Cardiff City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Cardiff City FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 15 Jan 2022 · 12:30 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Cody Drameh 41' Y

Y 42' Jan Paul van Hecke

Y 50' Lewis Travis

Y 55' Darragh Lenihan

Y 56' Darragh Lenihan

Perry Ng 59' Y

Y 59' Ryan Nyambe

James Collins 72' Y

Y 76' Scott Wharton

R 76' Ryan Nyambe

Y 90' Thomas Kaminski

Marlon Pack 90' Y

Overview

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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)

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

2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
02 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
30 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–3	L
11 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D
04 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	2–3	L
27 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	2–1	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W
02 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–0	D
29 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W
18 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	4–0	W
11 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–0	W
04 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W

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' And we are off! cardiff city fc vs blackburn rovers fc — let the football do the talking.
5' It’s high time Steve Morison made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering cardiff city fc that had 387 games and scored 425 goals.
14' Against the run of play, Joe Rothwell has scored! This game has turned on its head.
19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with blackburn rovers fc winning 100% of all matches.
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
39' Tayo Edun has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
41' The referee calls foul for Cody Drameh. He receives a Yellow card.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Jan Paul van Hecke is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 42.
47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lewis Travis.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Darragh Lenihan.
56' The referee has no hesitation. Darragh Lenihan is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 56.
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Perry Ng.
64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
66' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Gallagher is hanging Reda Khadra on the field on 66 minute.
71' Both keepers have barely been tested. cardiff city fc and blackburn rovers fc are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' The referee has no hesitation. James Collins is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 72.
76' Scott Wharton was booked on 76.
78' The crowd applauds Ben Brereton as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Ayala steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
83' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
84' The crowd applauds Lewis Travis as he leaves the pitch. Bradley Johnson steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
0-1 the final result. cardiff city fc will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC L 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-01-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-12-11 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.39 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.79 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC29% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC45%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC23% Draw43% Blackburn Rovers FC34%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

2 – 0

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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