Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Cardiff City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Tue 4 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Sheyi Ojo 33' Y
Y 34' Samuel Szmodics
Romaine Sawyers 56' Y
Y 84' Sam Gallagher

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
4
7
Cardiff City FC 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
01 Oct Burnley FC H 1–1 D
17 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
13 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 3–2 W
03 Sep Millwall FC A 0–2 L
30 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Millwall FC H 2–1 W
17 Sep Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
13 Sep Watford FC H 2–0 W
03 Sep Bristol City FC H 2–3 L
31 Aug Blackpool FC A 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' Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The 36-year-old Daniel Ayala has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Callum O'Dowda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Mahlon Romeo exits the field as Jack Simpson enters on 23.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Sheyi Ojo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 34' Samuel Szmodics catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Samuel Szmodics is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
  • 49' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dominic Hyam is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 54' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Romaine Sawyers argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Tyrhys Dolan has done his job and it is now time for George Hirst to step up.
  • 62' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Romaine Sawyers by Joe Ralls on 62 minute.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' Sam Gallagher gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Ben Brereton and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Jaden Philogene Bidace has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 76' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Callum O'Dowda is withdrawn and Jaden Philogene Bidace gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Blackburn Rovers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 83' Mark Harris is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sam Gallagher on 84 minutes.
  • 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.
  • It finishes all square. Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2022-09-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-09-13 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Cardiff City FC W 2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2022-09-17 Luton Town FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-09-13 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2022-09-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Bristol City FC L 2022-08-31 Blackpool FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC43% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC30%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
57%
Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC31% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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