Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Oct 3, 2020 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
0 - 0
Cardiff

Johnson (50'), Gallagher (80')

Cunningham (34'), Bacuna (49'), Tomlin (59')
Tomlin (70')

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Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray pictured in December 2019

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Rovers failed to punish the Bluebirds after Lee Tomlin was sent off.

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The Match

Match Report

Tomlin was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 69th minute.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City, including team news and predicted 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 43.51%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 30.56% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.96%) and 2-0 (7.63%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Cardiff City
43.51%	25.93%	30.56%

Both teams to score 52.93%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.83%

51.16%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.99%

73.01%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.61%

23.39%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.63%

57.37%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.09%

30.91%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.8%

67.2%

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 43.51%

Cardiff City 30.56%

Draw 25.93%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.5% 2-1 @ 8.96% 2-0 @ 7.63% 3-1 @ 4.34% 3-0 @ 3.7% 3-2 @ 2.55% 4-1 @ 1.58% 4-0 @ 1.34% 4-2 @ 0.93% Other @ 2% Total : 43.51%	1-1 @ 12.33% 0-0 @ 7.23% 2-2 @ 5.26% 3-3 @ 1% Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.93%	0-1 @ 8.49% 1-2 @ 7.24% 0-2 @ 4.98% 1-3 @ 2.83% 2-3 @ 2.06% 0-3 @ 1.95% Other @ 3% Total : 30.56%