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

Championship · 2022-23
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

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

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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The wait is over. Blackburn Rovers FC get us underway at Ewood Park.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Josh Eccles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Wilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 30' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Sam Gallagher is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 44' The 29-year-old Tyler Walker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Lewis Travis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 45' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Sheaf departs to be replaced by Josh Wilson-Esbrand.
  • 46' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Jake Bidwell has done his job and it is now time for Liam Kelly to step up.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's shape.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Rankin-Costello suffering a number of foals already.
  • 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' Adam Wharton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Joe Rankin-Costello is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 80.
  • 82' Coventry City FC make a change. Kyle McFadzean trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Panzo on 82 minutes.
  • 84' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Joe Rankin-Costello trudges off to be replaced by Tyler Morton on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fankaty Dabo, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

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
Bobby Thomas 1
Scott Wharton 1
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Harry Pickering 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.27 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.31 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw24% Coventry City FC51%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Coventry City FC
75%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC17% Draw39% Coventry City FC44%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 3
5.6%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 21% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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