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Competition: England Championship
Date: Tue 22.October
Match begins: 20:45 (UTC)
Venue: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium (30009 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers latest:

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Birmingham City form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for Birmingham City are 3-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, led his Birmingham City to a defeat in the Championship match away at Leeds United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Ahead of that match, Birmingham City won a home game hosting Middlesbrough (2-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Birmingham City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 4 Lost 4.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Luton Town in only four days. This game is also played here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

The Birmingham City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Birmingham City have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Blackburn Rovers have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far.

Blackburn Rovers delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Huddersfield Town (placed 22nd) in their previous match; a Championship game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Queens Park Rangers wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.

It looked so good for Blackburn Rovers vs Huddersfield Town, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 2-1 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Blackburn Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were 5 Blackburn Rovers wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Blackburn Rovers manager T. Mowbray as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Preston North End.

Blackburn Rovers have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. For Blackburn Rovers, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Birmingham City won 2, Blackburn Rovers won 3 and 5 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversB. Dack
B. Dack
5 goals / 1 assists
Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
3 goals
Blackburn RoversA. Armstrong
A. Armstrong
3 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 1 5 12
5 3 0 Won W 0 2 4
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 3
6 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
11 7 1 Scored S 0 7 15
15 4 1 Conceded C 2 10 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
58% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 75%
42% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 50%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 25%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 17%
33% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 58%
25% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 33%
42% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 20% 17%
 
4.8 5.6 5 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4.6 6.6
4.6 4.2 8 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 4 3.7
2 1.4 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 1.6
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blackburn Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Birmingham City
21-09-19 CH Birmingham City 0 - 1 Preston North End
28-09-19 CH Derby County 3 - 2 Birmingham City
01-10-19 CH Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Birmingham City
04-10-19 CH Birmingham City 2 - 1 Middlesbrough
19-10-19 CH Leeds United 1 - 0 Birmingham City
22-10-19 CH Birmingham City 20:45 Blackburn Rovers
26-10-19 CH Birmingham City 16:00 Luton Town
02-11-19 CH Cardiff City 16:00 Birmingham City
09-11-19 CH Birmingham City 16:00 Fulham
23-11-19 CH Huddersfield Town 16:00 Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
21-09-19 CH Reading 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
28-09-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 Luton Town
01-10-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
05-10-19 CH Queens Park Rangers 4 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
19-10-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town
22-10-19 CH Birmingham City 20:45 Blackburn Rovers
26-10-19 CH Preston North End 16:00 Blackburn Rovers
02-11-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 16:00 Sheffield Wednesday
09-11-19 CH Leeds United 16:00 Blackburn Rovers
23-11-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 16:00 Barnsley

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 12 7 4 1 22 13 5 3 2 0 13 8 7 4 2 1 9 5 9 25
2 Leeds United 12 7 2 3 16 7 6 3 2 1 5 3 6 4 0 2 11 4 9 23
3 Swansea City 12 6 4 2 17 10 6 3 1 2 10 7 6 3 3 0 7 3 7 22
4 Nottingham Forest 12 6 4 2 16 10 5 3 1 1 7 3 7 3 3 1 9 7 6 22
5 Queens Park Rangers 12 7 1 4 21 21 6 3 1 2 12 11 6 4 0 2 9 10 0 22
6 Preston North End 12 6 3 3 23 13 6 5 1 0 18 6 6 1 2 3 5 7 10 21
7 Charlton Athletic 12 6 3 3 18 12 7 4 1 2 10 5 5 2 2 1 8 7 6 21
8 Sheffield Wednesday 12 6 2 4 17 10 5 3 1 1 6 3 7 3 1 3 11 7 7 20
9 Bristol City 12 5 5 2 18 16 5 2 2 1 6 5 7 3 3 1 12 11 2 20
10 Fulham 12 5 4 3 20 12 6 3 2 1 12 5 6 2 2 2 8 7 8 19
11 Cardiff City 12 4 5 3 17 17 6 4 2 0 10 4 6 0 3 3 7 13 0 17
12 Birmingham City 12 5 1 6 11 15 5 3 1 1 7 4 7 2 0 5 4 11 -4 16
13 Brentford 12 4 3 5 12 11 6 2 3 1 8 5 6 2 0 4 4 6 1 15
14 Blackburn Rovers 12 4 3 5 15 17 7 2 3 2 8 7 5 2 0 3 7 10 -2 15
15 Derby County 12 3 6 3 15 18 6 2 3 1 8 6 6 1 3 2 7 12 -3 15
16 Luton Town 12 4 2 6 18 20 6 2 2 2 10 10 6 2 0 4 8 10 -2 14
17 Millwall 12 3 5 4 12 17 5 3 1 1 6 4 7 0 4 3 6 13 -5 14
18 Wigan Athletic 12 4 2 6 10 16 6 4 1 1 7 4 6 0 1 5 3 12 -6 14
19 Hull City 12 3 4 5 16 19 7 2 2 3 10 12 5 1 2 2 6 7 -3 13
20 Reading 12 3 2 7 12 17 6 2 0 4 7 11 6 1 2 3 5 6 -5 11
21 Middlesbrough 12 2 4 6 11 17 7 2 2 3 5 8 5 0 2 3 6 9 -6 10
22 Huddersfield Town 12 2 3 7 14 20 6 1 1 4 6 9 6 1 2 3 8 11 -6 9
23 Stoke City 12 2 2 8 13 22 7 1 1 5 8 13 5 1 1 3 5 9 -9 8
24 Barnsley 12 1 4 7 9 23 7 1 3 3 8 13 5 0 1 4 1 10 -14 7