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 2.00 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
7 Blackburn logo Blackburn 46 19 9 18 53 48 5 53:48 66
24 Cardiff logo Cardiff 46 9 17 20 48 73 -25 48:73 44
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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 2.00 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 8.00 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Corners Prediction

Cardiff Under 4.5 Corners 1.67 bet365 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 1.67.

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 2.00. Cardiff City are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at 3.80.

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

Blackburn logo Blackburn League 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 Result

  • 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

13 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
13 Feb Championship
West Brom 0-2 Blackburn

Previous Cardiff Lineups

12 Mar Championship
Cardiff 1-2 Luton
08 Mar Championship
Sunderland 2-1 Cardiff
05 Mar Championship
Cardiff 1-2 Burnley
01 Mar FA Cup
Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff
26 Feb Championship
Cardiff 1-0 Hull
22 Feb Championship
Plymouth 1-1 Cardiff

Injuries & Suspensions

Blackburn Injury Table

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

Cardiff Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

England FlagChampionship Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds 46 29 13 4 95:30 100
2 Burnley 46 28 16 2 69:16 100
3 Sheffield Utd 46 28 8 10 63:36 90
4 Sunderland 46 21 13 12 58:44 76
5 Coventry 46 20 9 17 64:58 69
6 Bristol City 46 17 17 12 59:55 68
7 Blackburn 46 19 9 18 53:48 66
8 Millwall 46 18 12 16 47:49 66
9 West Brom 46 15 19 12 57:47 64
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 64:56 64
11 Swansea 46 17 10 19 51:56 61
12 Sheffield Wed 46 15 13 18 60:69 58
13 Norwich 46 14 15 17 71:68 57
14 Watford 46 16 9 21 53:61 57
15 QPR 46 14 14 18 53:63 56
16 Portsmouth 46 14 12 20 58:71 54
17 Oxford 46 13 14 19 49:65 53
18 Stoke 46 12 15 19 45:62 51
19 Derby 46 13 11 22 48:56 50
20 Preston 46 10 20 16 48:59 50
21 Hull 46 12 13 21 44:54 49
22 Luton 46 13 10 23 45:69 49
23 Plymouth 46 11 13 22 51:88 46
24 Cardiff 46 9 17 20 48:73 44
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds 23 18 4 1 61:12 58
2 Burnley 23 14 9 0 35:8 51
3 Sheffield Utd 23 15 4 4 33:17 49
4 Bristol City 23 13 7 3 36:20 46
5 Coventry 23 14 3 6 40:24 45
6 Sunderland 23 12 7 4 32:18 43
7 West Brom 23 11 8 4 33:20 41
8 Portsmouth 23 11 7 5 33:21 40
9 Blackburn 23 12 4 7 34:23 40
10 Millwall 23 12 4 7 27:19 40
11 Watford 23 12 4 7 27:22 40
12 Middlesbrough 23 11 6 6 31:23 39
13 Norwich 23 10 8 5 52:34 38
14 Oxford 23 11 5 7 31:29 38
15 Swansea 23 10 6 7 33:24 36
16 Luton 23 9 7 7 25:22 34
17 Plymouth 23 9 7 7 40:39 34
18 Stoke 23 8 9 6 29:25 33
19 Preston 23 7 12 4 26:22 33
20 Derby 23 9 5 9 25:18 32
21 QPR 23 7 8 8 31:34 29
22 Cardiff 23 7 6 10 24:27 27
23 Sheffield Wed 23 6 8 9 30:32 26
24 Hull 23 5 8 10 24:28 23