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 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Brett Huxtable
Referee Matt Donohue
Referee Rob Merchant
Referee Tim Wood

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

Cardiff City FC 13 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
#14	Position	#13
18	Points	21
15	Played	15
4 / 6 / 5	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
27	Scored	22
27	Conceded	23
+0	GD	-1
1.20	PPG	1.40
27%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

4/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

9/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

5/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	10 G	3 A
Yousef Salech	5 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	2 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Cardiff City Stadium!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Ryan Nyambe, a Namibia defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
14' The deadlock is broken! Will Vaulks gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
22' Danny Graham is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 382 games and scored 413 goals.
32' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
41' Assisted by Joe Bennett with the perfectly-timed delivery and Robert Glatzel makes no mistake. 2-1!
46' Dominic Samuel adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
51' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
56' Dion Sanderson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' Bradley Johnson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' The whistle greets Joe Rankin-Costello as he departs to be replaced by Elliott Bennett.
70' GOAL! Adam Armstrong scores on 70.
73' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Josh Murphy exits the field as Callum Paterson enters on 73.
76' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Danny Graham is replaced by Joe Rothwell on 76 minute.
81' With 0 assists to his name this season, Curtis Nelson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
84' Junior Hoilett makes way for Gavin Whyte at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
87' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Sam Gallagher comes on to replace Adam Armstrong.
88' Lewis Travis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
Another three points for Blackburn Rovers FC.

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
Adam Armstrong	3
Ben Brereton	3
Bradley Dack	2
Will Vaulks	2
Andreas Weimann	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Joe Rothwell	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.84 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC44% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC31%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Cardiff City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

56%

Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC33% Draw41% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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