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Championship | Gameweek 46
May 7, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
St Andrew's
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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

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

We said: Birmingham City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

While both managers will want to end disappointing seasons on a high, they will also want to give each squad a helping hand for the future. With changes aplenty most likely, we feel that Birmingham may show the extra desire to get all three points on the board in front of their own supporters. Read more.

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 CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
30.64%27.13%42.22%
Both teams to score 49.29%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.13%55.87%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.01%76.98%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.73%33.27%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.11%69.88%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.86%26.14%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.79%61.21%
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 30.64%
    Blackburn Rovers 42.22%
    Draw 27.13%
Birmingham CityDrawBlackburn 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%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Blackburn

Birmingham City
73.3%
Draw
26.7%
Blackburn Rovers
0.0%
15
Head to Head
Dec 18, 2021 3pm
Blackburn
4-0
Birmingham
Buckley (6'), Khadra (52'), Brereton Diaz (60' pen., 79')
Buckley (41')

Sunjic (43')
May 8, 2021 12.30pm
Blackburn
5-2
Birmingham
Armstrong (27' pen., 71', 85'), Brereton (45+1'), Elliott (83')
Pedersen (22'), Jutkiewicz (50')
Leko (26'), Stirk (40'), Pedersen (67')
Jan 2, 2021 3pm
Birmingham
0-2
Blackburn

Sanchez (85')
Armstrong (10'), Dack (90+1')
Travis (39'), Douglas (81'), Armstrong (83')
Jan 4, 2020 12.31pm
Birmingham
2-1
Blackburn
Crowley (4'), Bela (90')
Gimenez (54')
Sunjic (60')
Armstrong (61' pen.)
Dec 26, 2019 3pm
Blackburn
1-1
Birmingham
Armstrong (55' pen.)
Johnson (60'), Nyambe (70'), Bennett (82')
Mrabti (63' pen.)
Mrabti (23'), Gardner (76'), Pedersen (85')
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1Leicester CityLeicester432941081394291
2Leeds UnitedLeeds44279880374390
3Ipswich TownIpswich432611685533289
4Southampton43259985562984
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4420121267442372
6Norwich CityNorwich442191477611672
7Hull City431812136254866
8Coventry CityCoventry4217121366521463
9Middlesbrough44189176460463
10Preston North EndPreston44189175661-563
11Cardiff CityCardiff44195205061-1162
12Bristol City441611175147459
13Sunderland44168205251156
14Swansea CitySwansea441511185762-556
15Watford441217155958153
16Millwall441411194355-1253
17Stoke CityStoke441311204460-1650
18Queens Park RangersQPR441311204157-1650
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn441310215874-1649
20Plymouth ArgylePlymouth441212205869-1148
21Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds44138233968-2947
22Birmingham CityBirmingham441210224864-1646
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield44917184774-2744
RRotherham UnitedRotherham44412283285-5324


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