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.)
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Blackburn
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 27F. Campbell
- 39Craig Bellamy
- 11C. Conway
- 13Kim Bo-Kyung
- 17A. Gunnarsson
- 18J. Mutch
- 3Andrew Taylor
- 6Ben Howard Turner
- 12Matthew Connolly
- 25L. Barnett
Blackburn
- 9L. Best
- 39C. Kazim-Richards
- 12M. Pedersen
- 13Danny Murphy
- 24J. Morris
- 35D. Bentley
- 36David Jones
- 16S. Dann
- 19T. Kane
- 31G. Hanley
- 34J. Kean
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 wins, 0 draws, 0 Blackburn wins.
| 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 19th in Championship (10 points from 10 matches) and Blackburn sit 9th (15 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blackburn | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
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