Blackburn vs Coventry

Blackburn

1 - 1

Coventry

🕒 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Ewood Park 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 43 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 43

Regular Season Table

Blackburn 22 · Coventry 1

Referee Stats

Lewis Smith

25 matches · 1.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.44
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	20%
Home wins	48%
Draws	24%
Away wins	28%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Coventry outshot their opponent (7-12).
Coventry controlled possession (70%).

Team Overview

Blackburn (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 0.83 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Coventry (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

46 / 26

Avg: 2.00 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.74

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

0.91

PPG

1.74

0.83

2.00

1.17

1.13

30%

O2.5

61%

57%

BTTS

57%

17%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Blackburn rank22nd

Coventry rank1st

Blackburn points52

Coventry points95

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

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

Coventry: #1 · 95 pts · GD +52

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Blackburn last 5 home

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals2-3

Record0-4-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Coventry last 5 away

W D D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-1

Record3-2-0

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 13%

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Blackburn score at home70%

Blackburn clean sheet at home22%

Coventry score away87%

Coventry clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Blackburn score first17%

Blackburn win after scoring first50%

Coventry score first22%

Coventry win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackburn 50% · Coventry 100%

Avg first goal minute: Blackburn 41.8' · Coventry 29.2'

Vs league average

Blackburn score at home0.83 vs 1.40

Blackburn concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Coventry score away2.00 vs 1.20

Coventry concede away1.13 vs 1.40

Blackburn score 41% below league average, while Coventry score 66% above league average.

Defensive side: Blackburn are 3% below league average at home, and Coventry are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Blackburn goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Coventry goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

30%

70%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

265

630

Passes Accurate

190

543

Passes %

72%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' Y. Ohashi

51'

51' F. Onyeka

51'

51' Yuri Ribeiro

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Morishita

Normal Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ E. Simms

1st substitution · For: H. Wright

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Latibeaudiere

2nd substitution · For: R. Esse

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ F. Onyeka

3rd substitution · For: V. Torp

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ F. Onyeka

4th substitution · For: V. Torp

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ E. Simms

5th substitution · For: H. Wright

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Latibeaudiere

6th substitution · For: R. Esse

65'

65' T. Gardner-Hickman

65'

65' R. Morishita

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Rudoni

7th substitution · For: B. Thomas-Asante

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Baradji

1st substitution · For: R. Hedges

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Gardner-Hickman

2nd substitution · For: A. Forshaw

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Thomas

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Torp

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ E. Mason-Clark

8th substitution · For: J. Eccles

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

Blackburn drew 1-1 with Coventry on Friday, 17 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Lewis Smith. It was played at Ewood Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Y. Ohashi received a yellow card for Blackburn at 7'.

Second half: F. Onyeka received a yellow card for Coventry at 51'. Yuri Ribeiro received a yellow card for Blackburn at 51'. Blackburn took the lead at 54' when R. Morishita scored, making the score 1-0. Coventry made their 1st substitution at 62', with E. Simms replacing H. Wright. Coventry made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Latibeaudiere replacing R. Esse. Coventry made their 3rd substitution at 62', with F. Onyeka replacing V. Torp. Coventry made their 4th substitution at 62', with F. Onyeka replacing V. Torp. Coventry made their 5th substitution at 62', with E. Simms replacing H. Wright. Coventry made their 6th substitution at 62', with J. Latibeaudiere replacing R. Esse. T. Gardner-Hickman received a yellow card for Blackburn at 65'. R. Morishita received a yellow card for Blackburn at 65'. Coventry made their 7th substitution at 71', with J. Rudoni replacing B. Thomas-Asante. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 71', with M. Baradji replacing R. Hedges. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 79', with T. Gardner-Hickman replacing A. Forshaw. Coventry leveled the score at 84' when B. Thomas scored, with the assist credited to V. Torp, making the score 1-1. Coventry made their 8th substitution at 90', with E. Mason-Clark replacing J. Eccles.

Blackburn used 2 substitutions while Coventry used 8 substitutions. Blackburn got 4 yellow cards, while Coventry got 1 yellow card.