Cardiff City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

1 – 3

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 9 Nov 2024 · 12:30 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 17,188 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Andreas Weimann

0–2 54' Andreas Weimann

David Turnbull 73' 1–2

1–3 86+2' Lewis Baker

Y 37' Aynsley Pears

Y 72' Joe Rankin-Costello

Y 90' John Buckley

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

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

Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
06 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L
02 Nov	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W
26 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
22 Oct	Portsmouth FC	H	2–0	W
19 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	5–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	3–1	W
06 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	0–2	L
02 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
26 Oct	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
23 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
19 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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' 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 Jesper Daland suffering a number of foals already.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' What a strike from Andreas Weimann! The score is 0-1.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Willock made 377 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' 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.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
35' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aynsley Pears on 37.
42' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
46' Yakou Meite has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anwar El Ghazi on 46 minute.
51' David Turnbull has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
54' What a strike from Andreas Weimann! The score is 0-2.
59' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Andreas Weimann by Joe Rankin-Costello on 60 minute.
65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
72' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Joe Rankin-Costello gets a card.
73' Goal! David Turnbull scores his 45 goal in 293 matches.
78' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Todd Cantwell is replaced by John Buckley on 78 minute.
83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lewis Travis, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
88' What a strike from Lewis Baker! The score is 1-3.
90' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 90.
Another three points for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Andreas Weimann ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 60'
2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Lewis Baker 78'
8
Todd Cantwell ↓ John Buckley 78'
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Makhtar Gueye 78'
6
Sondre Tronstad

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-11-06 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-11-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-10-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC W 2024-10-19 Cardiff City FC 5–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.23 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC36% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC34%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

64%

Cardiff City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC25% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

0 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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