Blackburn Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Coventry City FC

Wed 19 Apr 2023 · 18:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Lewis Travis 45' Y

Joe Rankin-Costello 80' Y

Y 90' Callum Doyle

Ryan Hedges 90' Y

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-04-02 Coventry City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC 2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
15 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D
10 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–2	D
07 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–2	L
01 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
19 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	2–3	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
15 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–0	W
10 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
07 Apr	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D
01 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	0–4	L
18 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	4–1	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' Three points are at stake. Blackburn Rovers FC host Coventry City FC — let the battle begin!
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jon Dahl Tomasson will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Viktor Gyokeres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Dominic Hyam, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
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.
30' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Rankin-Costello, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
39' What a strike from Sam Gallagher! The score is 1-0.
44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lewis Travis.
45' Josh Wilson-Esbrand is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Sheaf at the 45 minute mark.
46' Liam Kelly is replacing Jake Bidwell for the Coventry City FC side.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum Brittain made 177 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's shape.
66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
71' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Tyler Walker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
73' The crowd applauds Sam Gallagher as he leaves the pitch. Tyrhys Dolan steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
74' Josh Eccles makes way for Tyler Walker at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
79' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
80' The referee has no hesitation. Joe Rankin-Costello is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 80.
82' Kyle McFadzean makes way for Jonathan Panzo at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
84' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Joe Rankin-Costello exits the field as Tyler Morton enters on 84.
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' Callum Doyle picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
It finishes all square. Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain ↓ Scott Wharton 73'
13
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Tyrhys Dolan 73'
19
Ryan Hedges
27
Lewis Travis
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Tyler Morton 84'
22
Ben Brereton
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam
17
Hayden Carter
36
Adam Wharton ↓ Sorba Thomas 84'

Bench

14
Sorba Thomas ↑ 84'
23
Bradley Dack
16
Scott Wharton ↑ 73'
1
Thomas Kaminski
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 73'
6
Tyler Morton ↑ 84'
–
Ashley Phillips

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Viktor Gyokeres
5
Kyle McFadzean ↓ Jonathan Panzo 82'
27
Jake Bidwell ↓ Liam Kelly 46'
13
Ben Wilson
24
Matt Godden
28
Josh Eccles ↓ Tyler Walker 74'
14
Ben Sheaf ↓ Josh Wilson-Esbrand 45'
38
Gustavo Hamer
16
Luke McNally
3
Callum Doyle
7
Brooke Norton-Cuffy ↓ Fankaty Dabo 82'

Bench

19
Tyler Walker ↑ 74'
18
Sean Maguire
6
Liam Kelly ↑ 46'
2
Jonathan Panzo ↑ 82'
23
Fankaty Dabo ↑ 82'
44
Cian Tyler
11
Josh Wilson-Esbrand ↑ 45'

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2023-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-03-19 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-07 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-01 Coventry City FC 0–4 Stoke City FC L 2023-03-18 Blackpool FC 1–4 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.78 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.67 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC22% Draw28% Coventry City FC50%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Coventry City FC

78%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC13% Draw48% Coventry City FC39%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.6%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

11.7%

0 – 0

10.7%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 3

6.4%

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 4

2.7%

2 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	11%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	25%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	18%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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