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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 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

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
#16 Position #17
9 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
12 Scored 16
12 Conceded 17
+0 GD -1
1.13 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

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
Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ 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
Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Blackburn Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 21' The crowd applauds Emiliano Buendia as he leaves the pitch. Onel Hernandez steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Corry Evans.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Onel Hernandez is booked for Norwich City FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 29' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Norwich City FC backline.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Moritz Leitner on 42.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Charlie Mulgrew is replaced by Derrick Williams on 46 minute.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Corry Evans exits the field as Kasey Palmer enters on 60.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich 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.
  • 73' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Adam Armstrong trudges off to be replaced by Ben Brereton on 73 minutes.
  • 78' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 387 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 86' Teemu Pukki makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Norwich City FC are in front.
  • 90' Todd Cantwell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Teemu Pukki has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Rhodes to step up.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Norwich City FC players.

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
Gabriel Sara 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Ante Crnac 1
Jack Vale 1
Andreas Weimann 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
1.65 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw26% Norwich City FC39%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Norwich City FC
65%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw42% Norwich City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
5%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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