Blackburn Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Coventry City FC

Tue 21 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park 12,819 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 41' Ellis Simms

0–2 48' Brandon Thomas-Asante

Y 37' Luis Binks

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)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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

2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	0–2	L
18 Jan	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L
15 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	3–0	W
11 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jan	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
18 Jan	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
11 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	4–3	W
04 Jan	Norwich City FC	A	1–2	L
01 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D

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' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Coventry City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's 3-5-2 shape.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' 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.
25' 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.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact 3-5-2.
37' Luis Binks is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
41' Ellis Simms does the damage! The net is bulging and Coventry City FC surge ahead!
46' Callum Brittain makes way for Adam Forshaw at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
48' Brandon Thomas-Asante doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
53' The 25-year-old Milan van Ewijk has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
58' The whistle greets John Buckley as he departs to be replaced by Andreas Weimann.
59' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Danny Batth is withdrawn and Dion Sanderson gets his opportunity.
64' Jake Bidwell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 378 appearances.
69' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Torp on 69 minute.
74' 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.
79' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
86' The crowd applauds Ellis Simms as he leaves the pitch. Norman Bassette steps in for Coventry City FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain ↓ Adam Forshaw 46'
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 58'
8
Todd Cantwell
15
Danny Batth ↓ Dion Sanderson 59'
11
Joe Rankin-Costello
5
Dominic Hyam
9
Makhtar Gueye
21
John Buckley ↓ Andreas Weimann 58'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Harry Leonard 59'
12
Balazs Toth
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

23
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Josh Eccles 69'
8
Jamie Allen
21
Jake Bidwell
15
Liam Kitching
5
Jack Rudoni
27
Milan van Ewijk
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
2
Luis Binks ↓ Bobby Thomas 59'
9
Ellis Simms ↓ Norman Bassette 86'
1
Oliver Dovin
29
Victor Torp ↓ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 69'

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	2
Haji Wright	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Harry Pickering	1
Harvey Elliot	1
Jamie Allen	1
Ben Wilson	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC L 2025-01-18 Oxford United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-01-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2025-01-01 Leeds United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2025-01-18 Coventry City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2025-01-11 Coventry City FC 4–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-01-04 Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-01-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.72 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw27% Coventry City FC53%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Coventry City FC

80%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC12% Draw48% Coventry City FC40%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.6%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

0 – 0

11.5%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 3

6.6%

1 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.3%

0 – 4

2.7%

2 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	11%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	26%	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

49% ✗

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