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Championship | Gameweek 38
Mar 15, 2025 at 3pm UK
Ewood Park
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Blackburn
1 - 2
Cardiff

Ohashi (16')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Salech (4'), Meite (73')
Chambers (13')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stoke 1-0 Blackburn
Wednesday, March 12 at 8pm in Championship

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 50.86%. A draw had a probability of 25.5% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 23.68%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.64%) and 2-1 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.07%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (7.75%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawCardiff City
50.86% (-1.229 -1.23)25.45% (0.705 0.71)23.68% (0.527 0.53)
Both teams to score 49.14% (-1.505 -1.51)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.42% (-2.277 -2.28)53.58% (2.28 2.28)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.92% (-1.954 -1.95)75.08% (1.957 1.96)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.91% (-1.41 -1.41)21.08% (1.414 1.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.09% (-2.246 -2.25)53.9% (2.25 2.25)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.27% (-0.778 -0.78)37.72% (0.781 0.78)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.5% (-0.766 -0.77)74.5% (0.768 0.77)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 50.86%
    Cardiff City 23.68%
    Draw 25.45%
Blackburn RoversDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 12.38% (0.57 0.57)
2-0 @ 9.64% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.39% (-0.173 -0.17)
3-0 @ 5% (-0.207 -0.21)
3-1 @ 4.88% (-0.31 -0.31)
3-2 @ 2.38% (-0.206 -0.21)
4-0 @ 1.95% (-0.171 -0.17)
4-1 @ 1.9% (-0.211 -0.21)
4-2 @ 0.93% (-0.124 -0.12)
Other @ 2.43%
Total : 50.86%
1-1 @ 12.07% (0.31 0.31)
0-0 @ 7.95% (0.687 0.69)
2-2 @ 4.58% (-0.184 -0.18)
Other @ 0.85%
Total : 25.45%
0-1 @ 7.75% (0.518 0.52)
1-2 @ 5.88% (0.025 0.03)
0-2 @ 3.78% (0.177 0.18)
1-3 @ 1.91% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-3 @ 1.49% (-0.093 -0.09)
0-3 @ 1.23% (0.032 0.03)
Other @ 1.64%
Total : 23.68%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Cardiff

Blackburn Rovers
80.6%
Draw
13.9%
Cardiff City
5.6%
36
Head to Head
Nov 9, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 15
Cardiff
1-3
Blackburn
Turnbull (73')
Weimann (15', 54'), Baker (86')
Pears (37'), Buckley (72'), Rankin-Costello (72'), Buckley (90+4')
Feb 20, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 29
Cardiff
0-0
Blackburn
Goutas (90+3'), Wintle (90+3')
Hyam (45+1'), Tronstad (66'), Buckley (75')
Oct 21, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 12
Blackburn
1-0
Cardiff
Rankin-Costello (53')
Dolan (33'), Hyam (87')

Collins (68')
Sep 27, 2023 7.45pm
Third Round
Blackburn
5-2
Cardiff
Garrett (13'), Sigurdsson (36'), Moran (49', 54'), Markanday (69')
Robinson (18'), Etete (45+3')
Jan 1, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 26
Blackburn
1-0
Cardiff
Dack (48')
rhs 2.0


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