Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers won 1-0 at Birmingham City in the England Championship on Friday 3 April 2026, 0-0 at half-time. In their last 28 meetings, including this one, Birmingham City won 7, Blackburn Rovers won 11 and 10 were drawn.

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England Championship Fri 3 Apr 2026, 15:00 Save

Birmingham City

HT 0-0

Blackburn Rovers

St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham John Busby

Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers timeline

21' Adam Forshaw Yellow card · Foul, Blackburn Rovers
69' Todd Cantwell 0-1 Goal · Assist Ryoya Morishita · Right foot shot, Blackburn Rovers

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Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

1.06 Expected goals (xG) 1.37

1.08 xG on target 1.83

65% Possession 35%

105 Attacks 82

66 Dang. Attacks 41

12 Shots 16

5 Shots On Target 4

3 Big Chances 4

9 Corners 10

83% Pass Accuracy 68%

3 Saves 5

14 Fouls 7

0 Yellow Cards 2

1 Offsides 1

1.06 Expected goals (xG) 1.37

1.08 xG on target 1.83

105 Attacks 82

66 Dang. Attacks 41

12 Shots 16

5 Shots On Target 4

6 Shots Off Target 5

1 Shots Blocked 7

7 Shots Inside Box 11

5 Shots Outside Box 5

9 Goal Attempts 10

3 Big Chances 4

3 Big Chances Missed 3

1 Hit Woodwork 0

9 Corners 10

17 Dribbles 10

11 Successful Dribbles 3

65% Dribble Success 30%

1 Offsides 1

Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers lineups

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Birmingham City 4-2-3-1

25 James Beadle

24 Tomoki Iwata
4 Christoph Klarer
6 Jack Robinson
2 Ethan Laird

7 Tommy Doyle
8 Seung-ho Paik

16 Patrick Roberts
33 Marvin Ducksch
17 Ibrahim Osman

28 Jay Stansfield

Substitutes

5 Phil Neumann
10 Demarai Gray 65'
14 Jhon Solís
21 Ryan Allsop
23 Carlos Vicente 78'
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel 88'
27 Kanya Fujimoto 65'
29 August Priske 78'
37 Jonathan Panzo

Blackburn Rovers 3-4-2-1

22 Balázs Tóth

10 Todd Cantwell
25 Ryoya Morishita

23 Yuki Ohashi

Substitutes

1 Aynsley Pears
4 Yuri Ribeiro 83'
8 Sidnei Tavares 90'
14 Dion De Neve
21 Oladapo Afolayan
27 Nathan Redmond
29 Mathias Jørgensen 83'
31 Kristi Montgomery 77'
41 L. Mullarkey-Matthews

Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers player stats

Birmingham City player stats

25 James Beadle GK	90	0	0	38	0	0	0	38	0
2 Ethan Laird DEF	90	2	0	39	0	2	0	39	0
4 Christoph Klarer DEF	90	0	0	74	1	0	0	74	1
6 Jack Robinson DEF	90	0	0	75	0	0	0	75	0
24 Tomoki Iwata DEF	88	3	1	44	2	3	1	44	2
7 Tommy Doyle MID	90	1	1	86	0	1	1	86	0
8 Seung-ho Paik MID	90	1	1	63	2	1	1	63	2
16 Patrick Roberts MID	78	0	0	29	0	0	0	29	0
17 Ibrahim Osman MID	65	1	0	18	1	1	0	18	1
33 Marvin Ducksch MID	65	2	1	27	1	2	1	27	1
28 Jay Stansfield FWD	78	2	1	12	4	2	1	12	4
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel DEF Sub	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
27 Kanya Fujimoto MID Sub	25	0	0	10	2	0	0	10	2
10 Demarai Gray FWD Sub	25	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0
23 Carlos Vicente FWD Sub	12	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
29 August Priske FWD Sub	12	0	0	4	1	0	0	4	1

Blackburn Rovers player stats

22 Balázs Tóth GK	90	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	30	0
15 Sean McLoughlin DEF	90	0	0	1	0	32	0	1	0	32	0
38 Tom Atcheson DEF	90	0	0	2	0	17	0	2	0	17	0
16 Scott Wharton DEF	83	0	0	1	0	24	0	1	0	24	0
2 Ryan Alebiosu MID	90	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	25	0
3 Harry Pickering MID	90	0	0	2	1	24	1	2	1	24	1
24 Moussa Baradji MID	90	0	0	1	0	28	1	1	0	28	1
28 Adam Forshaw MID	90	0	0	1	0	28	1	1	0	28	1
23 Yuki Ohashi FWD	90	0	0	3	1	12	2	3	1	12	2
10 Todd Cantwell FWD	83	1	0	4	2	22	1	4	2	22	1
25 Ryoya Morishita FWD	77	0	1	1	0	17	2	1	0	17	2
4 Yuri Ribeiro DEF Sub	7	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
31 Kristi Montgomery MID Sub	13	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9	0
8 Sidnei Tavares MID Sub	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
29 Mathias Jørgensen FWD Sub	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers team news

Birmingham City had no reported absences and Blackburn Rovers were without 1 player.

Birmingham City 0 out

No reported absences.

Blackburn Rovers 1 out

Lewis Miller Achilles tendon rupture · Missed 31 games Injured

Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers form

Birmingham City All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 0.6
Conceded per game: 1.2
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 20%

Blackburn Rovers All venues

1 W · 2 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.00
Scored per game: 0.8
Conceded per game: 1.2
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

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Season averages

Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

20% Win rate 20%

0.60 Goals scored 0.80

1.20 Goals conceded 1.20

40% Both teams score 60%

20% Over 2.5 goals 40%

20% Clean sheets 20%

40% Scored first 20%

0.94 xG for 1.02

1.10 xG against 1.32

8.00 Match corners 10.80

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

40% Win rate 40%

0.90 Goals scored 1.00

1.10 Goals conceded 1.10

40% Both teams score 50%

40% Over 2.5 goals 40%

30% Clean sheets 30%

50% Scored first 50%

1.11 xG for 1.18

0.99 xG against 1.20

9.60 Match corners 10.00

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 10 each.

36% Win rate 28%

1.23 Goals scored 0.92

1.26 Goals conceded 1.26

54% Both teams score 49%

46% Over 2.5 goals 41%

23% Clean sheets 26%

49% Scored first 44%

1.47 xG for 1.20

1.08 xG against 1.21

9.74 Match corners 10.31

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 39 each.

Birmingham City at home and Blackburn Rovers away this season.

47% Win rate 37%

1.74 Goals scored 0.95

1.00 Goals conceded 1.26

68% Both teams score 37%

47% Over 2.5 goals 47%

32% Clean sheets 32%

79% Scored first 47%

1.89 xG for 1.10

0.90 xG against 1.38

10.26 Match corners 9.58

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 19 each.

Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers head to head

7 Birmingham City wins 10 draws 11 Blackburn Rovers wins

2.8 goals per game 61% both teams scored 46% over 2.5 goals

20 Mar 2027Championship Birmingham City 15:00 Blackburn Rovers
26 Dec 2026Championship Blackburn Rovers 15:00 Birmingham City
3 Apr 2026Championship Birmingham City 0–1 Blackburn Rovers
16 Aug 2025Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Birmingham City
13 Feb 2024Championship Birmingham City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
29 Nov 2023Championship Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Birmingham City
1 Apr 2023Championship Birmingham City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
31 Jan 2023FA Cup Birmingham City 0–1AET Blackburn Rovers
28 Jan 2023FA Cup Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Birmingham City
22 Oct 2022Championship Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Birmingham City
7 May 2022Championship Birmingham City 1–2 Blackburn Rovers
18 Dec 2021Championship Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Birmingham City
8 May 2021Championship Blackburn Rovers 5–2 Birmingham City
2 Jan 2021Championship Birmingham City 0–2 Blackburn Rovers
4 Jan 2020FA Cup Birmingham City 2–1 Blackburn Rovers
26 Dec 2019Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Birmingham City
22 Oct 2019Championship Birmingham City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
23 Feb 2019Championship Birmingham City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers
15 Dec 2018Championship Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Birmingham City
21 Jan 2017Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Birmingham City
1 Oct 2016Championship Birmingham City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
8 Mar 2016Championship Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Birmingham City
3 Nov 2015Championship Birmingham City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers
14 Apr 2015Championship Birmingham City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers
21 Oct 2014Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Birmingham City
21 Apr 2014Championship Birmingham City 2–4 Blackburn Rovers
29 Dec 2013Championship Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Birmingham City
4 May 2013Championship Birmingham City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
10 Nov 2012Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Birmingham City
9 Apr 2011Premier League Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Birmingham City

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Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham Capacity 29,409 · Grass
Weather: 11°C, light rain Wind 27 km/h · Humidity 91%
Managers: Chris Davies Birmingham City Michael O'Neill Blackburn Rovers
Officials: Referee John Busby 1st Assistant J. Graham 2nd Assistant J. Wilson 4th Official S. Oldham

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