England - ChampionshipData current as of 24 July 2026

Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers: match statistics

Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Birmingham City play Blackburn Rovers in Championship (England). The match date is 3 April 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Birmingham City: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Blackburn Rovers: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Birmingham City scores 1.24 and concedes 1.22 goals per match. Blackburn Rovers scores 0.91 and concedes 1.22. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Birmingham City 57%, Blackburn Rovers 48%. Over 2.5: Birmingham City 46%, Blackburn Rovers 39%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Birmingham City has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.30. Birmingham City: 13.6 shots per match, Blackburn Rovers: 11.5.

Match halves

Birmingham City: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.61. Blackburn Rovers: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.43.

Goals by minute

Birmingham City: 16-30 (11 goals). Blackburn Rovers: 31-45+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Birmingham holds a clear edge heading into this match: at home they score 1.74 goals and concede 1.00 per game with xG 1.93 versus 1.02, and only in 5% of home matches fail to score, indicating they create better chances. Blackburn on the road scores just 0.95 goals with xG 1.29, averages only 3 shots on target per game and fails to score in 42% of away fixtures, which severely limits their effectiveness. The difference in activity is significant — Birmingham averages 18 shots (5.58 on target) versus 11.53 (3 on target) for the visitors — and the hosts have a 47% home win rate and only 11% home loss rate. In the last 5 matches both teams have conceded 6 goals; Birmingham scored 3 goals and averages 0.8 points per game in that period, Blackburn 4 goals and 1.0 point per game, however the superiority in quality of chances and the better xG profile favor the hosts. On this basis I tip a Birmingham victory.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

65Possession (%)35
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
12Shots16
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
5Shots on target4
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
1.59xG1.58
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
9Corners10
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
66Dangerous attacks41
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
14Fouls7
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
0Cards1
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
1.24Goals scored / match0.91
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
1.22Goals conceded / match1.22
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
54%Average possession48%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
4.13Shots on target / match3.17
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.61Shots per match11.48
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
4.13Shots on target3.17
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
9.1%Shot conversion8%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
54%Possession48%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
1.51xG for1.3
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
1.23xG against1.33
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

Shooting quality

Birmingham City: BalancedBlackburn Rovers: Balanced
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)30%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Birmingham City is 120% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Birmingham City · 1 pts / match - Blackburn Rovers

Birmingham City
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
37% W28% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-13-16
1.39 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-8-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Blackburn Rovers
DLDWL
Season result split
28% W28% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-13-20
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-4-10
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Birmingham City is 36% better for: goals scored per match.

1.24 goals / match - Birmingham City · 0.91 goals / match - Blackburn Rovers

Birmingham City scoring profile: very strong

Birmingham City scores in 76% of matches (35 of 46 matches), while Blackburn Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

Blackburn Rovers scoring profile: strong

Blackburn Rovers scores in 65% of matches (30 of 46 matches), while Birmingham City keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

57Goals scored (season)42
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
56Goals conceded (season)56
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
2.46Average goals in match2.13
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
8Goals scored (last 5)5
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal65%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
33%2 goals20%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
9%3 goals7%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
7%4 goals0%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal74%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
28%2 goals35%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
15%3 goals13%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
0%4 goals0%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
Blackburn Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.22 of 46 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time15%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
7%BTTS in both halves0%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
17%Scored in both halves11%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
80%BTTS - last 560%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
4%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Blackburn Rovers is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.2 pts / match - Birmingham City · 1.26 pts / match - Blackburn Rovers

Birmingham City - half-time state
30% leading28% draw41% trailing
Blackburn Rovers - half-time state
26% leading48% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.2Points per match (1st half)1.26
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
1.37Average goals (1st half)0.98
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
43%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
54%No goal before half-time61%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.35Points per match (2nd half)1.13
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.43
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
0.48Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
1.09Average goals (2nd half)1.15
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
54%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
52%No goal after half-time63%
Birmingham CityBlackburn Rovers

Birmingham City - second-half results

30% W43% R26% P
55
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
62
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Blackburn Rovers - second-half results

26% W35% R39% P
58
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Birmingham City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.60.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Blackburn Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.20
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Birmingham City
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
11
12
16-30
8
12
31-45
9
8
46-60
8
7
61-75
11
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (11 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Blackburn Rovers
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
6
7
16-30
11
12
31-45
6
9
46-60
4
6
61-75
10
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.29
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+31%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Birmingham City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Blackburn Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Birmingham CityLigaBlackburn Rovers
Average goals in match 2.462.59 2.13
Both teams scored 57%57% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%50% 39%
Clean sheets 22%25% 26%
Goal before half-time 80%71% 61%
Goal after half-time 74%76% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+16%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Birmingham City 1 - 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Blackburn Rovers FC
1 : 2
Birmingham City FC

FAQ

What was the result of Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers?

The Championship match finished Birmingham City 0:1 Blackburn Rovers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers?

Birmingham City score 1.24 goals per game on average and Blackburn Rovers 0.91. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Birmingham City's matches and 48% of Blackburn Rovers's.

What form are Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Birmingham City have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Blackburn Rovers 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.