Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
7/4
61-75
1/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Blackburn Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact .
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Aynsley Pears, a England , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' Brilliant from the ! Sam Gallagher makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 39.
  • 44' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lewis Travis on 45 minutes.
  • 45' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Ben Sheaf is replaced by Josh Wilson-Esbrand on 45 minute.
  • 46' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Bidwell departs to be replaced by Liam Kelly.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Tyler Walker is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Sam Gallagher as he leaves the pitch. Tyrhys Dolan steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Josh Eccles is replaced by Tyler Walker.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' Joe Rankin-Costello catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 82' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Kyle McFadzean by Jonathan Panzo on 82 minute.
  • 84' Tyler Morton gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Callum Doyle will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Haji Wright 2
Brandon Thomas-Asante 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Ben Brereton 1
Matty James 1
Joe Rothwell 1
Jake Bidwell 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
1.03 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw31% Coventry City FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Coventry City FC
69%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC21% Draw51% Coventry City FC28%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.5%
0 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.4%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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