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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 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
2021-10-16 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
#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 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' The 30-year-old Sam Gallagher has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' John Buckley is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 33' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's shape.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 39' Joe Rothwell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 39 minutes.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' Sam Gallagher is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 50' Fankaty Dabo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' What a strike from Tyler Walker! The score is 2-1.
  • 63' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Sheaf departs to be replaced by Gustavo Hamer.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Jacob Davenport on, John Buckley off on 66 minutes.
  • 68' Thomas Kaminski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 73' Jan Paul van Hecke picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Ben Brereton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Gallagher at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Todd Kane was booked on 79.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Martyn Waghorn comes on to replace Tyler Walker.
  • 84' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Gustavo Hamer gets a Yellow card.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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

2021-10-16 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
1.76 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw25% Coventry City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Coventry City FC
57%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC32% Draw42% Coventry City FC26%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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