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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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 #6
0 Points 1
0 Played 1
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 2
0 Conceded 2
+0 GD +0
– PPG 1.00
– Win % 0%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Cardiff City Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' Jacob Davenport has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Darragh Lenihan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tyrhys Dolan made 382 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' Thomas Kaminski was booked on 19.
  • 24' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' What a strike from Will Vaulks! The score is 1-0.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Stewart Downing suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' GOAL! Adam Armstrong scores on 43.
  • 44' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Josh Murphy gets a Yellow card.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Joe Ralls. He replaces Josh Murphy on 63 minute.
  • 65' The referee has no hesitation. Darragh Lenihan is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' GOAL! Joe Ralls fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 75' Joe Ralls has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 78' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Travis departs to be replaced by Stewart Downing.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Ben Brereton. He replaces Sam Gallagher on 79 minute.
  • 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Adam Armstrong — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Jonny Williams comes on to replace Harry Wilson.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Ben Brereton 3
Adam Armstrong 3
Will Vaulks 2
Andreas Weimann 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Bradley Dack 2
Robert Glatzel 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
0.57 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC31% Draw40% Blackburn Rovers FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
69%
Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC15% Draw68% Blackburn Rovers FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.6%
0 – 1
17.3%
1 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
1.2%
1 – 3
0.8%
3 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 19% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 21% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

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