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 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 12 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
#21	Position	#16
7	Points	9
8	Played	8
1 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
10	Scored	12
12	Conceded	12
-2	GD	+0
0.88	PPG	1.13
13%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cardiff City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Cardiff City FC have won 404 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' 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 Jake Garrett suffering a number of foals already.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Samuel Szmodics has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 45.
50' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Chrisene made 198 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
57' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Yasin Ayari is replaced by Andrew Moran on 57 minute.
61' Tyrhys Dolan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Gallagher on 61 minute.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sondre Tronstad.
67' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Josh Bowler by Ollie Tanner on 67 minute.
72' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
75' A moment of madness from John Buckley on 75 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
79' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Rubin Colwill is replaced by David Turnbull on 79 minute.
84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' That is a card for Cardiff City FC. Ryan Wintle will be fuming at that decision.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Robert Glatzel	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

3 / 4

0.93 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC31% Draw33% Blackburn Rovers FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

69%

Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC20% Draw54% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 3

2.7%

1 – 3

2.7%

3 – 1

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	18%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	22%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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