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

Championship · 2020-21
Cardiff City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Y 19' Thomas Kaminski
Josh Murphy 44' Y
Y 65' Darragh Lenihan
Joe Ralls 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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

2
4
6
Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–5 L
02 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
20 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
16 Mar Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
13 Mar Watford FC H 1–2 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Cardiff City FC A 2–2 D
05 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L
02 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
20 Mar Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
17 Mar Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar Brentford FC H 0–1 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 19' Thomas Kaminski picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' Jacob Davenport has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' Goal! Will Vaulks scores his 23 goal in 357 matches.
  • 32' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
  • 37' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' Adam Armstrong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 44' Josh Murphy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 49' The 37-year-old Barry Douglas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 59' 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.
  • 63' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Josh Murphy is withdrawn and Joe Ralls gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Darragh Lenihan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' A stunning finish from Joe Ralls — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Joe Ralls will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Travis departs to be replaced by Stewart Downing.
  • 79' Ben Brereton gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Sam Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Adam Armstrong — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Harry Wilson is replaced by Jonny Williams on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 3
Ben Brereton 3
Will Vaulks 2
Andreas Weimann 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Bradley Dack 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 1

Head to Head

2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-07-07 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-03-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2021-03-16 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2021-03-13 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-04-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-03-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2021-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Brentford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC37% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
63%
Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC25% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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