Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
6
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Ewood Park!
  • 5' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Victor Torp, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, John Buckley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
  • 37' That looks like a foul for a card for Luis Binks.
  • 41' Ellis Simms is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Callum Brittain by Adam Forshaw on 46 minute.
  • 48' What composure from Brandon Thomas-Asante! The Ghana international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. John Buckley is replaced by Andreas Weimann.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Dion Sanderson. He replaces Danny Batth on 59 minute.
  • 64' Coventry City FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 69' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 69 minute. Victor Torp leaves to be changed by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Ellis Simms is withdrawn and Norman Bassette gets his opportunity.
  • With this win, Coventry City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 3
Brandon Thomas-Asante 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Haji Wright 2
Joe Rothwell 1
Jake Bidwell 1
Tyler Walker 1
Ellis Simms 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.98 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw31% Coventry City FC40%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Coventry City FC
71%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw52% Coventry City FC28%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.4%
0 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+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
30% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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