Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction, Lineups & Odds
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
We’re expecting a high-scoring clash between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers. Therefore, head to the Total Goals market and our betting prediction is to back Over 2.5 at -154 where we need three or more.
Expert Analysis
The football tips are only provided once we have a handle on the team news and the latest form guide. We are also on point when it comes to the most valuable stats.
Key Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers stats:
The teams are capable of scoring a combined three goals or more. Therefore, our tip is to back the odds -154 when it comes to Over 2.5 Goals in this Championship game.
Those feeling confident of a goalfest might be interested in the bigger odds about Over 3.5 Goals which means you need four or more being scored.
Last Matches & H2H
Birmingham´s last Championship clash was against Sheffield Wednesday and the game finished in a 2-0 loss at Hillsborough.
Blackburn approach this fixture after winning 3-1 in the Championship against Stoke. Tyrhys Dolan (2) and Sammie Szmodics scored for Blackburn at Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City in their last match at Ewood Park, enjoying a 4-2 scoreline.
In their last 10 meetings, Birmingham City have won two, one game has been drawn and Blackburn Rovers have won seven matches.
Confirmed Lineups
Birmingham City (confirmed lineup): John Ruddy, Cody Drameh, Krystian Bielik, Marc Roberts, Ethan Laird, Andre Dozzell, Seung-Ho Paik, Tyler Roberts, Koji Miyoshi, Jordan James, Jay Stansfield.
Blackburn Rovers (confirmed lineup): Aynsley Pears, Dominic Hyam, Kyle McFadzean, Benjamin Chrisene, Callum Brittain, Ryan Hedges, Joe Rankin-Costello, Sondre Tronstad, Tyrhys Dolan, Sammie Szmodics, Sam Gallagher.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction
Over 2.5 Goals @ -154
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers Odds
For this Championship match, the leading bookies’ betting odds mean Birmingham City are the +125 favourite to win and that means a 44% chance of winning. Blackburn Rovers are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +210.
The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. Punters expecting both teams to find the net can get -188 when it comes to BTTS Yes.
The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all Championship matches and you can back Birmingham at -163 and Blackburn at +120.
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Full Time Result
1
+125
X
+250
2
+210
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Half Time Result
1
+175
X
+130
2
+240
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Double Chance
1X
-275
12
-350
X2
-163
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Both Teams to Score
Yes
-188
No
+137.5
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Draw No Bet
1
-163
2
+120
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Asian Handicap
1 Hcp -0.25
-105
2 Hcp +0.25
-105
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Total Goals
Under 2.5
+120
Over 2.5
-154
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Total Corners
Under 10.5
-120
Over 10.5
-120
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Head to Head
Birmingham vs Blackburn
- Championship: 29/11 2023 Blackburn 4 Birmingham 2
- Championship: 01/04 2023 Birmingham 1 Blackburn 0
- FA Cup: 31/01 2023 Birmingham 0 Blackburn 1
- FA Cup: 28/01 2023 Blackburn 2 Birmingham 2
- Championship: 22/10 2022 Blackburn 2 Birmingham 1
- Championship: 07/05 2022 Birmingham 1 Blackburn 2
- Championship: 18/12 2021 Blackburn 4 Birmingham 0
- Championship: 08/05 2021 Blackburn 5 Birmingham 2
- Championship: 02/01 2021 Birmingham 0 Blackburn 2
- FA Cup: 04/01 2020 Birmingham 2 Blackburn 1
Team Stats
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Full time Result
- 4 wins, 11 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
- 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches
Full time Results
- 8 wins, 10 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
- 4 wins, 6 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 away matches
Goals
- An average of 1.10 goals scored and 1.85 conceded in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 1.60 goals scored and 1.50 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.95 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 3.10 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 11 of the previous 20 matches
- BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 12 of the previous 20 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 10 home matches
Goals
- An average of 1.60 goals scored and 1.75 conceded in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 1.60 goals scored and 2.00 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 3.35 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 3.60 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 13 of the previous 20 matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 16 of the previous 20 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 9 of the previous 10 away matches
Corners
- An average of 4.7 corners awarded and 6.2 corners conceded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 4.6 corners awarded and 5.3 corners against in the last 10 home matches
- An average of 10.9 corners awarded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 9.9 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
- Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 10 of the last 20 matches
- Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 home matches
Corners
- An average of 5.05 corners awarded and 6.4 corners conceded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 4 corners awarded and 7.6 corners against in the last 10 away matches
- An average of 11.45 corners awarded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 11.6 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
- Had the most corners in 8 and least corners in 12 of the last 20 matches
- Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 7 of the last 10 away matches
Possession
- An average of 43% possession in the last 20 matches
- An average of 48% possession in the last 10 home matches
- Most possession in 4 of the last 20 matches
- Most possession in 4 of the last 10 home matches
Possession
- An average of 55% possession in the last 20 matches
- An average of 52% possession in the last 10 away matches
- Most possession in 16 of the last 20 matches
- Most possession in 7 of the last 10 away matches
Team News
It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers team news.
We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Championship squads.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers Lineups
Birmingham City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Blackburn Rovers Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1
Birmingham City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Blackburn Rovers Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1
Birmingham City Substitutes
- 1Neil Etheridge
- 3Lee Buchanan
- 7Juninho Bacuna
- 10Lukas Jutkiewicz
- 14Keshi Anderson
- 17Siriki Dembele
- 20Gary Gardner
- 26Kevin Long
- 34Ivan Sunjic
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes
- 4Connor O'Riordan
- 7Arnor Sigurdsson
- 12Leopold Wahlstedt
- 18Dilan Markanday
- 23John Fleck
- 24Andrew Moran
- 30Jake Garrett
- 33Semir Telalovic
- 44Yasin Ayari
Previous Birmingham City Lineups
Previous Blackburn Rovers Lineups
Predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s form part of our Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers lineups service and this includes the formations for each team.
Injuries & Suspensions
Birmingham City Injury Table
Blackburn Rovers Injury Table
Before the latest matches, get up-to-date injuries and suspensions news. We have the latest injury news and you can scroll through each list of players.
Get the important stats for every player thanks to our team-by-team squad information.
Championship Table
Championship 2023/2024
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 64:23 | 72 |
| 2 | Southampton | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 60:35 | 64 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 55:26 | 63 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 55:40 | 60 |
| 5 | West Brom | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 43:29 | 49 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 44:34 | 47 |
| 7 | Hull City | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43:39 | 45 |
| 8 | Norwich | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 50:47 | 45 |
| 9 | Preston | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 40:49 | 45 |
| 10 | Coventry | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 46:34 | 44 |
| 11 | Watford | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45:39 | 41 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44:44 | 41 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35:35 | 41 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36:41 | 40 |
| 15 | Plymouth | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 49:50 | 36 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 40:48 | 36 |
| 17 | Blackburn | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 45:56 | 36 |
| 18 | Millwall | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30:38 | 33 |
| 19 | Birmingham | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34:47 | 32 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 29:45 | 32 |
| 21 | Huddersfield | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 36:52 | 31 |
| 22 | QPR | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 29:43 | 29 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wed | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24:50 | 26 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 25:57 | 19 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 35:11 | 40 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 31:9 | 37 |
| 3 | Southampton | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 39:18 | 35 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37:23 | 34 |
| 5 | West Brom | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25:11 | 33 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 28:19 | 30 |
| 7 | Norwich | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23:15 | 29 |
| 8 | Plymouth | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36:23 | 27 |
| 9 | Coventry | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22:13 | 26 |
| 10 | Preston | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23:26 | 26 |
| 11 | Hull City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23:16 | 25 |
| 12 | Birmingham | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20:17 | 21 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18:17 | 21 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17:18 | 21 |
| 15 | Watford | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25:19 | 20 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18:20 | 20 |
| 17 | Blackburn | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23:27 | 20 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wed | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17:20 | 19 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19:21 | 18 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17:19 | 17 |
| 21 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14:21 | 16 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11:20 | 16 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16:20 | 15 |
| 24 | QPR | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17:24 | 14 |
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