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

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

1 – 3

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 9 Nov 2024 · 12:30 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 17,188 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Andreas Weimann

0–2 54' Andreas Weimann

David Turnbull 73' 1–2

1–3 86+2' Lewis Baker

Y 37' Aynsley Pears

Y 72' Joe Rankin-Costello

Y 90' John Buckley

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 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

Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
06 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L
02 Nov	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W
26 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
22 Oct	Portsmouth FC	H	2–0	W
19 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	5–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	3–1	W
06 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	0–2	L
02 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
26 Oct	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
23 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
19 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#21	Position	#16
7	Points	9
8	Played	8
1 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
10	Scored	12
12	Conceded	12
-2	GD	+0
0.88	PPG	1.13
13%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Blackburn Rovers FC gets underway.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Todd Cantwell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
15' Andreas Weimann has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Cardiff City FC currently sit 21 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
37' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
42' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
46' Yakou Meite is replacing Anwar El Ghazi for the Cardiff City FC side.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andreas Weimann makes it 0-2.
59' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' Joe Rankin-Costello has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Weimann on 60 minute.
65' Cardiff City FC have won 408 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
72' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
73' David Turnbull has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
78' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Todd Cantwell departs to be replaced by John Buckley.
83' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
88' Goal! Lewis Baker scores his 32 goal in 363 matches.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Buckley on 90.
1-3 the final result. Cardiff City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Andreas Weimann ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 60'
2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Lewis Baker 78'
8
Todd Cantwell ↓ John Buckley 78'
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Makhtar Gueye 78'
6
Sondre Tronstad

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Sam Gallagher	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Bradley Dack	2
Will Vaulks	2
Andreas Weimann	2
Robert Glatzel	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-11-06 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-11-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-10-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC W 2024-10-19 Cardiff City FC 5–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC34% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC38%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

66%

Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC25% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 2

8.4%

0 – 0

8.1%

0 – 1

8.1%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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