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

03/04/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

St. Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham).

Championship - Round 40
Referee: Donohue M. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay
Iceland	Viaplay
Norway	TV2 Play, Viaplay
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport 1
United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.06	1.52
Ball possession
65%	35%
Total shots
12	16
Shots on target
5	4
Big chances
3	2
Corner kicks
9	10
Passes
83% (450/540)	68% (187/276)
Yellow cards
0	1
Expected goals (xG)
1.06	1.52
xG on target (xGOT)
1.06	2.57
Total shots
12	16
Shots on target
5	4
Shots off target
6	5
Blocked shots
1	7
Shots inside the box
7	11
Shots outside the box
5	5
Hit the woodwork
1	0
Big chances
3	2
Corner kicks
9	10
Touches in opposition box
31	24
Accurate through passes
1	1
Offsides
1	1
Free kicks
7	14
Passes
83% (450/540)	68% (187/276)
Long passes
36% (22/61)	27% (17/63)
Passes in final third
68% (114/167)	62% (63/102)
Crosses
24% (4/17)	23% (6/26)
Expected assists (xA)
1.60	0.80
Throw ins
31	27
Fouls
14	7
Tackles
53% (8/15)	54% (7/13)
Duels won
56	49
Clearances
35	60
Interceptions
7	3
Errors leading to shot
1	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
3	5
xGOT faced
2.57	1.06
Goals prevented
1.57	1.06

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
21', Forshaw A. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
65', Osman I. ↓, Gray D. ↑,
66', Ducksch M. ↓, Fujimoto K. ↑,
69', 0 - 1, Cantwell T. ⚽, Morishita R. (A),
77', Morishita R. ↓, Montgomery K. ↑,
78', Roberts P. ↓, Vicente C. ↑,
78', Stansfield J. ↓, Priske A. ↑,
83', Wharton S. ↓, Ribeiro Y. ↑,
83', Cantwell T. ↓, Jorgensen M. ↑,
88', Iwata T. ↓, Osayi-Samuel B. ↑,
90', Baradji M. ↓, Tavares S. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Birmingham City
51.4%

Draw
26.9%

Blackburn Rovers
21.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

54%

23.7%

22.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

55%

23.3%

21.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Birmingham City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.6%)

Blackburn Rovers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.7%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Birmingham City than the current prediction. (+3.6%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Blackburn Rovers than the current prediction. (+0.3%)

Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.83 ↑ (1.75)	3.53 ↓ (3.99)	4.43 ↑ (4.24)	5.4% (5.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers?

Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Birmingham will win (votes: 10 - 66.7%). Blackburn will win (votes: 1 - 6.7%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 26.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Birmingham: 42.8% – 90.6%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Blackburn (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

A mid-table team will face off against the outsider in this match (ranked 11 and 19).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 3.
Birmingham is going through a rough patch (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Blackburn has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
In this match, Birmingham is seen as the favorite.
There will not play in Birmingham: Buchanan L. (Knee Injury) Cochrane A. (Ankle Injury) Wagner K. (Shoulder Injury)
There will not play in Blackburn: Garrett J. (Lacking Match Fitness) Gudjohnsen A. (Ankle Injury) Hedges R. (Ankle Injury) Kargbo A. (Hamstring Injury) Miller L. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Tronstad S. (Knee Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 6 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 22:32. (average 1.1:1.6).
Including home matches between the teams, Birmingham won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 9:8. (average 0.9:0.8).

How many head-to-head matches has Birmingham City won against Blackburn Rovers?

Birmingham City has won 3 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Blackburn Rovers won against Birmingham City?

Blackburn Rovers has won 3 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers were as follows:

16.08.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Birmingham City 1:2

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

Latest results of Birmingham City

21.03.2026 Derby County - Birmingham City 1:0 ✺

14.03.2026 Birmingham City - Sheffield United 1:1 ✺

11.03.2026 Birmingham City - Queens Park Rangers 1:0 ✺

07.03.2026 Charlton Athletic - Birmingham City 1:0 ✺

02.03.2026 Birmingham City - Middlesbrough 1:3 ✺

Latest results of Blackburn Rovers

21.03.2026 Blackburn Rovers - Middlesbrough 0:0 ✺

14.03.2026 Millwall - Blackburn Rovers 1:2 ✺

11.03.2026 Oxford United - Blackburn Rovers 1:0 ✺

07.03.2026 Blackburn Rovers - Portsmouth 1:1 ✺

28.02.2026 Derby County - Blackburn Rovers 3:1 ✺

English League Championship Table

Main

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	52	95
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	33	84
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	15	83
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	25	80
6	Hull	46	21	10	15	70:66	4	73
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	4	71
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	8	69
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	7	65
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	1	64
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57
17	Stoke	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51
22	Oxford Utd	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wed	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0

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