Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Cardiff City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #6
0 Points 1
0 Played 1
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 2
0 Conceded 2
+0 GD +0
– PPG 1.00
– Win % 0%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Cardiff City Stadium as Cardiff City FC face off against Blackburn Rovers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Dimitrios Goutas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 20' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Sam Gallagher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Nathaniel Phillips is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dominic Hyam.
  • 50' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 55' Rubin Colwill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 372 appearances.
  • 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 calls foul for Sondre Tronstad. He receives a card.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Ollie Tanner comes on to replace Josh Bowler.
  • 72' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kion Etete is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 75' Poor challenge from John Buckley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — David Turnbull on, Rubin Colwill off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
  • 89' 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 Sondre Tronstad suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Ryan Wintle. He receives a card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 3
Adam Armstrong 3
Will Vaulks 2
Andreas Weimann 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Bradley Dack 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 1

Head to Head

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

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
4 / 4
0.3 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.35 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 96% + Under — clean sheet likely 89%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC23% Draw53% Blackburn Rovers FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes11% 0% No89%
Avg goals/match: 0.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 45%
55%
± 1.5 16%
84%
± 2.5 4%
96%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
77%
Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
47%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC7% Draw83% Blackburn Rovers FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
15.9%
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
2.6%
2 – 0
1.8%
1 – 2
1.3%
2 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
0.4%
0 – 3
0.3%
3 – 0
0.2%
1 – 3
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 14% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 17% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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