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Championship | Gameweek 46
May 8, 2021 at 12.30pm UK
Ewood Park
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Blackburn
5 - 2
Birmingham

Armstrong (27' pen., 71', 85'), Brereton (45+1'), Elliott (83')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Pedersen (22'), Jutkiewicz (50')
Leko (26'), Stirk (40'), Pedersen (67')

The Match

Match Report

Blackburn were convincing 5-2 winners over Birmingham, having beaten Huddersfield by the same scoreline in their previous home match.

Preview

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

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 45.89%. A draw had a probability of 27.8% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 26.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.15%) and 2-1 (8.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.88%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (9.61%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawBirmingham City
45.89%27.76%26.35%
Both teams to score 45.09%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
39.98%60.02%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.74%80.25%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.83%26.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.75%61.24%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.07%38.93%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.35%75.65%
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 45.88%
    Birmingham City 26.35%
    Draw 27.76%
Blackburn RoversDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 13.65%
2-0 @ 9.15%
2-1 @ 8.64%
3-0 @ 4.09%
3-1 @ 3.86%
3-2 @ 1.82%
4-0 @ 1.37%
4-1 @ 1.29%
Other @ 2%
Total : 45.88%
1-1 @ 12.88%
0-0 @ 10.18%
2-2 @ 4.08%
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 27.76%
0-1 @ 9.61%
1-2 @ 6.08%
0-2 @ 4.53%
1-3 @ 1.91%
0-3 @ 1.43%
2-3 @ 1.28%
Other @ 1.51%
Total : 26.35%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Birmingham

Blackburn Rovers
87.5%
Draw
0.0%
Birmingham City
12.5%
8
Head to Head
Jan 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 23
Birmingham
0-2
Blackburn

Sanchez (85')
Armstrong (10'), Dack (90+1')
Travis (39'), Douglas (81'), Armstrong (83')
Jan 4, 2020 12.31pm
Third Round
Birmingham
2-1
Blackburn
Crowley (4'), Bela (90')
Gimenez (54')
Sunjic (60')
Armstrong (61' pen.)
Dec 26, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 24
Blackburn
1-1
Birmingham
Armstrong (55' pen.)
Johnson (60'), Nyambe (70'), Bennett (82')
Mrabti (63' pen.)
Mrabti (23'), Gardner (76'), Pedersen (85')
Oct 22, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 13
Birmingham
1-0
Blackburn
Colin (31')
Dean (55'), Davis (67')

Williams (85'), Buckley (92')
Feb 23, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 34
Birmingham
2-2
Blackburn
Adams (16', 85')
Mulgrew (52'), Graham (83')
Mulgrew (46'), Smallwood (86')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
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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