Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

Blackburn Rovers host Birmingham City in the England Championship on Saturday 26 December 2026, kick-off 15:00. In their last 12 meetings, Birmingham City won 3, Blackburn Rovers won 8 and 1 was drawn.

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Blackburn Rovers

15:00

26 Dec

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Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City preview

Blackburn Rovers have scored 1.75 goals a game and conceded 1.25 across their last 8 home games in the Championship this season, while Birmingham City have scored 1.29 and conceded 0.86 across their last 7 away games. Both teams have scored in 7 of Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and 4 of Birmingham City's last 7 away games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 7 of Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games. Blackburn Rovers have scored first in 6 of their last 8 home games. Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games have averaged 11.6 corners and Birmingham City's last 7 away games 10.6. Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 15:31 UK.

Goals scored Blackburn Rovers: 1.75 Birmingham City: 1.29
Goals conceded Blackburn Rovers: 1.25 Birmingham City: 0.86
Both teams scored Blackburn Rovers: 7 of 888% Birmingham City: 4 of 757%
Over 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers: 7 of 888% Birmingham City: 4 of 757%
Match corners Blackburn Rovers: 11.63 Birmingham City: 10.57
Match cards Blackburn Rovers: 4.88 Birmingham City: 4.29

Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and Birmingham City's last 7 away games in the Championship this season.

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Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City: questions and answers

When is Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City?

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 26 December 2026 in the Championship.

How many goals do Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City games have?

Where are Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City in the Championship table?

Blackburn Rovers are 13th with 21 points from 15 games. Birmingham City are 1st with 29 points from 15 games.

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City stats

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Blackburn Rovers5W 0D 3L · 8 home games

Birmingham City4W 1D 2L · 7 away games

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City general stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and Birmingham City's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Match outcomes
5 of 863%	Win	4 of 757%
0 of 80%	Draw	1 of 714%
3 of 838%	Loss	2 of 729%
15	Points	13
1.88	Points per game	1.86
4	Goal difference	3
Expected goals
1.39	xG per game	1.90
1.39	xGA per game	1.31
2.91	xG performance	-4.32
Possession & attacks
47%	Possession	46%
48.13	Dangerous attacks	43.86
53.00	Dangerous attacks against	49.86
Shots
13.38	Shots for	13.00
16.25	Shots against	12.43
4.38	On target for	4.86
3.13	On target against	3.86
13%	Shot conversion	10%
33%	On-target accuracy	37%
Tackles & fouls
15.38	Tackles	16.00
11.13	Fouls committed	10.29
11.00	Fouls won	12.43
1.63	Offsides	2.29

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City goals stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and Birmingham City's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Goals overview
3.00	Goals per game (total)	2.14
14	Goals scored	9
1.75	Scored per game	1.29
10	Goals conceded	6
1.25	Conceded per game	0.86
Outcomes
6 of 875%	Scored first	3 of 743%
0 of 80%	Failed to score	2 of 729%
1 of 813%	Clean sheet	2 of 729%
7 of 888%	BTTS	4 of 757%
7 of 888%	BTTS & over 2.5	4 of 757%
7 of 888%	BTTS or over 2.5	4 of 757%
Total goals
8 of 8100%	Over 0.5	6 of 786%
8 of 8100%	Over 1.5	4 of 757%
7 of 888%	Over 2.5	4 of 757%
1 of 813%	Over 3.5	1 of 714%
Goals scored
8 of 8100%	Scored 1+	5 of 771%
5 of 863%	Scored 2+	3 of 743%
1 of 813%	Scored 3+	1 of 714%
Goals conceded
7 of 888%	Conceded 1+	5 of 771%
3 of 838%	Conceded 2+	1 of 714%
0 of 80%	Conceded 3+	0 of 70%

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City halves & timing stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and Birmingham City's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Half-time result
3 of 838%	Winning at HT	3 of 743%
2 of 825%	Drawing at HT	2 of 729%
3 of 838%	Losing at HT	2 of 729%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City corners stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and Birmingham City's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Corners per game
11.63	Total corners	10.57
5.75	Corners for	5.71
5.88	Corners against	4.86
4 of 850%	Most corners	4 of 757%
Match corner lines
7 of 888%	Over 7.5	5 of 771%
6 of 875%	Over 8.5	5 of 771%
6 of 875%	Over 9.5	4 of 757%
5 of 863%	Over 10.5	3 of 743%
4 of 850%	Over 11.5	3 of 743%
3 of 838%	Over 12.5	3 of 743%
Corners for lines
5 of 863%	For over 4.5	4 of 757%
5 of 863%	For over 5.5	4 of 757%
3 of 838%	For over 6.5	3 of 743%
1 of 813%	For over 7.5	2 of 729%
Corners against lines
5 of 863%	Against over 4.5	3 of 743%
4 of 850%	Against over 5.5	3 of 743%
3 of 838%	Against over 6.5	2 of 729%
By half
5.00	1H total	4.86
2.75	1H for	3.29
2.25	1H against	1.57
6.63	2H total	5.71
3.00	2H for	2.43
3.63	2H against	3.29

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City cards stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and Birmingham City's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Cards per game
4.88	Total cards	4.29
2.88	Cards received	2.29
2.00	Opponent cards	2.00
6 of 875%	Most cards	4 of 757%
Match card lines
7 of 888%	Over 2.5	6 of 786%
6 of 875%	Over 3.5	4 of 757%
6 of 875%	Over 4.5	3 of 743%
2 of 825%	Over 5.5	2 of 729%
Cards received lines
8 of 8100%	Received 1+	6 of 786%
6 of 875%	Received 2+	6 of 786%
6 of 875%	Received 3+	3 of 743%
Opponent card lines
7 of 888%	Opponent 1+	6 of 786%
6 of 875%	Opponent 2+	3 of 743%
2 of 825%	Opponent 3+	2 of 729%
By half
1.75	1H total	1.71
1.00	1H received	0.86
3.13	2H total	2.86
1.88	2H received	1.57

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City other stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and Birmingham City's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Shots & conversion
29.63	Total shots (match)	25.43
7.50	Total on target (match)	8.71
40%	On-target conversion	26%

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Blackburn Rovers' last 8 home games and Birmingham City's last 7 away games in the Championship this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Blackburn Rovers5W 1D 4L · 10 games

Birmingham City7W 1D 2L · 10 games

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City general stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 10 games and Birmingham City's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Match outcomes
5 of 1050%	Win	7 of 1070%
1 of 1010%	Draw	1 of 1010%
4 of 1040%	Loss	2 of 1020%
16	Points	22
1.60	Points per game	2.20
0	Goal difference	13
Expected goals
1.16	xG per game	2.07
1.82	xGA per game	1.36
4.44	xG performance	0.26
Possession & attacks
46%	Possession	52%
39.50	Dangerous attacks	49.00
53.50	Dangerous attacks against	46.40
Shots
11.60	Shots for	15.70
17.50	Shots against	13.20
3.70	On target for	6.20
4.30	On target against	3.60
14%	Shot conversion	13%
32%	On-target accuracy	39%
Tackles & fouls
18.30	Tackles	15.20
11.50	Fouls committed	10.10
11.40	Fouls won	11.40
1.80	Offsides	1.70

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City goals stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 10 games and Birmingham City's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Goals overview
3.20	Goals per game (total)	2.90
16	Goals scored	21
1.60	Scored per game	2.10
16	Goals conceded	8
1.60	Conceded per game	0.80
Outcomes
7 of 1070%	Scored first	6 of 1060%
1 of 1010%	Failed to score	1 of 1010%
2 of 1020%	Clean sheet	4 of 1040%
7 of 1070%	BTTS	5 of 1050%
7 of 1070%	BTTS & over 2.5	5 of 1050%
8 of 1080%	BTTS or over 2.5	8 of 1080%
Total goals
10 of 10100%	Over 0.5	10 of 10100%
9 of 1090%	Over 1.5	8 of 1080%
8 of 1080%	Over 2.5	8 of 1080%
4 of 1040%	Over 3.5	3 of 1030%
Goals scored
9 of 1090%	Scored 1+	9 of 1090%
6 of 1060%	Scored 2+	7 of 1070%
1 of 1010%	Scored 3+	4 of 1040%
Goals conceded
8 of 1080%	Conceded 1+	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	Conceded 2+	2 of 1020%
2 of 1020%	Conceded 3+	0 of 100%

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City halves & timing stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 10 games and Birmingham City's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Half-time result
5 of 1050%	Winning at HT	6 of 1060%
2 of 1020%	Drawing at HT	1 of 1010%
3 of 1030%	Losing at HT	3 of 1030%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City corners stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 10 games and Birmingham City's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Corners per game
12.10	Total corners	9.70
5.90	Corners for	5.10
6.20	Corners against	4.60
5 of 1050%	Most corners	6 of 1060%
Match corner lines
9 of 1090%	Over 7.5	7 of 1070%
8 of 1080%	Over 8.5	5 of 1050%
8 of 1080%	Over 9.5	4 of 1040%
7 of 1070%	Over 10.5	4 of 1040%
6 of 1060%	Over 11.5	4 of 1040%
5 of 1050%	Over 12.5	4 of 1040%
Corners for lines
7 of 1070%	For over 4.5	6 of 1060%
6 of 1060%	For over 5.5	5 of 1050%
4 of 1040%	For over 6.5	3 of 1030%
1 of 1010%	For over 7.5	2 of 1020%
Corners against lines
7 of 1070%	Against over 4.5	4 of 1040%
6 of 1060%	Against over 5.5	3 of 1030%
5 of 1050%	Against over 6.5	2 of 1020%
By half
6.30	1H total	4.20
3.00	1H for	2.40
3.30	1H against	1.80
5.80	2H total	5.50
2.90	2H for	2.70
2.90	2H against	2.80

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City cards stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 10 games and Birmingham City's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Cards per game
3.80	Total cards	4.30
2.10	Cards received	2.20
1.70	Opponent cards	2.10
6 of 1060%	Most cards	4 of 1040%
Match card lines
7 of 1070%	Over 2.5	8 of 1080%
5 of 1050%	Over 3.5	7 of 1070%
5 of 1050%	Over 4.5	4 of 1040%
2 of 1020%	Over 5.5	3 of 1030%
Cards received lines
9 of 1090%	Received 1+	10 of 10100%
5 of 1050%	Received 2+	8 of 1080%
5 of 1050%	Received 3+	3 of 1030%
Opponent card lines
7 of 1070%	Opponent 1+	9 of 1090%
7 of 1070%	Opponent 2+	6 of 1060%
2 of 1020%	Opponent 3+	4 of 1040%
By half
1.60	1H total	1.70
0.90	1H received	0.80
2.20	2H total	3.00
1.20	2H received	1.60

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City other stats: Blackburn Rovers' last 10 games and Birmingham City's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Blackburn Rovers	Stat	Birmingham City
Shots & conversion
29.10	Total shots (match)	28.90
8.00	Total on target (match)	9.80
43%	On-target conversion	34%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Blackburn Rovers' last 10 games and Birmingham City's last 10 games in the Championship this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 15:31 UK.

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Andri Gudjohnsen in 14 games 10goals

August Priske Flyger in 11 games 6goals

Top creator

Oladapo Afolayan in 15 games 2assists

Liam Millar in 11 games 3assists

Players in form

Phil Neumann Centre-back · Birmingham City 7.15 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
2

Assists
0
- xG0.19 per 90 Top 3%
- Clearances7.28 per 90 Top 8%
- Aerials3.32 per 90 Top 13%
Alex Cochrane Full-back · Birmingham City 7.12 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
2

Assists
2
- Big chances0.48 per 90 Top 4%
- Final third10.47 per 90 Top 4%
- Crosses1.55 per 90 Top 5%
Christoph Klarer Centre-back · Birmingham City 7.12 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Aerials7.37 per 90 Top 1%
- Clearances7.30 per 90 Top 8%
- Duel %64% per 90 Top 16%
August Priske Flyger Striker · Birmingham City 7.11 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
6

Assists
1
- NP goals0.62 per 90 Top 9%
- Finishing+0.19 per 90 Top 9%
- On target1.49 per 90 Top 10%
Liam Millar Winger · Birmingham City 7.11 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
4

Assists
3
- Big chances0.59 per 90 Top 8%
- NP goals0.39 per 90 Top 11%
- Key passes2.02 per 90 Top 20%
Andri Gudjohnsen Striker · Blackburn Rovers 7.10 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
10

Assists
1
- Finishing+0.56 per 90 Top 1%
- NP goals0.94 per 90 Top 3%
- xG/shot0.20 per 90 Top 15%
Todd Cantwell Attacking midfielder · Blackburn Rovers 7.07 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
2

Assists
1
- Recoveries5.28 per 90 Top 7%
- Key passes2.36 per 90 Top 20%
- Tackles1.64 per 90 Top 21%
Dael Fry Centre-back · Birmingham City 7.06 Form rating

Apps
2

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Clearances9.26 per 90 Top 3%
- Aerials4.70 per 90 Top 4%
- Duel %68% per 90 Top 8%
Sean McLoughlin Centre-back · Blackburn Rovers 7.01 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Clearances8.95 per 90 Top 3%
- Interceptions2.24 per 90 Top 4%
- Aerials3.13 per 90 Top 17%
Oladapo Afolayan Winger · Blackburn Rovers 6.91 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
5

Assists
2
- Recoveries6.31 per 90 Top 3%
- NP goals0.41 per 90 Top 9%
- Tackles1.96 per 90 Top 14%
Sam Morsy Defensive midfielder · Blackburn Rovers 6.86 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Tackles3.04 per 90 Top 9%
- Ball security7.56 per 90 Top 11%
- Pass %89% per 90 Top 18%
Kristi Montgomery Defensive midfielder · Blackburn Rovers 6.83 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Duel %62% per 90 Top 5%
- Tackles3.00 per 90 Top 10%
- Interceptions1.69 per 90 Top 16%

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Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City form

Blackburn Rovers All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.4
Conceded per game: 2.0
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Birmingham City All venues

4 W · 0 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.40
Scored per game: 2.2
Conceded per game: 0.6
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers head to head

3 Birmingham City wins 1 draws 8 Blackburn Rovers wins

3.0 goals per game 50% both teams scored 58% over 2.5 goals

Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City standings

Championship table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	4	3	8	15	26	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Championship home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	7	6	1	0	20	5	+15	19
2	Middlesbrough	7	5	2	0	17	9	+8	17
3	Birmingham City	8	4	4	0	19	8	+11	16
4	Cardiff City	8	4	4	0	21	13	+8	16
5	Queens Park Rangers	8	4	3	1	16	7	+9	15
6	West Bromwich Albion	8	4	3	1	13	7	+6	15
7	Blackburn Rovers	8	5	0	3	14	10	+4	15
8	Swansea City	7	4	2	1	11	3	+8	14
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	4	2	1	13	7	+6	14
10	Watford	8	4	2	2	9	9	0	14
11	Stoke City	7	4	1	2	12	6	+6	13
12	Portsmouth	8	4	1	3	14	13	+1	13
13	Wrexham	8	3	3	2	13	9	+4	12
14	Charlton Athletic	8	3	3	2	7	7	0	12
15	Millwall	7	3	2	2	15	9	+6	11
16	Sheffield United	7	3	2	2	9	7	+2	11
17	West Ham United	7	3	1	3	18	11	+7	10
18	Norwich City	7	3	0	4	13	12	+1	9
19	Preston North End	8	2	1	5	8	13	-5	7
20	Bolton Wanderers	7	2	0	5	9	15	-6	6
21	Bristol City	8	2	0	6	4	13	-9	6
22	Burnley	7	0	5	2	8	10	-2	5
23	Lincoln City	7	1	2	4	8	16	-8	5
24	Derby County	8	1	2	5	7	15	-8	5

Championship away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stoke City	8	5	1	2	12	12	0	16
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14
3	West Ham United	8	3	4	1	19	12	+7	13
4	Birmingham City	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13
5	West Bromwich Albion	7	4	1	2	10	8	+2	13
6	Norwich City	8	4	0	4	19	12	+7	12
7	Middlesbrough	8	3	3	2	13	10	+3	12
8	Bristol City	7	3	3	1	12	11	+1	12
9	Swansea City	8	4	0	4	11	15	-4	12
10	Sheffield United	8	3	2	3	12	12	0	11
11	Bolton Wanderers	8	3	2	3	11	14	-3	11
12	Lincoln City	8	3	1	4	7	10	-3	10
13	Portsmouth	7	2	3	2	6	5	+1	9
14	Southampton	8	2	3	3	9	10	-1	9
15	Queens Park Rangers	7	2	3	2	8	11	-3	9
16	Millwall	8	2	1	5	8	18	-10	7
17	Blackburn Rovers	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	6
18	Wrexham	7	1	3	3	5	11	-6	6
19	Burnley	8	1	2	5	14	21	-7	5
20	Derby County	7	1	2	4	7	15	-8	5
21	Charlton Athletic	7	1	2	4	6	16	-10	5
22	Cardiff City	7	0	2	5	6	14	-8	2
23	Watford	7	0	1	6	4	14	-10	1
24	Preston North End	7	0	1	6	5	17	-12	1

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