Cardiff City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

0 – 0

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 20 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Dominic Hyam

Y 66' Sondre Tronstad

Y 75' John Buckley

Ryan Wintle 90' Y

Dimitrios Goutas 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)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 24.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
17 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–4	L
13 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
10 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
03 Feb	Watford FC	A	1–0	W
20 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–3	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	0–0	D
17 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
13 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
10 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
03 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	Wrexham AFC	H	4–1	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
5' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dimitrios Goutas, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 397 games and scored 491 goals.
20' 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.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Josh Bowler is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
35' Benjamin Chrisene needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' Dominic Hyam catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' 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.
57' Yasin Ayari makes way for Andrew Moran at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
61' Tyrhys Dolan is replacing Sam Gallagher for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
66' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Sondre Tronstad gets a card.
67' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Josh Bowler is withdrawn and Ollie Tanner gets his opportunity.
72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' A moment of madness from John Buckley on 75 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
79' Cardiff City FC make a change. Rubin Colwill trudges off to be replaced by David Turnbull on 79 minutes.
84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
89' Jamilu Collins has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Wintle on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-01-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-01-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Wrexham AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.27 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC37% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

63%

Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC26% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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