Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
John Buckley 28' Y
Jan Paul van Hecke 73' Y
Y 79' Todd Kane
Y 90' Gustavo Hamer

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC 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
16 Oct Coventry City FC H 2–2 D
02 Oct Blackpool FC A 1–2 L
28 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–3 L
25 Sep Cardiff City FC H 5–1 W
18 Sep Barnsley FC A 0–0 D
14 Sep Hull City AFC H 2–0 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
02 Oct Fulham FC H 4–1 W
29 Sep Luton Town FC A 0–5 L
24 Sep Peterborough United FC H 3–0 W
18 Sep Millwall FC A 1–1 D
15 Sep Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W

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' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Nyambe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. John Buckley gets a Yellow card.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joe Rothwell makes it 1-0.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Sam Gallagher gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Darragh Lenihan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 62' Tyler Walker adds to his 0 season tally! Coventry City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' Gustavo Hamer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Sheaf at the 63 minute mark.
  • 66' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. John Buckley has done his job and it is now time for Jacob Davenport to step up.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Thomas Kaminski makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 73' Jan Paul van Hecke has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' Ben Brereton gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Sam Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Todd Kane will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Martyn Waghorn comes on to replace Tyler Walker.
  • 84' Ben Brereton is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Gustavo Hamer is booked for Coventry City FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-2.

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

2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC 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

2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2021-10-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC W 2021-09-18 Barnsley FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W

Coventry City FC Form

2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2021-10-02 Coventry City FC 4–1 Fulham FC W 2021-09-29 Luton Town FC 5–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-09-24 Coventry City FC 3–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-09-18 Millwall FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-09-15 Coventry City FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.25 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw22% Coventry City FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Coventry City FC
58%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw36% Coventry City FC31%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
6.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 17% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 16% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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