CARDIFF. Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers didn’t manage to score any goal on Tuesday. Blackburn Rovers was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 17,131 spectators. The referee was Leigh Doughty who was helped by Mark Stevens and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.38 degrees Celsius or 52.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 11 Total 4
- 5 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 99 Attack 128
- 32 Dangerous attack 29
- 101 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Blackburn Rovers had a strong ball possession 60% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City was putting more pressure with 32 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cardiff City to win the match.
Cardiff City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 4 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (Dimitrios Goutas and Ryan Wintle). Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (John Buckley, Sondre Tronstad and Dominic Hyam).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cardiff City has 41 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers will has 38 points like Birmingham City to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will host Stoke City on the 24th of February with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (10 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will host Norwich City on the 24th of February with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
90'
79'
Cardiff City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Ethan Horvath , Mahlon Romeo , Nathaniel Phillips , Dimitrios Goutas , Jamilu Collins , Manolis Siopis , Ryan Wintle , Josh Bowler , Rubin Colwill , Karlan Grant and Kion Etete .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Ralls, Famara Diédhiou , Josh Wilson-Esbrand, David Turnbull , Romaine Sawyers, Ollie Tanner , Perry Ng, Matthew Turner and Cian Ashford.
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 3 changes: Kion Etete for Famara Diédhiou (79′), Rubin Colwill for David Turnbull (79′) and Josh Bowler for Ollie Tanner (67′).
Player of the match: Karlan Grant
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was Karlan Grant.
His rating is with 46 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
John Eustace played with: Ryan Hedges, John Fleck, Aynsley Pears , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Scott Wharton , Callum Brittain , Sondre Tronstad , Jake Garrett , Ben Chrisene and Sammie Szmodics , Yasin Ayari , Sam Gallagher .
These were the players on the bench: Tyrhys Dolan , Connor O’Riordan, Arnór Sigurdsson, Leopold Wahlstedt, Billy Koumetio, Dilan Markanday, John Buckley , Andrew Moran and Semir Telalović.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: Yasin Ayari for Andrew Moran (57′), Jake Garrett for John Buckley (61′) and Sam Gallagher for Tyrhys Dolan (61′).
Player of the match: Aynsley Pears
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was the goalkeeper: Aynsley Pears. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Southampton – Hull City – 1-2
- Plymouth Argyle – West Bromwich Albion – 0-3
- Ipswich Town – Rotherham United – 4-3
- Cardiff City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-0
