Championship

Championship | Gameweek 29

Feb 20, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 0
Blackburn

Goutas (90+3'), Wintle (90+3')

Hyam (45+1'), Tronstad (66'), Buckley (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Norwich 4-1 Cardiff
Saturday, February 17 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 2-2 Blackburn
Saturday, February 17 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Cardiff City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

With both teams in indifferent form, any result is possible in South Wales. There is an argument that each side will do their utmost to avoid defeat, yet we feel that Blackburn may be able to edge this contest in the closing stages. 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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 39.19%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 34.84% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.52%) and 2-0 (6.62%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (8.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
39.19% ( 1.16)	25.96% ( -0.02)	34.84% ( -1.14)

Both teams to score 54.21% (

-0.06)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.87% (

-0.02)

50.13% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.9% (

-0.02)

72.1% (

0.02)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.87% (

0.62)

25.13% (

-0.62)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.17% (

0.85)

59.83% (

-0.85)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.4% (

-0.69)

27.6% (

0.69)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.87% (

-0.89)

63.13% (

0.89)

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 39.2%

Blackburn Rovers 34.84%

Draw 25.96%

Cardiff City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.58% ( 0.18) 2-1 @ 8.52% ( 0.15) 2-0 @ 6.62% ( 0.24) 3-1 @ 3.92% ( 0.13) 3-0 @ 3.05% ( 0.16) 3-2 @ 2.52% ( 0.04) 4-1 @ 1.35% ( 0.07) 4-0 @ 1.05% ( 0.07) Other @ 2.59% Total : 39.2%	1-1 @ 12.33% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.94% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.48% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.08% ( -0) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.96%	0-1 @ 8.93% ( -0.17) 1-2 @ 7.94% ( -0.16) 0-2 @ 5.75% ( -0.22) 1-3 @ 3.41% ( -0.14) 0-3 @ 2.47% ( -0.15) 2-3 @ 2.35% ( -0.05) 1-4 @ 1.1% ( -0.07) Other @ 2.91% Total : 34.84%