 Points 95
46 Played 46
13 / 13 / 20 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
42 Scored 97
56 Conceded 45
-14 GD +52
1.13 PPG 2.07
28% Win % 61%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Coventry City FC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Wilson made 114 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Leo Ostigard has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' A goal from the Chile international Ben Brereton! He fires home on 27 to make it 1-0!
  • 32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matty James makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Barry Douglas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Lewis Travis makes way for Tom Trybull at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 67' Sam McCallum is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 69' The referee calls foul for Leo Ostigard. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' Fankaty Dabo makes way for Josh Pask at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
  • 75' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Corry Evans has done his job and it is now time for Bradley Dack to step up.
  • 78' Viktor Gyokeres is replacing Tyler Walker for the Coventry City FC side.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Leo Ostigard on 83 minutes.
  • 87' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Rothwell departs to be replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • It finishes all square. Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 3
Haji Wright 2
Brandon Thomas-Asante 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Ben Wilson 1
Ben Brereton 1
Matty James 1
Joe Rothwell 1

Head to Head

2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Watford FC L 2021-02-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-02-20 Coventry City FC 2–0 Brentford FC W 2021-02-17 Coventry City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2021-02-13 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2021-02-06 Coventry City FC 0–0 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC37% Draw27% Coventry City FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Coventry City FC
63%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw46% Coventry City FC29%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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