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

Result
1:2
16/08/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 2
  • Referee: Langford O. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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icelandIcelandSÝN Sport Viaplay, Viaplay
indiaIndiaFanCode, FanCode
japanJapanDAZN Japan
kenyaKenyaGotv
malaysiaMalaysiaAstro Football
maltaMaltaGO TV, TSN Malta 6
mexicoMexicoDisney+, ESPN 2
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north-central-americaNorth-central-americaDisney+ Caribbean
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peruPeruDisney+
serbiaSerbiaArena Sport 1
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south-africaSouth-africaSupeSport ESPN 2
south-americaSouth-americaESPN 5 South
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uruguayUruguayDisney+
usaUsaParamount+
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Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
0.362.05
Ball Possession
41%59%
Total shots
58
Shots on target
24
Big Chances
02
Corner Kicks
35
Passes
69% (206/297)85% (358/421)
Yellow Cards
12
Expected Goals (xG)
0.362.05
xG on target (xGOT)
0.442.10
Total shots
58
Shots on target
24
Shots off target
22
Blocked Shots
12
Shots inside the Box
54
Shots outside the Box
04
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
02
Corner Kicks
35
Touches in opposition box
2316
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
30
Free Kicks
1314
Passes
69% (206/297)85% (358/421)
Long passes
31% (21/67)44% (18/41)
Passes in final third
47% (45/96)66% (61/93)
Crosses
50% (6/12)21% (5/24)
Expected assists (xA)
0.471.32
Throw-ins
3427
Fouls
1413
Tackles
81% (13/16)72% (13/18)
Duels won
5261
Clearances
3843
Interceptions
1114
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
21
xGOT faced
2.100.44
Goals prevented
0.10-0.56

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 30', Osayi-Samuel B. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 2)
  • 46', Cochrane A. , Laird E. ,
  • 50', 1 - 0, Cantwell T. ,
  • 69', Hedges R. , Miller L. ,
  • 76', Iwata T. 🟨,
  • 81', Osayi-Samuel B. , Dykes L. ,
  • 81', Anderson K. , Doyle T. ,
  • 82', Alebiosu R. , Wharton S. ,
  • 87', Ohashi Y. , Gueye M. ,
  • 87', Cantwell T. , De Neve D. ,
  • 88', Kargbo A. , Henriksson A. ,
  • 88', Neumann P. , Willumsson W. T. ,
  • 90', 1 - 1, Stansfield J. (Pen),
  • 90+2', Furuhashi K. , Cashin E. ,
  • 90+8', 1 - 2, Dykes L. , Gray D. (A),
  • 90+9', McLoughlin S. 🟨,

Chances of winning


Blackburn Rovers
28.3%
Draw
29.9%
Birmingham City
41.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
30.1% 28.5% 41.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

29.7% 28.1% 42%

Blackburn Rovers - Birmingham City Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
3.36
(3.16)
3.18
(3.33)
2.26
(2.29)
5.6%
(5.4%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
What is the prediction for Blackburn Rovers - Birmingham City?
  • Users Predictions: 20 users predict this event. Blackburn will win (votes: 4 - 20%). Birmingham will win (votes: 11 - 55%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 25%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Birmingham: 33.2%76.8%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Birmingham (votes: 1 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 50%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • DNB - Birmingham (1.64) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • BTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 1.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Birmingham (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 2 - 66.7%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Blackburn won 2.
    • Blackburn has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Birmingham is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • Birmingham may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • Recently, Blackburn has had a series of away games.
    • Birmingham could have a small edge in this match.
    • There will not play in Blackburn: Carter H. (Knee Injury) Forshaw A. (Hamstring Injury) Garrett J. (Surgery)
    • There will not play in Birmingham: Wright S. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Birmingham: Ducksch M. (Calf Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Blackburn won 8 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 33:22. (average 1.7:1.1).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Blackburn won 5 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 23:11. (average 2.6:1.2).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Blackburn Rovers - Birmingham City were as follows:
    13.02.2024 Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers 1:0
    29.11.2023 Blackburn Rovers - Birmingham City 4:2
    01.04.2023 Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers 1:0
    31.01.2023 Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers 0:1
    28.01.2023 Blackburn Rovers - Birmingham City 2:2
    Latest results of Blackburn Rovers
    Latest results of Birmingham City
    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
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    2Middlesbrough28157642:291352
    3Ipswich27148547:242350
    4Hull27145845:39647
    5Millwall28137832:35-346
    6Preston281110736:29743
    7Watford27119738:32642
    8Stoke281251133:25841
    9Wrexham281011740:35541
    10Derby28118938:36241
    11Bristol City281171038:31740
    12QPR281171038:39-140
    13Birmingham281081038:37138
    14Leicester281081039:41-238
    15Southampton28991040:40036
    16Swansea281061231:35-436
    17Sheffield Utd271021536:40-432
    18Charlton27881127:34-732
    19West Brom28941531:43-1231
    20Norwich28861435:40-530
    21Portsmouth26781123:36-1329
    22Blackburn27771325:36-1128
    23Oxford Utd27591325:35-1024
    24Sheffield Wed27181818:54-36-7

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