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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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley136521761123
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Millwall135441612419
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
9Bristol City134721717019
10Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
11Middlesbrough135351415-118
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139


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