Blackburn Rovers will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get a good result from this grim battle, vs potent Cardiff City.
- Blackburn Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Championship
- Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. Blackburn Rovers are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Ewood Park, having lost their two previous games here.
A good away victory last time out for Blackburn Rovers, who won 4-0 against Queens Park Rangers (placed 22nd). Finally, a league victory after four fixtures without one. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Blackburn played a great game against Queens Park Rangers and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Wahlstedt loved the game against Queens Park Rangers. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 4-0 victory. Midfielder Sigurðsson was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.65 (out of ten) in that game. Sigurðsson scored two goals and hit two key passes.
Prior to that, an away loss at Coventry City.This is expected to be a close game, with Blackburn Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Blackburn Rovers as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Blackburn Rovers has won 6 of these, drawn 4 and lost 5.
Goal party? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league matches with this side has seen three or more goals.
Blackburn Rovers are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Millwall awaits in three days.
The Blackburn Rovers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Blackburn are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (11 from 5 played). When Blackburn Rovers hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Rotherham United, Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Watford, Stoke City and Huddersfield Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Cardiff City form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Cardiff City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Cardiff City played 1-1 against Watford in their previous match. Defender Goutas was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Goutas won 9 of 10 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Middlesbrough wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Cardiff City in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Cardiff City, 0 draws and 8 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Huddersfield Town.
Cardiff have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Cardiff City have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Blackburn won five games, four matches ended with a tie and Cardiff City managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Szmodics 7 goals |  A. Sigurdsson 3 goals |   I. Ugbo 3 goals |
Blackburn Rovers missing players
Cardiff City missing players
| Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 21 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 91% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 45% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 64% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 6.1 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.6 | 4 |
| 7.3 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.6 | 6.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 15.6 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 40% |
| 18 | 15.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17 | 12.3 |
| 5.4 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.2 | 3.9 |
- All of Blackburn Rovers's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Blackburn Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Blackburn Rovers have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cardiff City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cardiff City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Southampton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 15 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 8 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 3 |
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