Championship

Championship | Gameweek 23

Jan 2, 2021 at 3pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
0 - 2
Blackburn

Sanchez (85')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Armstrong (10'), Dack (90+1')
Travis (39'), Douglas (81'), Armstrong (83')

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The Match

Match Report

The forward scored for the first time in over a year as Rovers triumphed 2-0.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers, 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 52.22%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 22.09%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.3%) and 1-2 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.08%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 1-0 (7.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
22.09%	25.68%	52.22%

Both teams to score 46.72%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.16%

55.84%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.04%

76.96%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.47%

40.53%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.86%

77.13%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.57%

21.43%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.56%

54.44%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 22.09%

Blackburn Rovers 52.22%

Draw 25.68%

Birmingham City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 7.85% 2-1 @ 5.46% 2-0 @ 3.54% 3-1 @ 1.64% 3-2 @ 1.27% 3-0 @ 1.07% Other @ 1.28% Total : 22.09%	1-1 @ 12.08% 0-0 @ 8.69% 2-2 @ 4.2% Other @ 0.71% Total : 25.68%	0-1 @ 13.38% 0-2 @ 10.3% 1-2 @ 9.31% 0-3 @ 5.29% 1-3 @ 4.78% 2-3 @ 2.16% 0-4 @ 2.04% 1-4 @ 1.84% Other @ 3.13% Total : 52.22%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Blackburn

Birmingham City

26.3%

Draw

22.4%

Blackburn Rovers

51.3%