Championship

Championship | Gameweek 41

Apr 10, 2021 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
2 - 2
Blackburn

Vaulks (27'), Ralls (70')
Murphy (44'), Ralls (75')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Armstrong (43', 90')
Kaminski (19'), Lenihan (65')

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Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy pictured on February 16, 2021

Mick McCarthy plays down Cardiff's playoff chances

City were denied victory against Blackburn by a late Adam Armstrong equaliser.

Apr 10, 17:28

The Match

Match Report

The Blackburn striker earned his side a point on the road.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff 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 37.56%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 35.24% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.12%) and 0-2 (6.71%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (10.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
35.24%	27.2%	37.56%

Both teams to score 50.23%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.79%

55.21%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.56%

76.44%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.17%

29.83%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.09%

65.91%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.58%

28.42%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.83%

64.17%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 35.23%

Blackburn Rovers 37.56%

Draw 27.2%

Cardiff City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 10.25% 2-1 @ 7.8% 2-0 @ 6.2% 3-1 @ 3.15% 3-0 @ 2.5% 3-2 @ 1.98% 4-1 @ 0.95% Other @ 2.4% Total : 35.23%	1-1 @ 12.9% 0-0 @ 8.48% 2-2 @ 4.91% Other @ 0.91% Total : 27.2%	0-1 @ 10.66% 1-2 @ 8.12% 0-2 @ 6.71% 1-3 @ 3.4% 0-3 @ 2.81% 2-3 @ 2.06% 1-4 @ 1.07% Other @ 2.72% Total : 37.56%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Blackburn

Cardiff City

48.3%

Draw

31.0%

Blackburn Rovers

20.7%