Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Coventry City FC

2 – 0

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison

5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–0	W
04 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	5–0	W
01 Oct	Millwall FC	A	4–0	W
27 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	3–0	W
20 Sep	Leicester City FC	A	0–0	D
13 Sep	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
04 Oct	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
30 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	1–2	L
27 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–3	L
13 Sep	Watford FC	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	0–2	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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Coventry City FC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
Blackburn Rovers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Coventry City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	2
Haji Wright	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Tyler Walker	1
Ellis Simms	1
Thomas Kaminski	1
Ryoya Morishita	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2025-10-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-10-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Coventry City FC W 2025-10-01 Millwall FC 0–4 Coventry City FC W 2025-09-27 Coventry City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-09-20 Leicester City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2025-09-13 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-10-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-10-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-09-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2025-09-27 Charlton Athletic FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-09-13 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-08-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.59 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.6 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 63% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC63% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC12%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

37%

Coventry City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC40% Draw50% Blackburn Rovers FC10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

16.9%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13.3%

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 0

7.1%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

2.8%

2 – 2

2.6%

0 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	19%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	27%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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