Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
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

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The 35-year-old Matty James has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 27' Brilliant from the forward! Ben Brereton makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 27.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxime Biamou made 377 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' Matty James doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' Barry Douglas was booked on 61.
  • 62' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Lewis Travis has done his job and it is now time for Tom Trybull to step up.
  • 67' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Kyle McFadzean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leo Ostigard on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Fankaty Dabo by Josh Pask on 70 minute.
  • 75' Bradley Dack is replacing Corry Evans for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 78' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Viktor Gyokeres is hanging Tyler Walker on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Leo Ostigard is booked for Coventry City FC — Red card on 83.
  • 87' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Joe Rothwell by Tyrhys Dolan on 87 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Adam Armstrong 2
Haji Wright 2
Brandon Thomas-Asante 2
Thomas Kaminski 1
Ryoya Morishita 1
Bradley Dack 1
Bobby Thomas 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
2 / 4
1.6 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC47% Draw27% Coventry City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Coventry City FC
53%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw47% Coventry City FC18%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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