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Championship | Gameweek 12
Oct 21, 2023 at 3pm UK
Ewood Park
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Blackburn
1 - 0
Cardiff

Rankin-Costello (53')
Dolan (33'), Hyam (87')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Collins (68')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Cardiff 1-1 Watford
Saturday, October 7 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Cardiff City

Despite the difference in league positions, there is an argument that the momentum is with Blackburn heading into this encounter. Nevertheless, Cardiff needed the international break after appearing to run out of steam, and we are backing the Bluebirds to earn a share of the spoils. 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 50.14%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 25.53% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.58%) and 2-0 (8.6%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (6.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Blackburn Rovers in this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawCardiff City
50.14% (0.0050000000000026 0.01) 24.33% (-0.0040000000000013 -0) 25.53% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 54.45% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.49% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)47.51% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.28% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)69.71% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.02% (0.0050000000000097 0.01)18.98% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.48% (0.010000000000005 0.01)50.52% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.2% (0.0030000000000001 0)32.8% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.63% (0.0019999999999989 0)69.37% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 50.14%
    Cardiff City 25.53%
    Draw 24.33%
Blackburn RoversDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 10.34%
2-1 @ 9.58% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 8.6%
3-1 @ 5.31% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 4.76%
3-2 @ 2.96% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 2.21% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 1.98% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.23%
Other @ 3.17%
Total : 50.14%
1-1 @ 11.53%
0-0 @ 6.23% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-2 @ 5.34% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.1%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 24.33%
0-1 @ 6.94% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-2 @ 6.43%
0-2 @ 3.87% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 2.39%
2-3 @ 1.98%
0-3 @ 1.44%
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 25.53%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Cardiff

Blackburn Rovers
45.8%
Draw
45.8%
Cardiff City
8.3%
24
Head to Head
Sep 27, 2023 7.45pm
Third Round
Blackburn
5-2
Cardiff
Garrett (13'), Sigurdsson (36'), Moran (49', 54'), Markanday (69')
Robinson (18'), Etete (45+3')
Jan 1, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 26
Blackburn
1-0
Cardiff
Dack (48')
Oct 4, 2022 8pm
Jan 15, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 27
Cardiff
0-1
Blackburn

Drameh (41'), Ng (59'), Collins (73'), Pack (90+4')
Rothwell (14')
Paul van Hecke (42'), Travis (50'), Lenihan (56'), Nyambe (59'), Gallagher (90'), Kaminski (90+1')
Nyambe (76')
Sep 25, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 9
Blackburn
5-1
Cardiff
Gallagher (24'), Brereton Diaz (32', 45+1', 90' pen.), Dolan (53')
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Flint (8'), Phillips (89')
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CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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