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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 12 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 84' Teemu Pukki

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee David Webb
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 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

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4
6
Blackburn Rovers FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
09 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Brentford FC A 2–2 D
02 Dec Millwall FC H 2–1 W
28 Nov Barnsley FC H 2–1 W
24 Nov Preston North End FC A 3–0 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
09 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
05 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
02 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–3 L
28 Nov Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
24 Nov Stoke City FC A 3–2 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' And we are off! Blackburn Rovers FC vs Norwich City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Todd Cantwell made 373 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Norwich City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Teemu Pukki on 22.
  • 27' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' Barry Douglas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
  • 37' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' Marco Stiepermann is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Harvey Elliot is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
  • 65' The deadlock is broken! Teemu Pukki gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Norwich City FC make a change. Mario Vrancic trudges off to be replaced by Kenny McLean on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Stewart Downing. He replaces Lewis Holtby on 72 minute.
  • 77' Josh Martin, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 84' Teemu Pukki picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Norwich City FC make a change. Teemu Pukki trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Hugill on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Marco Stiepermann gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Emiliano Buendia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

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
Harvey Elliot 1
Josh Sargent 1
Kenny McLean 1

Head to Head

2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-05 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-12-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2020-11-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-12-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2020-11-28 Norwich City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2020-11-24 Stoke City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC37% Draw24% Norwich City FC39%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Norwich City FC
63%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Norwich City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw39% Norwich City FC30%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 2
4.5%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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