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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park 20,026 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 50' Kasey Palmer
R 62' Liam Kitching

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Craig Taylor
  • Assistant 2 Shaun Hudson

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
2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Coventry City FC H 0–0 D
21 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–3 L
13 Apr Leeds United FC A 1–0 W
10 Apr Bristol City FC A 0–5 L
06 Apr Southampton FC H 0–0 D
01 Apr Sunderland AFC A 5–1 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
24 Apr Hull City AFC H 2–3 L
21 Apr Manchester United FC H 5–7 L
13 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
09 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Leeds United FC H 2–1 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 ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Coventry City FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Scotland international Dominic Hyam has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Aynsley Pears needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Sam Gallagher, a England , has 26 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sondre Tronstad made 6 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Kasey Palmer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 50.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 62' That is a card for Coventry City FC. Liam Kitching will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' Yasin Ayari is replacing Joe Rankin-Costello for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 65' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Latibeaudiere is hanging Kasey Palmer on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Ellis Simms has done his job and it is now time for Matt Godden to step up.
  • 73' Benjamin Chrisene is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Pickering at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' 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.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Callum O'Hare has done his job and it is now time for Jake Bidwell to step up.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Moran. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan on 88 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Haji Wright 2
Brandon Thomas-Asante 2
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Harry Pickering 1
Harvey Elliot 1
Jamie Allen 1

Head to Head

2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2024-04-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-04-13 Leeds United FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-04-10 Bristol City FC 5–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2024-04-01 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2024-04-24 Coventry City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC L 2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC L 2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-04-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-04-06 Coventry City FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.28 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw24% Coventry City FC46%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
55%
Draw or Coventry City FC
70%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw41% Coventry City FC39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
4.9%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 21% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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