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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Corry Evans 23' Y
Y 28' Onel Hernandez
Richard Smallwood 29' Y
Y 42' Moritz Leitner
Y 90' Todd Cantwell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee James Mainwaring

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

3
4
6
Blackburn Rovers FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
15 Dec Birmingham City FC H 2–2 D
08 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
01 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–2 W
28 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 1–3 L
24 Nov Preston North End FC A 1–4 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
01 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–1 W
27 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
24 Nov Swansea City AFC A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Norwich City FC
#13 Position #12
21 Points 21
15 Played 15
6 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 8
22 Scored 32
23 Conceded 24
-1 GD +8
1.40 PPG 1.40
40% Win % 47%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts).

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
Norwich City FC
0-15
6/6
16-30
6/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
4/6
61-75
9/3
76+
2/3
■ 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
Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden 4 G 4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 4 G 2 A
Andre Brooks 3 G 2 A
Anthony Musaba 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Blackburn Rovers FC vs Norwich City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Marco Stiepermann has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' Onel Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emiliano Buendia on 21 minute.
  • 23' Corry Evans picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Onel Hernandez is booked for Norwich City FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 29' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Richard Smallwood on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bradley Dack made 397 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' A moment of madness from Moritz Leitner on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Charlie Mulgrew is replaced by Derrick Williams on 46 minute.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Todd Cantwell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Kasey Palmer comes on to replace Corry Evans.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Adam Armstrong is withdrawn and Ben Brereton gets his opportunity.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 83' Richard Smallwood is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Norwich City FC so far.
  • 86' What a moment for Teemu Pukki! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' Todd Cantwell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Jordan Rhodes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Teemu Pukki at the 90 minute mark.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Marco Stiepermann 1
Marcelino Nunez 1
Lewis Travis 1

Head to Head

2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-11-28 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-11-24 Preston North End FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2018-12-15 Bristol City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2018-12-08 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-12-01 Norwich City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC W 2018-11-27 Hull City AFC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2018-11-24 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw26% Norwich City FC46%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Norwich City FC
72%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC22% Draw43% Norwich City FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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