BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City beats Blackburn Rovers 1-0 after R. Khadra scored just 1 goal (61′). Blackburn Rovers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies who had the assistance of Graham Kane and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Sunny Sukhvir Gill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 10 Total 17
- 3 On Target 8
- 3 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 104 Attack 128
- 37 Dangerous attack 80
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 3 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Blackburn Rovers was in firm control of the ball 71% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Blackburn Rovers was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Birmingham City found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Birmingham City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 17 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Auston Trusty, J. Bellingham and J. Bacuna). On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Tyrhys Dolan, Lewis Travis and T. Morton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Birmingham City will have 48 points like Hull City to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 61 points like Millwall to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Sheffield United on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Millwall on the 6th of May with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
45'
90'
61'
Birmingham City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: John Ruddy , Maxime Colin , Marc Roberts , Kevin Long , Auston Trusty , Tahith Chong , Krystian Bielik , Alfie Chang , Reda Khadra , George Hall and Lukas Jutkiewicz .
The home team had on the bench: Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge, Jordan James, Jobe Bellingham, Harlee Dean, Juninho Bacuna , Scott Hogan and Hannibal Mejbri.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 5 changes: R. Khadra for Juninho Bacuna (68′), Lukas Jutkiewicz for Scott Hogan (80′), T. Chong for Jobe Bellingham (90′), G. Hall for Harlee Dean (90′) and A. Chang for Jordan James (90′).
Best player: John Ruddy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was the goalkeeper: John Ruddy. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Aynsley Pears , Joe Rankin-Costello , Hayden Carter , Dominic Hyam , Harry Pickering , Lewis Travis , Tyler Morton , Ryan Hedges , Sammie Szmodics , Tyrhys Dolan and Sam Gallagher .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Scott Wharton, Sorba Thomas , Ben Brereton Díaz , Bradley Dack, Jake Garrett, Callum Brittain and Thomas Kaminski.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: Ryan Hedges for Ben Brereton (65′), Tyrhys Dolan for Sorba Thomas (65′), J. Rankin-Costello for Callum Brittain (81′) and S. Szmodics for Bradley Dack (81′).
Best player: Ryan Hedges
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Ryan Hedges.
His rating is with 43 passes (65% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Millwall – 0-0
- Preston North End – Blackpool – 3-1
- Norwich City – Sheffield United – 0-1
- Luton Town – Watford – 2-0
- Hull City – Rotherham United – 0-0
- Huddersfield Town – Middlesbrough – 4-2
- Coventry City – Stoke City – 0-4
- Cardiff City – Swansea City – 2-3
- Bristol City – Reading – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
