Saturday , 14 November 2026

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
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackburn Rovers FC is hosting Coventry City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Sam Gallagher is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kasey Palmer on 50.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 397 games and scored 491 goals.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact 4-4-1-1.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Liam Kitching on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Joe Rankin-Costello makes way for Yasin Ayari at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 65' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Kasey Palmer is withdrawn and Joel Latibeaudiere gets his opportunity.
  • 70' 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.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Ellis Simms is replaced by Matt Godden.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Benjamin Chrisene on, Harry Pickering off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' The whistle greets Callum O'Hare as he departs to be replaced by Jake Bidwell.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Tyrhys Dolan is replaced by Andrew Moran on 88 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
3 / 4
1.05 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw32% Coventry City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Coventry City FC
61%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC24% Draw55% Coventry City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 1
11.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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