Championship

Championship | Gameweek 46

May 7, 2022 at 12.30pm UK

St Andrew's

Birmingham
1 - 2
Blackburn

Pedersen (78')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Buckley (29'), Brereton Diaz (45')
Edun (43')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

Last Six:

Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Blackburn
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
19	Hull City	46	-13	51
20	Birmingham City	46	-25	47
21	Reading	46	-33	41

Blackburn Rovers

Last Six:

Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Blackburn
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Middlesbrough	46	9	70
8	Blackburn Rovers	46	9	69
9	Millwall	46	8	69

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 42.22%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 30.64% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (7.83%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
30.64%	27.13%	42.22%

Both teams to score 49.29%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.13%

55.87%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.01%

76.98%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.73%

33.27%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.11%

69.88%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.86%

26.14%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.79%

61.21%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 30.64%

Blackburn Rovers 42.22%

Draw 27.13%

Birmingham City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.57% 2-1 @ 7.07% 2-0 @ 5.27% 3-1 @ 2.59% 3-0 @ 1.93% 3-2 @ 1.74% Other @ 2.47% Total : 30.64%	1-1 @ 12.84% 0-0 @ 8.7% 2-2 @ 4.74% Other @ 0.85% Total : 27.13%	0-1 @ 11.66% 1-2 @ 8.62% 0-2 @ 7.83% 1-3 @ 3.85% 0-3 @ 3.5% 2-3 @ 2.12% 1-4 @ 1.29% 0-4 @ 1.17% Other @ 2.17% Total : 42.22%