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Blackburn vs Cardiff: result 1-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 26Kick-off on January 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire

Blackburn
1-0
Cardiff

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What was the result of Blackburn vs Cardiff?

Blackburn won 1-0 on January 1, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 48′B. DackBlackburn

Official lineup for Blackburn vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Blackburn

4-2-3-1
  1. 9S. Gallagher
  1. 22B. Brereton
  2. 23B. Dack
  3. 19R. Hedges
  1. 30J. Garrett
  2. 6T. Morton
  1. 3H. Pickering
  2. 5D. Hyam
  3. 4Daniel Ayala
  4. 11J. Rankin-Costello
  1. 1T. Kaminski

Cardiff

4-2-3-1
  1. 29M. Harris
  1. 11C. O'Dowda
  2. 47C. Robinson
  3. 20G. Whyte
  1. 6R. Wintle
  2. 8J. Ralls
  1. 26J. Simpson
  2. 23C. Kipré
  3. 38P. Ng
  4. 12T. Sang
  1. 1R. Allsop
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn have 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Cardiff have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2022Middlesbrough(home)1-2Championship
Dec 26, 2022Sunderland(away)1-2Championship
Dec 21, 2022Nottingham Forest(home)1-4League Cup
Dec 17, 2022Norwich(away)2-0Championship
Dec 10, 2022Preston(home)1-4Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2022Coventry(away)0-0Championship
Dec 26, 2022QPR(home)0-0Championship
Dec 17, 2022Blackpool(home)1-1Championship
Dec 10, 2022Stoke City(away)2-2Championship
Nov 30, 2022Aston Villa(home)3-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Blackburn wins, 2 draws, 1 Cardiff win.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2022Cardiff 1-0 BlackburnChampionship
Jan 15, 2022Cardiff 0-1 BlackburnChampionship
Sep 25, 2021Blackburn 5-1 CardiffChampionship
Apr 10, 2021Cardiff 2-2 BlackburnChampionship
Oct 3, 2020Blackburn 0-0 CardiffChampionship
Jul 7, 2020Cardiff 2-3 BlackburnChampionship

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Blackburn on Oct 4, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Blackburn score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.0 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Blackburn1.51.367/159/15
Cardiff1.01.156/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Blackburn sit 9th in Championship (15 points from 10 matches) and Cardiff sit 19th (10 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Blackburn10433151315
19Cardiff10244161510

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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