Which matches shall we look at?
Blackburn 8 games · Cardiff 8 games · 2026-27 seasonWho is in form?
goals scoredgoals concededexpected goals (xG)
BlackburnLast 5 games1 W · 2 D · 2 L1.0 points a game7 scored · 7 conceded
- D
PortsmouthA19 Sept22 - W
MillwallH12 Sept31 - L
Sheffield UnitedH8 Sept12 - L
PrestonA5 Sept12 - D
LincolnA1 Sept00
Last 9 at home: 2W 4D 3Lthis season 1.5 points a game at home · 11th in the league at home
CardiffLast 5 games1 W · 1 D · 3 L0.8 points a game5 scored · 7 conceded
- W
CharltonH19 Sept31 - L
BoltonA12 Sept01 - D
StokeH8 Sept11 - LPortsmouthA5 Sept02
- L
QPRA2 Sept12
Last 10 away: 2W 4D 4Lthis season 0.3 points a game away · 21st in the league away
The two sides side by side
SeasonBadge: league rank (1 = best). Tick: the league average.
Who is ahead?on 9 measures
Blackburn 2Level 2Cardiff 5
Goals
Goals scoredleague average 1.5league avg 1.5
9.1.51.314.
Goals concededleague average 1.5 · lower is betterleague avg 1.5 · lower is better
13.1.51.513.
Expected goals (xG)league average 1.4league avg 1.4
22.0.91.86.
Play
Shotsleague average 13.5league avg 13.5
19.11.618.81.
Shots on targetleague average 4.3league avg 4.3
13.4.16.61.
Possessionleague average 50%league avg 50%
10.52%65%1.
Cornersleague average 5.3league avg 5.3
7.6.07.91.
Cardsleague average 2.0 · lower is betterleague avg 2.0 · lower is better
24.3.02.114.
Trends
Clean sheetsleague average 19%league avg 19%
14.13%0%19.
Both teams scoredleague average 68%league avg 68%
3.88%75%6.
3 or more goalsleague average 64%league avg 64%
1.88%50%18.
Won after scoring firstleague average 55%league avg 55%
15.33%33%15.
Head to head
last 5 meetings · league games onlyBlackburn 3Drawn 1Cardiff 1
- 15 Mar 2025Blackburn1 – 2CardiffL
- 9 Nov 2024Cardiff1 – 3BlackburnW
- 20 Feb 2024Cardiff0 – 0BlackburnD
- 21 Oct 2023Blackburn1 – 0CardiffW
- 1 Jan 2023Blackburn1 – 0CardiffW
Goals a game1.8league 2.9
Both scored40%league 68%
3 or more goals40%league 64%
When do the goals come?
every game this season▲ goals scored▼ goals concededexpected at the league’s timingBlackburnCardiff
12
33
0–1522
23
16–3012
22
31–4570
23
46–6003
20
61–7511
11
76–90+Blackburnfirst 30 min 25% · last 30 min 8% · 12 scored · 12 conceded · 8 games
Cardifffirst 30 min 40% · last 30 min 40% · 10 scored · 12 conceded · 8 games
What do we expect from this match?
average of the last 10 gamesThis is not a forecast: the two sides’ averages over their recent games.
Goals (xG)
1.02.1
3.1 goals above the league (league 2.8)
Shots
11.319.7
31.0 shots above the league (league 26.9)
Shots on target
4.17.1
11.2 shots on target above the league (league 8.6)
Corners
6.17.4
13.5 corners above the league (league 10.6)
Cards
2.92.0
4.9 cards above the league (league 3.9)
Tick: the league’s average per team
Who is out, who stands out?
absences and the season’s leadersBlackburnTop scorerOladapo Afolayan3 goalsin 8 games
Most assistsOladapo Afolayan2 assistsin 8 games
Best ratedAndri Guðjohnsen7.2in 7 games
CardiffTop scorerJack Moylan3 goalsin 8 games
Most assistsOllie Tanner2 assistsin 8 games
Best ratedJoel Bagan7.5in 8 games
Line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off and then show in the Line-ups tab.
Who is the referee, and what is the calendar?
How does it change the table?
Full table15.Bolton8-410
Bolton8-41016.Blackburn809
Blackburn80917.
Norwich8-19
Norwich8-1920.
Watford8-38
Watford8-3821.Cardiff8-27
Cardiff8-2722.
Derby8-75
Derby8-75What this match changes
If Blackburn win12 – 7Blackburn move up to 10th · Blackburn 5 points ahead
If it ends level10 – 8Blackburn move up to 14th · Cardiff move up to 19th · Blackburn 2 points ahead
If Cardiff win9 – 10Blackburn drop to 17th · Cardiff move up to 14th · Cardiff 1 point ahead