Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:0
07/02/2026 at 07:31 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 31
  • Referee: Linington J. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.580.26
Ball possession
55%45%
Total shots
126
Shots on target
30
Big chances
20
Corner kicks
54
Passes
80% (354/445)77% (273/353)
Yellow cards
22
Expected goals (xG)
1.580.26
xG on target (xGOT)
1.240.00
Total shots
126
Shots on target
30
Shots off target
54
Blocked shots
42
Shots inside the box
83
Shots outside the box
43
Hit the woodwork
10
Big chances
20
Corner kicks
54
Touches in opposition box
1711
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
22
Free kicks
1112
Passes
80% (354/445)77% (273/353)
Long passes
40% (17/43)46% (26/56)
Passes in final third
61% (60/99)65% (70/108)
Crosses
35% (6/17)21% (4/19)
Expected assists (xA)
0.510.52
Throw ins
3325
Fouls
1211
Tackles
56% (15/27)76% (16/21)
Duels won
7054
Clearances
3124
Interceptions
915
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
01
Goalkeeper saves
01
xGOT faced
0.001.24
Goals prevented
0.00-0.76

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 2nd Half (2 - 0)
  • 51', Makama J. , Toure M. ,
  • 62', Springett T. , Schwartau O. ,
  • 62', Wright J. , Field S. ,
  • 65', Morishita R. , Afolayan O. ,
  • 65', Carter H. , O'Riordan C. ,
  • 73', 1 - 0, Slimane A. ,
  • 74', Slimane A. 🟨,
  • 76', Miller L. , Gudjohnsen A. ,
  • 77', Ahmed A. , Stacey J. ,
  • 77', Slimane A. , Kvistgaarden M. ,
  • 78', 2 - 0, Toure M. ,
  • 83', Field S. 🟨,
  • 85', Ohashi Y. , Jorgensen M. ,
  • 88', Cashin E. 🟨,
  • 88', Cantwell T. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Norwich City
44.4%
Draw
27.6%
Blackburn Rovers
27.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
45.6% 27.2% 27.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

46.2% 26.8% 26.8%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Norwich City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.2%)
  • Blackburn Rovers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.7%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Norwich City than the current prediction. (+1.8%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Blackburn Rovers than the current prediction. (-1.1%)
  • Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.14
    (2.07)
    3.44
    (3.47)
    3.42
    (3.47)
    5.1%
    (5.9%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers?
  • Users Predictions: 36 users predict this event. Norwich will win (votes: 23 - 63.9%). Blackburn will win (votes: 7 - 19.4%). It will Tie (votes: 6 - 16.7%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Norwich: 48.2%79.6%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:
    • O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 50%) .
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Norwich City will win (9 of 11 users predict this - 81.82%) 🥇 Gold Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • A meeting between a mid-table team and the outsider will take place in this match (ranked 18 and 21).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Norwich won 1.
    • Norwich is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • Blackburn is currently in poor form (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • Blackburn may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • Norwich is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Norwich: Crnac A. (Knee Injury) Duffy S. (Hamstring Injury) Forson A. (Hamstring Injury) Forsyth G. (Knee Injury) Mattsson P. (Ankle Injury) Schlupp J. (Hamstring Injury) Topic M. (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in Blackburn: Carter H. (Inactive) Forshaw A. (Inactive) Hedges R. (Injury) Kargbo A. (Leg Injury) Litherland M. (Injury) Tavares S. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Blackburn: Wharton S. (Achilles Tendon Injury)
    • In the last 17 head-to-head matches, Norwich won 8 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 26:20. (average 1.5:1.2).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Norwich won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:13. (average 1.4:1.6).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers were as follows:
    30.08.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Norwich City 0:2
    01.03.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Norwich City 1:1
    17.08.2024 Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers 2:2
    24.02.2024 Blackburn Rovers - Norwich City 1:1
    05.11.2023 Norwich City - Blackburn Rovers 1:3
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