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Norwich City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Norwich City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 27 Apr 2019 · 18:30 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Darragh Lenihan
Y 53' Bradley Dack
Christoph Zimmermann 64' Y
Y 81' Adam Armstrong

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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

6
4
3
Norwich City FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
19 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–2 D
14 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Reading FC H 2–2 D
06 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 4–0 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
22 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
19 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
13 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
09 Apr Derby County FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#17 Position #16
9 Points 9
8 Played 8
3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
16 Scored 12
17 Conceded 12
-1 GD +0
1.13 PPG 1.13
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ 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)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 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' In just a few seconds Carrow Road will turn into a battlefield for Norwich City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marco Stiepermann makes it 1-0.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Darragh Lenihan on 18.
  • 21' Goal! Mario Vrancic scores his 19 goal in 373 matches.
  • 23' Against the run of play, Lewis Travis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 46 minute. Danny Graham leaves to be changed by Ben Brereton.
  • 51' Emiliano Buendia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 21 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' A moment of madness from Bradley Dack on 53 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
  • 58' Craig Conway has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Rodwell on 58 minute.
  • 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' Christoph Zimmermann has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' Amari'i Bell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Harry Chapman comes on to replace Bradley Dack.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Farke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 81' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Tettey. He replaces Marco Stiepermann on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Norwich City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Ben Gibson 1
Yuki Ohashi 1
Ante Crnac 1

Head to Head

2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-04-22 Stoke City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2019-04-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2019-04-06 Norwich City FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-04-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-04-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2019-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.09 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC50% Draw23% Blackburn Rovers FC27%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
50%
Norwich City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC36% Draw39% Blackburn Rovers FC25%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.7%
0 – 0
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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