Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Birmingham City nor Blackburn Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Birmingham City form and stats
Birmingham City was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the FA Cup.When playing at home in the Championship, Birmingham City have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 13 games. It's been an uphill battle for Birmingham City in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Millwall game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Birmingham City fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Wigan Athletic. Before that game, the home loss against Leeds United with the scoreline 4-5.
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 14 matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 5 Lost 4.
Birmingham City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Blackburn Rovers was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round replays last season.There's been little loot from Blackburn Rovers's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Championship. Blackburn Rovers only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Blackburn Rovers have lost on their last two travels.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Blackburn Rovers, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Nottingham Forest. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Huddersfield Town's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Blackburn Rovers in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Blackburn Rovers, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
Blackburn Rovers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Blackburn Rovers have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Birmingham City 2 wins, 6 draws and Blackburn Rovers 2 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Dack 9 goals |   L. Jutkiewicz 7 goals |  A. Armstrong 6 goals |
Birmingham City missing players
Blackburn Rovers missing players
| Birmingham City | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 34 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 23 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 324 | 182 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 253 | ||
| 94 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 84 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | Brentford | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 43 |
| 5 | Fulham | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Millwall | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Hull City | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 39 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -1 | 38 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 30 | -2 | 37 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | Reading | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 17 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 29 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 28 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 28 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 24 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 23 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 21 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | -24 | 21 |
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