Blackburn vs Birmingham: result 1-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 16, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire
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What was the result of Blackburn vs Birmingham?
Birmingham won 1-2 on August 16, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 50′T. CantwellBlackburn
- 90′J. StansfieldBirmingham (pen.)
- 90′L. DykesBirmingham
Official lineup for Blackburn vs Birmingham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Blackburn
4-2-3-1- 23Y. Ohashi
- 19R. Hedges
- 10T. Cantwell
- 7A. Kargbo
- 8Sidnei Tavares
- 6S. Tronstad
- 4Yuri Ribeiro
- 15S. McLoughlin
- 5D. Hyam
- 2R. Alebiosu
- 22B. Tóth
Birmingham
4-4-1-1- 9K. Furuhashi
- 28J. Stansfield
- 14K. Anderson
- 24T. Iwata
- 8Paik Seung-Ho
- 10D. Gray
- 20A. Cochrane
- 4C. Klarer
- 5P. Neumann
- 26B. Osayi-Samuel
- 21R. Allsop
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Birmingham have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | Bradford(home) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | West Brom(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Aug 2, 2025 | NEC Nijmegen(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Elche(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Qatar SC(away) | 5-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Ipswich(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Northampton(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Port Vale(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Blackburn wins, 1 draw, 2 Birmingham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2024 | Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn | Championship |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham | Championship |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn | Championship |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Birmingham 0-1 Blackburn | FA Cup |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Blackburn 2-2 Birmingham | FA Cup |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Blackburn on Feb 13, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Blackburn score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.2 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Blackburn sit 7th in Championship (15 points from 10 matches) and Birmingham sit 3rd (17 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Birmingham | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 17 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
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