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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')
rhs 2.0
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2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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