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Championship | Gameweek 27
Jan 15, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
0 - 1
Blackburn


Drameh (41'), Ng (59'), Collins (73'), Pack (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Rothwell (14')
Paul van Hecke (42'), Travis (50'), Lenihan (56'), Nyambe (59'), Gallagher (90'), Kaminski (90+1')
Nyambe (76')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Cardiff City 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

Having got the better of Preston in the FA Cup, Cardiff will fancy their chances of getting at least a draw from this fixture. However, defeat to Wigan should rid Blackburn of any complacency, and we are backing Rovers to run out relatively comfortable winners. Read more.

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 41.05%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.89% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (7.5%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (9.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Blackburn Rovers in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Blackburn Rovers.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
31.89%27.07%41.05%
Both teams to score 49.96%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.76%55.24%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.53%76.47%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.94%32.06%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.47%68.53%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.53%26.47%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.35%61.66%
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 31.89%
    Blackburn Rovers 41.05%
    Draw 27.06%
Cardiff CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.65%
2-1 @ 7.3%
2-0 @ 5.49%
3-1 @ 2.77%
3-0 @ 2.08%
3-2 @ 1.84%
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 31.89%
1-1 @ 12.83%
0-0 @ 8.49%
2-2 @ 4.85%
Other @ 0.9%
Total : 27.06%
0-1 @ 11.28%
1-2 @ 8.53%
0-2 @ 7.5%
1-3 @ 3.78%
0-3 @ 3.32%
2-3 @ 2.15%
1-4 @ 1.26%
0-4 @ 1.1%
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 41.05%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Blackburn

Cardiff City
16.1%
Draw
9.7%
Blackburn Rovers
74.2%
31
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Gameweek 9
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5-1
Cardiff
Gallagher (24'), Brereton Diaz (32', 45+1', 90' pen.), Dolan (53')
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Murphy (44'), Ralls (75')
Armstrong (43', 90')
Kaminski (19'), Lenihan (65')
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Cunningham (34'), Bacuna (49'), Tomlin (59')
Tomlin (70')
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Bennett (33')
Tomlin (55'), Bogle (72'), Bennett (86')
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