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Championship | Gameweek 46
May 8, 2021 at 12.30pm UK
Ewood Park
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Blackburn
5 - 2
Birmingham

Armstrong (27' pen., 71', 85'), Brereton (45+1'), Elliott (83')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Pedersen (22'), Jutkiewicz (50')
Leko (26'), Stirk (40'), Pedersen (67')

The Match

Match Report

Blackburn were convincing 5-2 winners over Birmingham, having beaten Huddersfield by the same scoreline in their previous home match.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 45.89%. A draw had a probability of 27.8% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 26.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.15%) and 2-1 (8.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.88%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (9.61%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawBirmingham City
45.89%27.76%26.35%
Both teams to score 45.09%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
39.98%60.02%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.74%80.25%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.83%26.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.75%61.24%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.07%38.93%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.35%75.65%
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 45.88%
    Birmingham City 26.35%
    Draw 27.76%
Blackburn RoversDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 13.65%
2-0 @ 9.15%
2-1 @ 8.64%
3-0 @ 4.09%
3-1 @ 3.86%
3-2 @ 1.82%
4-0 @ 1.37%
4-1 @ 1.29%
Other @ 2%
Total : 45.88%
1-1 @ 12.88%
0-0 @ 10.18%
2-2 @ 4.08%
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 27.76%
0-1 @ 9.61%
1-2 @ 6.08%
0-2 @ 4.53%
1-3 @ 1.91%
0-3 @ 1.43%
2-3 @ 1.28%
Other @ 1.51%
Total : 26.35%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Birmingham

Blackburn Rovers
87.5%
Draw
0.0%
Birmingham City
12.5%
8
Head to Head
Jan 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 23
Birmingham
0-2
Blackburn

Sanchez (85')
Armstrong (10'), Dack (90+1')
Travis (39'), Douglas (81'), Armstrong (83')
Jan 4, 2020 12.31pm
Third Round
Birmingham
2-1
Blackburn
Crowley (4'), Bela (90')
Gimenez (54')
Sunjic (60')
Armstrong (61' pen.)
Dec 26, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 24
Blackburn
1-1
Birmingham
Armstrong (55' pen.)
Johnson (60'), Nyambe (70'), Bennett (82')
Mrabti (63' pen.)
Mrabti (23'), Gardner (76'), Pedersen (85')
Oct 22, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 13
Birmingham
1-0
Blackburn
Colin (31')
Dean (55'), Davis (67')

Williams (85'), Buckley (92')
Feb 23, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 34
Birmingham
2-2
Blackburn
Adams (16', 85')
Mulgrew (52'), Graham (83')
Mulgrew (46'), Smallwood (86')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds23146343152848
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd23155332131948
3Burnley2313823092147
4Sunderland23128336201644
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2211562720738
6Watford2211473229337
7Middlesbrough23106741311036
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2381142718935
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds239683133-233
10Swansea CitySwansea238692724330
11Bristol City237972728-130
12Norwich CityNorwich237883935429
13Millwall227782220228
14Derby CountyDerby2376102929027
15Coventry CityCoventry2376103234-227
16Preston North EndPreston2351172329-626
17Queens Park RangersQPR2351082331-825
18Luton TownLuton2374122539-1425
19Stoke CityStoke2357112332-922
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2256112439-1521
21Portsmouth214892637-1120
22Hull City2347122132-1119
23Cardiff CityCardiff2246122137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2246122249-2718


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