Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City

Blackburn Rovers beat Cardiff City 2-1 in the England Championship on Saturday 10 October 2026, 2-0 at half-time. In their last 12 meetings, including this one, Blackburn Rovers won 7, Cardiff City won 2 and 3 were drawn.

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England Championship Sat 10 Oct 2026, 15:00 Save

Blackburn Rovers

HT 2-0

Cardiff City

Ewood Park, Blackburn Anthony Backhouse

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City timeline

28' Andri Gudjohnsen 1-0 Goal · Right foot shot, Blackburn Rovers
38' Todd Cantwell 2-0 Goal · Assist Ryoya Morishita · Left foot shot, Blackburn Rovers
53' Callum Robinson 2-1 Goal · Assist Jack Moylan · Right foot shot, Cardiff City
90+6' Todd Cantwell Yellow card · Foul, Blackburn Rovers

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Blackburn RoversCardiff City

1.48 Expected goals (xG) 1.09

1.51 xG on target 0.59

41% Possession 59%

100 Attacks 101

48 Dang. Attacks 56

17 Shots 10

8 Shots On Target 1

5 Big Chances 1

11 Corners 6

73% Pass Accuracy 83%

0 Saves 5

9 Fouls 6

1 Yellow Cards 0

4 Offsides 1

1.48 Expected goals (xG) 1.09

1.51 xG on target 0.59

100 Attacks 101

48 Dang. Attacks 56

17 Shots 10

8 Shots On Target 1

5 Shots Off Target 4

4 Shots Blocked 5

13 Shots Inside Box 8

4 Shots Outside Box 2

11 Goal Attempts 5

5 Big Chances 1

3 Big Chances Missed 1

11 Corners 6

21 Dribbles 19

5 Successful Dribbles 4

33% Dribble Success 37%

4 Offsides 1

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City lineups

Confirmed

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1

22 Balázs Tóth

8 Sam Morsy
31 Kristi Montgomery

9 Andri Gudjohnsen

Substitutes

1 Aynsley Pears
6 Tom Atcheson
7 Augustus Kargbo 74'
11 Jayden Fevrier 64'
14 Dion De Neve
24 Moussa Baradji 64'
27 Gady Beyuku
30 Jake Garrett 83'
39 Harvey Pates

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1

1 Nathan Trott

8 Jack Moylan
18 Alex Robertson

47 Callum Robinson

Substitutes

2 Will Fish
14 David Turnbull 71'
16 Chris Willock 60'
23 Calum Scanlon 78'
30 Harry Tyrer
39 Isaak Davies 71'
43 Paul Ujobolo Moreno
44 Ronan Kpakio 78'
50 Charlie Holt

Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City player stats

Blackburn Rovers player stats

22 Balázs Tóth GK	90	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	26	0
2 Ryan Alebiosu DEF	90	0	0	1	0	24	0	1	0	24	0
3 Harry Pickering DEF	90	0	0	0	0	27	1	0	0	27	1
15 Sean McLoughlin DEF	90	0	0	2	0	23	0	2	0	23	0
17 Hayden Carter DEF	90	0	0	1	0	32	0	1	0	32	0
8 Sam Morsy MID	90	0	0	0	0	32	2	0	0	32	2
10 Todd Cantwell MID	90	1	0	2	2	37	3	2	2	37	3
31 Kristi Montgomery MID	83	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
21 Oladapo Afolayan MID	74	0	0	2	1	24	1	2	1	24	1
25 Ryoya Morishita MID	64	0	1	1	0	19	0	1	0	19	0
9 Andri Gudjohnsen FWD	63	1	0	2	1	23	0	2	1	23	0
24 Moussa Baradji MID Sub	27	0	0	4	2	11	1	4	2	11	1
30 Jake Garrett MID Sub	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
11 Jayden Fevrier FWD Sub	26	0	0	1	1	11	0	1	1	11	0
7 Augustus Kargbo FWD Sub	16	0	0	1	1	5	1	1	1	5	1

Cardiff City player stats

1 Nathan Trott GK	90	0	0	0	0	58	0	0	0	58	0
4 Gabriel Osho DEF	90	0	0	0	0	64	0	0	0	64	0
38 Perry Ng DEF	90	0	0	0	0	37	1	0	0	37	1
3 Joel Bagan DEF	78	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	42	0
48 Dylan Lawlor DEF	78	0	0	0	0	65	2	0	0	65	2
8 Jack Moylan MID	90	0	1	4	0	21	0	4	0	21	0
11 Ollie Tanner MID	90	0	0	2	0	21	0	2	0	21	0
18 Alex Robertson MID	90	0	0	1	0	69	0	1	0	69	0
27 Joel Colwill MID	71	0	0	1	0	16	2	1	0	16	2
45 Cian Ashford MID	60	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
47 Callum Robinson FWD	71	1	0	1	1	7	0	1	1	7	0
23 Calum Scanlon DEF Sub	12	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
44 Ronan Kpakio DEF Sub	12	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
16 Chris Willock MID Sub	30	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
14 David Turnbull MID Sub	19	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	21	1
39 Isaak Davies FWD Sub	19	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	4	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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Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City team news

Blackburn Rovers were without 2 players and Cardiff City had no reported absences.

Blackburn Rovers 2 out

Lewis Miller Achilles tendon rupture · Missed 29 games Injured

Scott Wharton Achilles tendon problems · Missed 50 games Injured

Cardiff City 0 out

No reported absences.

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City form

Blackburn Rovers All venues

1 W · 2 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.00
Scored per game: 1.4
Conceded per game: 1.4
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Cardiff City All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 1.4
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

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

Season averages

Blackburn RoversCardiff City

20% Win rate 20%

1.40 Goals scored 1.00

1.40 Goals conceded 1.40

80% Both teams score 60%

80% Over 2.5 goals 40%

20% Clean sheets 0%

40% Scored first 20%

0.98 xG for 1.95

1.54 xG against 1.18

12.00 Match corners 10.00

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

25% Win rate 13%

1.50 Goals scored 1.25

1.50 Goals conceded 1.50

88% Both teams score 75%

88% Over 2.5 goals 50%

13% Clean sheets 0%

38% Scored first 38%

0.98 xG for 2.00

1.58 xG against 1.35

11.00 Match corners 12.13

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 8 each.

Blackburn Rovers at home and Cardiff City away this season.

50% Win rate 0%

1.75 Goals scored 0.75

1.50 Goals conceded 1.75

100% Both teams score 50%

100% Over 2.5 goals 50%

0% Clean sheets 0%

75% Scored first 25%

1.28 xG for 1.71

1.43 xG against 1.54

9.00 Match corners 11.25

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 4 each.

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City head to head

7 Blackburn Rovers wins 3 draws 2 Cardiff City wins

2.6 goals per game 50% both teams scored 50% over 2.5 goals

Pre-match probabilities

30%Blackburn Rovers 26%Draw 45%Cardiff City

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Blackburn Rovers or draw 56%
Cardiff City or draw 70%
Blackburn Rovers or Cardiff City 74%

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Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn Capacity 31,367 · Grass
Weather: 10°C, few clouds Wind 13 km/h · Humidity 80%
Managers: Tony Mowbray Blackburn Rovers Brian Barry-Murphy Cardiff City
Officials: Referee Anthony Backhouse 1st Assistant S. Hudson 2nd Assistant A. Hallam 4th Official O. Yates

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Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1

Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City player stats

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City team news

Blackburn Rovers 2 out

Cardiff City 0 out

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City form

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Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City head to head

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Corners 4 Pro

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Corners 10 Pro

Corners 11 Pro

Corners 10.5 Pro

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