Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

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4
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Cardiff City FC 12 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

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Cardiff City FC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 23' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Mahlon Romeo is replaced by Jack Simpson.
  • 28' Cardiff City FC have won 398 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' Poor challenge from Sheyi Ojo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Samuel Szmodics. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' Jaden Philogene Bidace is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • 49' Cedric Kipre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 50 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' Ryan Allsop has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' Romaine Sawyers is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — George Hirst on, Tyrhys Dolan off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Romaine Sawyers is replaced by Joe Ralls on 62 minute.
  • 67' Tyrhys Dolan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 68' Sam Gallagher is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Brereton at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Callum O'Dowda is replaced by Jaden Philogene Bidace.
  • 81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' The Wales Mark Harris breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 1-0!
  • 84' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' John Buckley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 3
Ben Brereton 3
Bradley Dack 2
Will Vaulks 2
Andreas Weimann 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Joe Rothwell 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
4 / 4
1.15 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC40% Draw31% Blackburn Rovers FC29%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC26% Draw53% Blackburn Rovers FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
14%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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