The visiting Blackburn Rovers side are probably the strongest party at Cardiff City, as the away side own a 23 point advantage from their 25 league fixtures this season.
- Cardiff City have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Championship
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.
Cardiff City form and stats
Cardiff City's struggle is real here at Cardiff City Stadium with only 7 points collected from 11 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-8. Cardiff City are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Cardiff Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Cardiff City's last game was hosting Preston North End (after extra-time) (placed 14th) and winning 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Morison when Harris scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute.
Before that, Cardiff played out a Championship draw 1-1 when visiting West Bromwich Albion.Cardiff City have scored 9 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cardiff defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Blackburn Rovers playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Momentum is building for Blackburn Rovers in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Blackburn lost away at Wigan Athletic (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Late heartbreak for Blackburn in the Wigan Athletic match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
A draw for Blackburn before that, at their own venue hosting Huddersfield Town (0-0).The schedule is very tough for Blackburn now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Hull City is waiting in only four days.
Blackburn have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Blackburn have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head match ended Blackburn Rovers - Cardiff City 5-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - six - two (Cardiff City wins - draws - Blackburn Rovers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Brereton 20 goals |   K. Moore 5 goals |  S. Gallagher 5 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 43 |
| 43 | 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 91% | 92% |
| 79% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 80% |
| 58% | 45% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 56% |
| 29% | 27% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 32% |
| 12% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 54% | 45% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 56% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 36% |
| 42% | 55% | 80% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 16% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.5 | 11.8 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.3 | 10.2 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 20% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 46% |
| 11.9 | 11.5 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.8 | 11 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4 |
- Cardiff City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Cardiff City have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest points (7) at home in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Championship
- 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 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | Fulham | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 32 | 45 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | -17 | 23 |
| 21 | Reading | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
| 24 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 11 |
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