Blackburn vs Cardiff Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 15 Mar 2025

Blackburn have the capability of securing a victory when they clash with Cardiff. For this reason, we are going to take the Full-Time Result odds of -100 with a large degree of confidence.

Blackburn Rovers have suffered defeat in their last two games. Most recently, a 1-0 scoreline occurred away at Bet365 Stadium against Stoke City. The Lancashire outfit had 49% possession and two shots on target.

Cardiff City have been defeated in three straight games. They were recently beaten at home to Luton Town by a 2-1 scoreline at Cardiff City Stadium. The Bluebirds had 50% possession and four shots on goal, with Calum Chambers finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Blackburn are unbeaten in the past five games against Cardiff. In the last clash, away side Blackburn landed a 3-1 victory at Cardiff City Stadium. The past 10 H2H matches have included six Blackburn victories, three draws and one Cardiff win.

Championship		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
20	Blackburn	33	10	8	15	31	41	-10	31:41	38

3 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.0 goals from 3.3 shots on goal and 7.8 attempts. Blackburn have had 51.2% possession and 4.7 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.4 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 7.3 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.4 corners.

Makhtar Gueye is the top scorer with 4 goals, while Andreas Weimann and Tyrhys Dolan both have 2. Tyrhys Dolan is the leading assists maker on 2.

Cardiff have 2 victories, 5 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 1.1 goals from 8.0 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal. The South Wales side average 48.7% possession, 3.9 corners awarded and 5.9 corners against them, while conceding 2.0 goals from 8.8 attempts and 4.8 shots on goal.

Yousef Salech is the leading scorer with 4 goals, followed by Callum Robinson on 2, with Calum Chambers and two others bagging 1. Joel Bagan, Will Alves and Cian Ashford have been the top assists providers with 1 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Blackburn confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Aynsley Pears (GK), Joe Rankin-Costello, Hayden Carter, Dominic Hyam, Yuri Ribeiro, Sondre Tronstad, Lewis Travis, Tyrhys Dolan, Yuki Ohashi, Emmanuel Dennis, Makhtar Gueye.

Cardiff confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Ethan Horvath (GK), Perry Ng, William Fish, Joel Bagan, Calum Chambers, Andy Rinomhota, Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk, Joe Ralls, Callum O'Dowda, Yousef Salech, Callum Robinson.

Blackburn vs Cardiff Prediction & Betting Tips

Our opinion is that Blackburn will prove too strong for their opponents and we’ll therefore take the -100 for this Championship game. This bet really stands out when it comes to securing value.

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Blackburn vs Cardiff league stats:

• Blackburn have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• Cardiff have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
• Cardiff have lost their last 3 games.
• Blackburn have won 6 of their last 10 games against Cardiff.

When you look at the latest betting odds, our pick has a 50% chance of winning. However, we have this number between 55-60% based on our in-depth research. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

If you’re wanting bigger odds about Blackburn, then there are a number of alternatives including the Asian Handicap, Double Result and the Result & Both Teams to Score markets.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Blackburn 2 - 1 Cardiff

We’re taking a chance on Blackburn to achieve a 2-1 winning scoreline. Odds of +700 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Corners Prediction

Cardiff Under 4.5 Corners -150

In the past 10 Cardiff away games, there’s been 9 occasions where they’ve not covered the 4.5 corners line, with Blackburn Rovers conceding under 4.5 corners in four consecutive home matches. The Cardiff Team Corners line looks too high and we’re content to go under this number at odds of -150.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Blackburn

Total

9.10 4.70 4.40

Home

9.50 5.70 3.80

Away

9.60 3.80 5.80

Cardiff

Total

9.80 3.90 5.90

Home

10.20 4.90 5.30

Away

7.90 2.70 5.20

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-119

Under 9.5

-119

Blackburn Corners

Over 5.5

-110

Under 5.5

-125

Cardiff Corners

Over 4.5

+110

Under 4.5

-150

Most Corners

1

-149

X

+550

2

+148

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Blackburn vs Cardiff Odds

Blackburn Rovers are regarded as having a 51% chance of winning this Championship match according to the bookies’ latest betting odds who have priced them up at -102. Cardiff City are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at +300.

For those expecting a low-scoring clash, Under 2.5 Goals is the market leader on the Total Goals market.

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Full-Time Result

1

-102

X

+220

2

+300

Half-Time Result

1

+165

X

+104

2

+340

Double Chance

1X

-455

12

-313

X2

-133

Draw No Bet

1

-238

2

+180

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-102

2 Hcp +0.5

-123

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-159

Over 2.5

+120

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-109

No

-128

Blackburn vs Cardiff Lineups & Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Blackburn vs Cardiff team news.

The Championship squads highlight the star players operating for every team in the division.

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