Cardiff City

Football England - EFL Championship Cardiff City Stadium Tue 20 Feb 15:45

Blackburn Rovers

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

The Over 2.5 Goals selection is our betting prediction at -143. Both Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers can score and we’re needing the net to bulge three or more times.

Expert Analysis

We use the injury and suspension information to come up with the best possible football tips. You will also see that we take a stats-led approach by considering the key numbers.

Key Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers stats:

  • Cardiff City have conceded 2 or more goals in 16 of their last 32 matches this season
  • Cardiff City have scored 2 or more goals in 13 of their past 32 matches this season
  • In 9 of the last 10 Blackburn Rovers away matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals
  • Blackburn Rovers have conceded 2 or more goals in 12 of their last 20 matches
  • Blackburn Rovers have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their past 10 away matches

The teams are capable of scoring a combined three goals or more. Therefore, our tip is to back the odds -143 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

Cardiff played Norwich in their last match and this was an away game at Carrow Road. The scoreline was a 4-1 loss in this Championship encounter, with Jamilu Collins scoring for Cardiff.

Blackburn´s last Championship clash was against Preston and the game finished in a 2-2 draw. The match was played at Deepdale, with Sammie Szmodics and Sam Gallagher scoring goals.

The latest match between Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers saw Blackburn Rovers run out 1-0 winners at Ewood Park.

During the past 10 matches, Cardiff City have won one time. Blackburn Rovers have won six and the other three games ended in a draw.

Confirmed Lineups

Cardiff City (confirmed lineup): Ethan Horvath, Mahlon Romeo, Nathaniel Phillips, Dimitrios Goutas, Jamilu Collins, Manolis Siopis, Ryan Wintle, Josh Bowler, Rubin Colwill, Karlan Grant, Kion Etete.

Blackburn Rovers (confirmed lineup): Aynsley Pears, Dominic Hyam, Kyle McFadzean, Scott Wharton, Callum Brittain, Benjamin Chrisene, Sondre Tronstad, Jake Garrett, Sammie Szmodics, Yasin Ayari, Sam Gallagher.

Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction

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Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers Odds

Bookies favourites Cardiff City are regarded as the likeliest winners for this Championship game and the -154 about them triumphing means a 61% chance of winning based on their current betting odds. The market suggests that Blackburn Rovers are least likely to win at +400.

The odds suggest that Over 2.5 Goals is a strong probability in this exciting match. Punters expecting both teams to find the net can get -133 when it comes to BTTS Yes.

Should you want to back Cardiff to win this Championship match, then there is -400 available on the Draw No Bet market, with Blackburn chalked at +275.

Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 7 wins, 11 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 6 wins, 11 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 6 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Cardiff City FC

Blackburn Rovers FC

Goals / match
0.6 2
Conceded / match
2.2 1.4
Total / match
2.8 3.4

Corners

Corners

Cardiff City FC

Blackburn Rovers FC

For / match
3 3.6
Against / match
5.4 6.6
Total / match
8.4 10.2

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

If you’re looking for Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers team news, then we have predicted and confirmed lineups available along with details of any injuries on both sides.

We’ve got details of the Championship squads so that you know every player on the roster.

Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers Lineups

Cardiff City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Blackburn Rovers Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Cardiff City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Ethan Horvath
2 Mahlon Romeo 12 Nathaniel Phillips 4 Dimitrios Goutas 17 Jamilu Collins
23 Manolis Siopis 6 Ryan Wintle
14 Josh Bowler 27 Rubin Colwill 16 Karlan Grant
9 Kion Etete
1 Aynsley Pears
5 Dominic Hyam 55 Kyle McFadzean 16 Scott Wharton
2 Callum Brittain 45 Benjamin Chrisene 6 Sondre Tronstad 30 Jake Garrett
8 Sammie Szmodics 44 Yasin Ayari
9 Sam Gallagher

Blackburn Rovers Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Cardiff City Substitutes

  • 8Joe Ralls
  • 15David Turnbull
  • 19Romaine Sawyers
  • 20Famara Diedhiou
  • 30Josh Wilson-Esbrand
  • 32Ollie Tanner
  • 38Perry Ng
  • 41Matthew Turner
  • 48Cian Ashford

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes

  • 4Connor O'Riordan
  • 7Arnor Sigurdsson
  • 10Tyrhys Dolan
  • 12Leopold Wahlstedt
  • 14Billy Koumetio
  • 18Dilan Markanday
  • 21John Buckley
  • 24Andrew Moran
  • 33Semir Telalovic

Previous Cardiff City Lineups

17 Feb Championship
Norwich 4-1 Cardiff City
13 Feb Championship
West Brom 2-0 Cardiff City
10 Feb Championship
Cardiff City 0-2 Preston

Previous Blackburn Rovers Lineups

17 Feb Championship
Preston 2-2 Blackburn
13 Feb Championship
Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn
10 Feb Championship
Blackburn 3-1 Stoke City

The Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers lineups are available before kick-off, with the predicted lineups showing first and they are followed by confirmed starting 11s.

Injuries & Suspensions

Cardiff City Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Mark McGuinness Hamstring
Callum ODowda Leg injury

Blackburn Rovers Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Harry Pickering Hamstring
Hayden Carter Hamstring

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.

Make sure you check out the latest squads and access the up-to-date player stats.

England FlagChampionship Table

Championship 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 33 25 3 5 69:26 78
2 Leeds United 33 21 6 6 61:26 69
3 Southampton 32 20 7 5 63:38 67
4 Ipswich Town 32 19 9 4 61:41 66
5 West Brom 32 15 7 10 45:31 52
6 Coventry 33 13 12 8 51:37 51
7 Norwich 33 15 6 12 58:50 51
8 Hull City 31 14 6 11 45:40 48
9 Preston 33 14 7 12 44:52 49
10 Sunderland 33 14 5 14 45:37 47
11 Bristol City 33 12 8 13 38:37 44
12 Middlesbrough 32 13 5 14 47:47 44
13 Watford 32 10 11 11 48:45 41
14 Cardiff City 32 12 4 16 37:47 40
15 Birmingham 32 10 8 14 37:48 38
16 Plymouth 32 9 10 13 51:54 37
17 Blackburn 32 11 4 17 47:59 37
18 Swansea City 33 9 9 15 41:54 36
19 Stoke City 33 9 8 16 30:46 35
20 Huddersfield 32 7 13 12 37:52 34
21 Millwall 33 8 9 16 31:46 33
22 QPR 33 8 8 17 30:44 32
23 Sheffield Wed 33 8 5 20 26:52 29
24 Rotherham 31 3 10 18 26:59 19
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds United 16 12 4 0 35:11 40
2 Leicester City 17 13 1 3 34:11 40
3 West Brom 17 11 3 3 27:13 36
4 Southampton 15 11 2 2 39:18 35
5 Norwich 17 11 2 4 31:18 35
6 Ipswich Town 15 10 4 1 37:23 34
7 Sunderland 16 10 0 6 28:19 30
8 Preston 17 9 3 5 27:29 30
9 Coventry 16 7 8 1 24:14 29
10 Plymouth 16 8 4 4 38:27 28
11 Birmingham 16 7 6 3 23:18 27
12 Hull City 16 7 4 5 23:16 25
13 Bristol City 17 7 3 7 21:19 24
14 Huddersfield 16 5 6 5 20:21 21
15 Middlesbrough 16 6 3 7 17:18 21
16 Watford 16 5 5 6 26:21 20
17 Cardiff City 15 6 2 7 18:20 20
18 Blackburn 16 6 2 8 23:27 20
19 Sheffield Wed 16 5 4 7 17:20 19
20 Stoke City 17 5 4 8 12:21 19
21 Swansea City 17 4 5 8 18:25 17
22 Millwall 17 4 4 9 14:27 16
23 Rotherham 16 3 6 7 17:22 15
24 QPR 16 3 5 8 17:24 14

An up-to-date table is available and we recommend you check out Championship standings to see which teams are challenging near the top and bottom.