Cardiff vs Blackburn: result 3-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 40Kick-off on April 1, 2013 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Blackburn?
Cardiff won 3-0 on April 1, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 40′F. CampbellCardiff
- 86′J. MasonCardiff
- 90′Peter WhittinghamCardiff (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Blackburn have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2013 | Peterborough(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Mar 16, 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Mar 12, 2013 | Leicester(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 5, 2013 | Derby(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 2, 2013 | Middlesbrough(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2013 | Blackpool(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 17, 2013 | Burnley(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 13, 2013 | Millwall(home) | 0-1 | FA Cup |
| Mar 10, 2013 | Millwall(away) | 0-0 | FA Cup |
| Mar 5, 2013 | Bolton(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Cardiff win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Blackburn win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2012 | Blackburn 1-4 Cardiff | Championship |
| Nov 29, 2011 | Cardiff 2-0 Blackburn | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 0.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Blackburn | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cardiff sit 12th in Championship (2 points from 2 matches) and Blackburn sit 6th (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Blackburn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy