Cardiff City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Tue 7 Jul 2020 · 18:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 88' Lewis Travis

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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 Brett Huxtable
Referee Matt Donohue
Referee Rob Merchant
Referee Tim Wood

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

2020-07-07 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jul	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–3	L
04 Jul	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
30 Jun	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
27 Jun	Preston North End FC	A	3–1	W
21 Jun	Leeds United FC	H	2–0	W
07 Mar	Barnsley FC	A	2–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jul	Cardiff City FC	A	3–2	W
04 Jul	Leeds United FC	H	1–3	L
30 Jun	Barnsley FC	A	0–2	L
27 Jun	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–2	L
20 Jun	Bristol City FC	H	3–1	W
08 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–3	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Cardiff City FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at Cardiff City Stadium.
5' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff 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.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
14' Magnificent from Will Vaulks! That is 23 goals in 357 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
22' Magnificent from Danny Graham! That is 21 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
27' Joe Ralls is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
32' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Harris might look to freshen things up shortly.
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
41' What a strike from Robert Glatzel! The score is 2-1.
46' Dominic Samuel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
51' Adam Armstrong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 88 goals in his last 387 appearances.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Morrison is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Harris will be considering his options from the bench.
66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
69' The whistle greets Joe Rankin-Costello as he departs to be replaced by Elliott Bennett.
70' What composure from Adam Armstrong! The England international strokes it home. 2-3.
73' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 73 minute. Josh Murphy leaves to be changed by Callum Paterson.
76' Danny Graham makes way for Joe Rothwell at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
81' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Bradley Johnson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
84' Gavin Whyte is replacing Junior Hoilett for the Cardiff City FC side.
87' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 87 minute. Adam Armstrong leaves to be changed by Sam Gallagher.
88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lewis Travis.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Marlon Pack ↑ 84'
1
Neil Etheridge
22
Soul Bamba
13
Callum Paterson ↑ 73'
23
Daniel Ward ↑ 73'
17
Lee Tomlin ↑ 73'
5
Aden Flint
20
Gavin Whyte ↑ 84'
24
Brad Smith

Coach Neil Harris

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Tosin Adarabioyo
4
Bradley Johnson
19
Stewart Downing
2
Ryan Nyambe
27
Lewis Travis
26
Darragh Lenihan C
37
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Elliott Bennett 69'
10
Danny Graham ↓ Joe Rothwell 76'
12
Dominic Samuel ↓ Lewis Holtby 87'
7
Adam Armstrong ↓ Sam Gallagher 87'
1
Christian Walton

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.5 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC40% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC33%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

60%

Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC29% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 0

7.2%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

Cardiff City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Clean Sheet