Birmingham vs Blackburn

Birmingham

0 - 1

Blackburn

🕒 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 22764 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 40

Regular Season Table

Birmingham 10 · Blackburn 22

Referee Stats

John Busby

20 matches · 2.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.15
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.10
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	25%
Draws	20%
Away wins	55%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-16).
Birmingham controlled possession (65%).

Team Overview

Birmingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-8-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 22

Avg: 1.70 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 1.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Blackburn (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 29

Avg: 1.00 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.91

PPG

1.35

1.70

1.00

0.96

1.26

48%

O2.5

48%

65%

BTTS

39%

26%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Birmingham rank10th

Blackburn rank22nd

Birmingham points64

Blackburn points52

Birmingham: #10 · 64 pts · GD +1

20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Birmingham last 5 home

W W W L D

Points10/15

Weighted index82

Goals7-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Blackburn last 5 away

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals7-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Birmingham score at home91%

Birmingham clean sheet at home30%

Blackburn score away61%

Blackburn clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Birmingham score first26%

Birmingham win after scoring first67%

Blackburn score first22%

Blackburn win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Birmingham 0% · Blackburn 25%

Avg first goal minute: Birmingham 22.0' · Blackburn 32.0'

Vs league average

Birmingham score at home1.70 vs 1.40

Birmingham concede at home0.96 vs 1.20

Blackburn score away1.00 vs 1.20

Blackburn concede away1.26 vs 1.40

Birmingham score 21% above league average, while Blackburn score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Birmingham are 21% below league average at home, and Blackburn are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Birmingham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Blackburn goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

65%

35%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

539

274

Passes Accurate

449

185

Passes %

83%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' A. Forshaw

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ I. Osman

1st substitution · For: D. Gray

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Ducksch

2nd substitution · For: K. Fujimoto

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Cantwell

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Morishita

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Morishita

1st substitution · For: Kristi Montgomery

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Stansfield

3rd substitution · For: A. Priske

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ P. Roberts

4th substitution · For: Carlos Vicente

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Wharton

2nd substitution · For: Yuri Ribeiro

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Cantwell

3rd substitution · For: M. Jørgensen

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. Iwata

5th substitution · For: B. Osayi-Samuel

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Baradji

4th substitution · For: Sidnei Tavares

Birmingham vs Blackburn 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Blackburn beat Birmingham 1-0 on Friday, 03 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by John Busby. It was played at Unknown Venue 22764.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Forshaw received a yellow card for Blackburn at 21'.

Second half: Birmingham made their 1st substitution at 65', with I. Osman replacing D. Gray. Birmingham made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Ducksch replacing K. Fujimoto. Blackburn took the lead at 69' when T. Cantwell scored, with the assist credited to R. Morishita, making the score 0-1. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 77', with R. Morishita replacing Kristi Montgomery. Birmingham made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Stansfield replacing A. Priske. Birmingham made their 4th substitution at 78', with P. Roberts replacing Carlos Vicente. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 83', with S. Wharton replacing Yuri Ribeiro. Blackburn made their 3rd substitution at 83', with T. Cantwell replacing M. Jørgensen. Birmingham made their 5th substitution at 88', with T. Iwata replacing B. Osayi-Samuel. Blackburn made their 4th substitution at 90', with M. Baradji replacing Sidnei Tavares.

Birmingham used 5 substitutions while Blackburn used 4 substitutions. Blackburn got 1 yellow card.