ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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Ewood Park
Referee: O. Langford
Blackburn
Match Timeline
Birmingham
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
30'
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Birmingham
🔄
46'
A. Cochrane ↔ E. Laird
Birmingham
50'
T. Cantwell
Blackburn
🔄
69'
R. Hedges ↔ L. Miller
Blackburn
🟨
76'
Tomoki Iwata
Birmingham
🔄
81'
K. Anderson ↔ T. Doyle
Birmingham
🔄
81'
B. Osayi-Samuel ↔ L. Dykes
Birmingham
🔄
82'
R. Alebiosu ↔ S. Wharton
Blackburn
🔄
87'
T. Cantwell ↔ D. De Neve
Blackburn
🔄
87'
Y. Ohashi ↔ M. Gueye
Blackburn
🔄
88'
A. Kargbo ↔ A. Henriksson
Blackburn
🔄
88'
P. Neumann ↔ W. T. Willumsson
Birmingham
🟨
90+8'
Sean McLoughlin
Blackburn
🔄
90+2'
K. Furuhashi ↔ E. Cashin
Birmingham
90'
J. Stansfield
Birmingham
90'
L. Dykes · Assist: D. Gray
Birmingham

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Blackburn Win 0%
Draw 0%
Birmingham Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Blackburn0.4
Birmingham1
Recent Form (Last 5)
Blackburn Blackburn
WWDLW
0 GF / 1 GA
Birmingham Birmingham
WLDWL
1 GF / 1 GA
Key Stats
0
Average Goals Scored
1
1
Average Goals Conceded
1
0
BTTS Yes
1
0
Over 2.5
0
1
Shots on Goal
3

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Blackburn Blackburn 1 matches
Birmingham Birmingham 1 matches
Blackburn Statistic Birmingham
0 Wins 0
0 Draws 1
1 Losses 0
0 Goals For 1
1 Goals Against 1
0 Avg Goals Scored 1
1 Avg Goals Conceded 1
0 BTTS Yes 1
0 Over 1.5 1
0 Over 2.5 0
0 Over 3.5 0
0 Clean Sheets 0
1 Failed To Score 0
1 Shots On Goal 3
9 Total Shots 11
7 Corners 1
56% Ball Possession 51%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Blackburn won 8 times, Birmingham won 5 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 26:16 from Blackburn's perspective. 8 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 8 matches, with an average of 2.8 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Blackburn 4-2-3-1 / Birmingham 4-4-1-1
H2H summary: Blackburn wins 8, draws 2, Birmingham wins 5
Stats
Blackburn Blackburn
Birmingham Birmingham
Shots on Goal
2
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
2
Shots off Goal
2
Blocked Shots
1
Blocked Shots
2
3 Corner Kicks 5
14 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 0
41% Ball Possession 59%
5 Total Shots 8
2 Shots on Goal 4
2 Shots off Goal 2
1 Blocked Shots 2
5 Shots insidebox 4
0 Shots outsidebox 4
2 Goalkeeper Saves 1
295 Total passes 428
203 Passes accurate 362
0.43 expected_goals 2.00
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 2 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Blackburn
Formation
Birmingham
B. Toth
B. Toth
R. Alebiosu
R. Alebiosu
D. Hyam
D. Hyam
S. McLoughlin
S. McLoughlin
Y. Ribeiro
Y. Ribeiro
S. Tronstad
S. Tronstad
S. Tavares
S. Tavares
A. Kargbo
A. Kargbo
T. Cantwell
T. Cantwell
R. Hedges
R. Hedges
Y. Ohashi
Y. Ohashi
R. Allsop
R. Allsop
B. Osayi-Samuel
B. Osayi-Samuel
P. Neumann
P. Neumann
C. Klarer
C. Klarer
A. Cochrane
A. Cochrane
D. Gray
🎯
D. Gray
Paik Seung-Ho
Paik Seung-Ho
T. Iwata
T. Iwata
K. Anderson
K. Anderson
J. Stansfield
J. Stansfield
K. Furuhashi
K. Furuhashi
Blackburn 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
22
B. Toth
G
2
R. Alebiosu
↓ 82'
D
5
D. Hyam
D
15
S. McLoughlin
🟨 90+8'
D
4
Y. Ribeiro
D
6
S. Tronstad
M
8
S. Tavares
M
7
A. Kargbo
↓ 88'
M
10
T. Cantwell
⚽ 50' ↓ 87'
M
19
R. Hedges
↓ 69'
M
23
Y. Ohashi
↓ 87'
F
Substitutes
35
N. Michalski
G
14
D. De Neve
↑ 87'
D
12
L. Miller
↑ 69'
D
3
H. Pickering
D
16
S. Wharton
↑ 82'
D
18
A. Henriksson
↑ 88'
M
31
K. Montgomery
M
9
M. Gueye
↑ 87'
F
32
I. Tyjon
F
Birmingham 4-4-1-1
Starting XI
21
R. Allsop
G
26
B. Osayi-Samuel
↓ 81' 🟨 30'
D
5
P. Neumann
↓ 88'
D
4
C. Klarer
D
20
A. Cochrane
↓ 46'
D
10
D. Gray
🎯 90'
M
8
Paik Seung-Ho
M
24
T. Iwata
🟨 76'
M
14
K. Anderson
↓ 81'
M
28
J. Stansfield
⚽ 90'
F
9
K. Furuhashi
↓ 90+2'
F
Substitutes
25
J. Beadle
G
41
E. Cashin
↑ 90+2'
D
2
E. Laird
↑ 46'
D
7
T. Doyle
↑ 81'
M
27
K. Fujimoto
M
19
T. Gardner-Hickman
M
12
M. Leonard
M
18
W. T. Willumsson
↑ 88'
M
17
L. Dykes
⚽ 90' ↑ 81'
F
Last matches: Blackburn
14.08.26
Cha
Blackburn
Wolves
2
2
D
01.08.26
Fri
Blackburn
Huddersfield
1
1
D
25.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Strasbourg
2
0
W
22.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Nottingham Forest
0
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Barnsley
3
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Accrington ST
0
0
D
02.05.26
Cha
Blackburn
Leicester
0
1
L
22.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
3
1
W
17.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Coventry
1
1
D
14.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Southampton
0
3
L
11.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Stoke City
1
1
D
06.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
West Brom
0
0
D
03.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
0
W
21.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
0
0
D
14.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Millwall
2
1
W
11.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Oxford United
0
1
L
07.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Portsmouth
1
1
D
28.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Derby
1
3
L
24.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Bristol City
1
2
L
20.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Preston
1
0
W
Last matches: Birmingham
15.08.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
0
0
D
31.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Barcelona
2
2
D
25.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Crewe
2
1
W
22.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Burton Albion
1
0
W
15.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Solihull Moors
3
0
W
10.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Huddersfield
3
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Birmingham
Portsmouth
1
1
D
25.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Bristol City
2
1
W
22.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Preston
2
1
W
18.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Hull City
1
1
D
12.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Wrexham
2
0
W
06.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Ipswich
1
2
L
03.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Blackburn
0
1
L
21.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Derby
0
1
L
14.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
QPR
1
0
W
07.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Charlton
0
1
L
02.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
1
3
L
25.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Millwall
0
3
L
21.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Norwich
2
1
W
H2H: Blackburn vs Birmingham
03.04.26
H2H
Birmingham
Blackburn
0
1
W
16.08.25
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
2
L
13.02.24
H2H
Birmingham
Blackburn
1
0
L
29.11.23
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
4
2
W
01.04.23
H2H
Birmingham
Blackburn
1
0
L
31.01.23
H2H
Birmingham
Blackburn
0
1
W
28.01.23
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
2
2
D
22.10.22
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
2
1
W
07.05.22
H2H
Birmingham
Blackburn
1
2
W
18.12.21
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
4
0
W
08.05.21
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
5
2
W
02.01.21
H2H
Birmingham
Blackburn
0
2
W
04.01.20
H2H
Birmingham
Blackburn
2
1
L
26.12.19
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
1
D
22.10.19
H2H
Birmingham
Blackburn
1
0
L
Last matches: Blackburn
18.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Barnsley
3
0
W
02.05.26
Cha
Blackburn
Leicester
0
1
L
17.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Coventry
1
1
D
06.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
West Brom
0
0
D
21.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
0
0
D
07.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Portsmouth
1
1
D
24.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Bristol City
1
2
L
20.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Preston
1
0
W
03.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
W
31.01.26
Cha
Blackburn
Hull City
0
1
L
24.01.26
Cha
Blackburn
Watford
1
1
D
04.01.26
Cha
Blackburn
Charlton
2
2
D
01.01.26
Cha
Blackburn
Wrexham
0
2
L
20.12.25
Cha
Blackburn
Millwall
2
0
W
09.12.25
Cha
Blackburn
Oxford United
1
1
D
02.12.25
Cha
Blackburn
Ipswich
1
1
D
26.11.25
Cha
Blackburn
QPR
0
1
L
08.11.25
Cha
Blackburn
Derby
1
2
L
25.10.25
Cha
Blackburn
Southampton
2
1
W
21.10.25
Cha
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
1
3
L
H2H at home: Blackburn
16.08.25
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
2
L
29.11.23
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
4
2
W
28.01.23
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
2
2
D
22.10.22
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
2
1
W
18.12.21
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
4
0
W
08.05.21
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
5
2
W
26.12.19
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
1
D
Last matches: Birmingham
15.08.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
0
0
D
25.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Crewe
2
1
W
22.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Burton Albion
1
0
W
15.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Solihull Moors
3
0
W
02.05.26
Cha
Birmingham
Portsmouth
1
1
D
18.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Hull City
1
1
D
06.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Ipswich
1
2
L
21.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Derby
0
1
L
07.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Charlton
0
1
L
25.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Millwall
0
3
L
21.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Norwich
2
1
W
31.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Oxford United
2
0
W
20.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
W
17.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Swansea
1
1
D
10.01.26
FA
Birmingham
Cambridge United
3
2
W
01.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Watford
0
3
L
20.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
0
3
L
09.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
QPR
1
2
L
06.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
Southampton
1
3
L
26.11.25
Cha
Birmingham
West Brom
1
1
D
H2H away: Birmingham
16.08.25
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
2
W
29.11.23
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
4
2
L
28.01.23
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
2
2
D
22.10.22
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
2
1
L
18.12.21
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
4
0
L
08.05.21
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
5
2
L
26.12.19
H2H
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
1
D

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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