Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 1 Nov 2022 · 19:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Dominic Hyam

Josh Eccles 56' Y

Y 76' Scott Wharton

R 85' Jake Garrett

Kasey Palmer 90' Y

Y 90' Thomas Kaminski

Y 90' Daniel Ayala

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-04-02 Coventry City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC 2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
29 Oct	Blackpool FC	H	1–2	L
25 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	2–2	D
22 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W
19 Oct	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
15 Oct	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
29 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
22 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W
18 Oct	Sunderland AFC	H	2–0	W
15 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
11 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Coventry City FC to score. At the same time, Blackburn Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Jonathan Panzo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from George Hirst, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' It’s high time Jon Dahl Tomasson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' 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.
39' A moment of madness from Dominic Hyam on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
41' Jamie Allen puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
46' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Jack Vale by George Hirst on 46 minute.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' Poor challenge from Josh Eccles. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
61' Coventry 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.
66' 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.
71' Kasey Palmer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gustavo Hamer on 71 minute.
76' Scott Wharton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
77' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Tyler Walker on, Callum O'Hare off on 77 minutes.
79' Lewis Travis makes way for Jake Garrett at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
80' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Adam Wharton is replaced by Tyrhys Dolan on 80 minute.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Jake Garrett on 85 minutes.
88' Harry Pickering gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Scott Wharton and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Poor challenge from Kasey Palmer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
23
Bradley Dack ↑ 80'
3
Harry Pickering ↑ 88'
–
George Hirst ↑ 46'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 80'
30
Jake Garrett ↑ 79'

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Gallagher	3
Haji Wright	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Ben Wilson	1
Ben Brereton	1
Matty James	1
Joe Rothwell	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-29 Coventry City FC 1–2 Blackpool FC L 2022-10-25 Coventry City FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2022-10-22 Stoke City FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2022-10-19 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2022-10-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC W 2022-10-15 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC40% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC31%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

60%

Coventry City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC25% Draw50% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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