Blackburn Rovers FC

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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Let’s Gamble on Riversiders

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 Too Good for Cardiff in Last H2H

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.

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
9 Blackburn logo Blackburn 38 15 7 16 42 40 2 42:40 52
21 Cardiff logo Cardiff 38 9 12 17 42 62 -20 42:62 39
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Blackburn Rovers – Last 10 League Games

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 City – Last 10 League Games

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.

Expert Championship Analysis

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.

Blackburn vs Cardiff Prediction

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.

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Blackburn to Win Probability

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.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Blackburn Blackburn logo 2 - 1 Cardiff logo 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 FanDuel logo

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.

Corner Stats

League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Blackburn Logo Blackburn
Total
9.10 4.70 4.40
Home
9.50 5.70 3.80
Away
9.60 3.80 5.80
Cardiff Logo Cardiff
Total
9.80 3.90 5.90
Home
10.20 4.90 5.30
Away
7.90 2.70 5.20

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Blackburn vs Cardiff Odds

Blackburn Rovers are regarded as having a 50% chance of winning this Championship match according to the bookies’ latest betting odds who have priced them up at -100. Cardiff City are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at +280.

For those expecting a low-scoring clash, Under 2.5 Goals is the market leader on the Total Goals market. Both Teams to Score is a popular bet and the Yes/No options are something of a toss-up here.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 3 wins, 6 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 1 wins, 4 defeats and 5 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Corners

Corners

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

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.

Blackburn vs Cardiff Lineups

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Cardiff Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Aynsley Pears
11 Joe Rankin-Costello 17 Hayden Carter 5 Dominic Hyam 4 Yuri Ribeiro
6 Sondre Tronstad 27 Lewis Travis
10 Tyrhys Dolan 23 Yuki Ohashi 42 Emmanuel Dennis
9 Makhtar Gueye
1 Ethan Horvath
38 Perry Ng 2 William Fish 23 Joel Bagan 12 Calum Chambers
35 Andy Rinomhota 15 S. H. Mannsverk 8 Joe Ralls 11 Callum O'Dowda
22 Yousef Salech 47 Callum Robinson

Cardiff Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Blackburn Substitutes

  • 8Todd Cantwell
  • 12Balazs Toth
  • 21John Buckley
  • 28Adam Forshaw
  • 31Dion Sanderson
  • 33A. Cozier-Duberry
  • 45Cauley Woodrow
  • 48Tom Atcheson
  • 59Brandon Powell

Cardiff Substitutes

  • 4Dimitrios Goutas
  • 14David Turnbull
  • 16Chris Willock
  • 19Yakou Meite
  • 27Rubin Colwill
  • 29Will Alves
  • 39Isaak Davies
  • 41Matthew Turner
  • 45Cian Ashford

Previous Blackburn Lineups

12 Mar Championship
Stoke 1-0 Blackburn
08 Mar Championship
Derby 2-1 Blackburn
01 Mar Championship
Blackburn 1-1 Norwich
22 Feb Championship
Swansea 3-0 Blackburn
15 Feb Championship
Blackburn 2-0 Plymouth
12 Feb Championship
West Brom 0-2 Blackburn

Previous Cardiff Lineups

11 Mar Championship
Cardiff 1-2 Luton
08 Mar Championship
Sunderland 2-1 Cardiff
04 Mar Championship
Cardiff 1-2 Burnley
28 Feb FA Cup
Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff
25 Feb Championship
Cardiff 1-0 Hull
22 Feb Championship
Plymouth 1-1 Cardiff

Injuries & Suspensions

Blackburn Injury Table

Type Name Info
Andreas Weimann Knee
Harry Pickering Knee
Jack Vale Other
Scott Wharton Cruciate ligame

Cardiff Injury Table

Type Name Info
Jak Alnwick Hamstring
Ollie Tanner Foot

England FlagChampionship Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds 38 23 11 4 76:25 80
2 Sheffield Utd 38 25 7 6 53:28 80
3 Burnley 38 21 15 2 52:11 78
4 Sunderland 38 19 12 7 55:37 69
5 Coventry 38 17 8 13 55:48 59
6 West Brom 38 13 18 7 48:34 57
7 Bristol City 38 14 15 9 49:41 57
8 Middlesbrough 38 15 9 14 57:48 54
9 Blackburn 38 15 7 16 42:40 52
10 Watford 38 15 7 16 47:51 52
11 Millwall 38 13 12 13 37:39 51
12 Sheffield Wed 38 14 9 15 53:59 51
13 Norwich 38 12 13 13 60:54 49
14 Preston 38 10 17 11 39:44 47
15 QPR 38 11 12 15 44:50 45
16 Swansea 38 12 8 18 38:49 44
17 Portsmouth 38 11 9 18 46:61 42
18 Oxford 38 10 12 16 39:55 42
19 Hull 38 10 11 17 39:47 41
20 Stoke 38 9 12 17 37:51 39
21 Cardiff 38 9 12 17 42:62 39
22 Derby 38 10 8 20 40:51 38
23 Luton 38 9 8 21 34:60 35
24 Plymouth 38 7 12 19 40:77 33
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds 19 15 3 1 47:9 48
2 Sheffield Utd 19 13 3 3 27:14 42
3 Sunderland 19 11 7 1 31:15 40
4 Burnley 19 10 9 0 27:5 39
5 Bristol City 19 10 6 3 28:15 36
6 Coventry 19 11 3 5 34:22 36
7 West Brom 19 9 8 2 25:12 35
8 Watford 19 11 2 6 24:19 35
9 Blackburn 19 10 3 6 26:17 33
10 Portsmouth 19 9 5 5 28:18 32
11 Middlesbrough 19 9 5 5 27:20 32
12 Oxford 19 9 5 5 27:25 32
13 Norwich 19 8 7 4 44:27 31
14 Preston 19 7 10 2 21:15 31
15 Millwall 19 8 4 7 20:17 28
16 Derby 19 8 3 8 23:17 27
17 QPR 19 7 6 6 29:26 27
18 Luton 19 7 6 6 20:19 27
19 Swansea 19 7 5 7 25:21 26
20 Stoke 19 6 8 5 23:21 26
21 Plymouth 19 6 7 6 32:34 25
22 Cardiff 19 7 3 9 22:24 24
23 Sheffield Wed 19 5 7 7 27:28 22
24 Hull 19 4 7 8 21:24 19