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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
Draw
Birmingham City
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
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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