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Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 3rd Apr, 15:00 BST, St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

It's an away match for Michael O'Neill's Blackburn Rovers side on Friday afternoon, as they head to the St. Andrew's Stadium for a Championship meeting with Chris Davies's Birmingham City. We provide predictions based on extensive statistical analysis of each side, across seventeen of the main betting markets. The data and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head to head (H2H) statistics are included for all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. Birmingham and Blackburn have taken part in plenty of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards an extension of that record. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Friday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
There’s absolutely nothing to pick between these sides, and our predictive algorithm gives Birmingham and Blackburn an equal chance of claiming victory. The home win and the away win are both at 50% probability.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Birmingham
50%
1.70-
Draw
26%
3.40-
Blackburn
23%
5.00-
Birmingham 1-0
13%
6.00-
Draw 1-1
12%
6.50-
Birmingham 2-0
10%
7.50-
Birmingham 2-1
9%
8.50-
Draw 0-0
9%
8.50-
Blackburn 1-0
8%
12.00-
Blackburn 2-1
6%
17.00-
Birmingham 3-0
5%
13.00-
Birmingham 3-1
5%
15.00-
Draw 2-2
4%
17.00-
Blackburn 2-0
4%
26.00-
Birmingham 3-2
2%
29.00-
Birmingham 4-0
2%
29.00-
Blackburn 3-1
2%
41.00-
Birmingham 4-1
2%
34.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
2.10-
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
1.73-
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.57-
Away 1st Goal
41%
2.75-
No 1st Goal
6%
8.50-
BTTS - Yes
47%
2.00-
BTTS - No
53%
1.73-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4.33-
BTTS - Draw
17%
5.00-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
11.00-
Home/draw
77%
1.17-
Away/draw
50%
2.10-
Home/away
74%
1.30-
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
1.36-
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
3.20-
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
4.00-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1.25-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
8.00-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1.08-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
17.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.03-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1.07-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8.50-
Home DNB
69%
1.25-
Away DNB
42%
3.75-
Birmingham win to nil
31%
2.63-
Blackburn win to nil
14%
8.00-
Birmingham / Birmingham
30%
2.75-
Birmingham / Blackburn
2%
41.00-
Birmingham / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Birmingham
19%
4.50-
Draw / Blackburn
8%
10.00-
Draw / Draw
17%
5.00-
Blackburn / Birmingham
4%
23.00-
Blackburn / Blackburn
10%
8.50-
Blackburn / Draw
5%
17.00-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Birmingham have played 39 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 7 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Birmingham have outscored their opponents by 48 goals to 36 goals.

Home League Performance

Birmingham have played 19 games at home winning 9, drawing 8 and losing 2 games. They have scored 33 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Blackburn are in 19th position in the Championship on 43 points having played 39 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 6 clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 7 and won 9. Blackburn have conceded 43 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 10 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Birmingham
Blackburn
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3924874180 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
3-0A
Apr 17
l
 
2-0A
2
M'Boro39201182271 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
3
Ipswich38191272869 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
Sep 20
l
 
3-0A
4
Millwall3920910969 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
5
Hull3920613566 
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
6
Southampton391712101563 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
7
Wrexham39171210963 
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
8
Derby3917913860 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1F
9
Watford39141411456 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
10
Norwich3916617654 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
11
Birmingham39141114-153 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
12
QPR3915816-653 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
13
Preston39131313-452 
Apr 22
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
14
Swansea3915717-552 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
15
Stoke3914916351 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
16
Bristol C3914916-151 
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
17
Sheff Utd3915519050 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
18
Charlton39121215-1048 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
19
Blackburn39111018-1343 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
-
-
20
West Brom39111018-1443 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
21
Portsmouth38101018-1740 
w
 
4-0F
May 2
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
22
Leicester39111216-939 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
May 2
w
 
0-2F
23
Oxford Utd3991218-1539 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
24
Sheff Wed391929-55-6 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Birmingham 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
8
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
Birmingham1 - 0QPR
Birmingham1 - 3M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 0West Brom
Birmingham2 - 1Leicester
Birmingham1 - 1Stoke
Birmingham3 - 2Coventry
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Birmingham1 - 1Derby
Birmingham1 - 1Charlton
Birmingham2 - 1Watford
Birmingham4 - 1Norwich
Birmingham4 - 0Millwall
Birmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
Birmingham2 - 3Hull
Birmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Birmingham1 - 0Swansea
Birmingham1 - 0Oxford Utd
Birmingham1 - 1Ipswich
Birmingham4 - 0Mansfield
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABirmingham0 - 1Derby
HBirmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBirmingham1 - 0QPR
ABirmingham0 - 1Charlton
HBirmingham1 - 3M'Boro
ABirmingham0 - 3Millwall
ABirmingham2 - 1Norwich
HBirmingham0 - 0West Brom
HBirmingham2 - 1Leicester
ABirmingham2 - 0Oxford Utd
HBirmingham1 - 1Stoke
ABirmingham2 - 0Sheff Wed
ABirmingham1 - 1Swansea
HBirmingham3 - 2Coventry
ABirmingham0 - 3Watford
HBirmingham1 - 1Southampton
HBirmingham1 - 1Derby
ABirmingham0 - 3Sheff Utd
HBirmingham1 - 1Charlton
ABirmingham1 - 2QPR
Blackburn 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Millwall1 - 2Blackburn
Oxford Utd1 - 0Blackburn
Derby3 - 1Blackburn
QPR1 - 3Blackburn
Norwich2 - 0Blackburn
Swansea3 - 1Blackburn
Ipswich3 - 0Blackburn
Sheff Wed0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
Portsmouth2 - 1Blackburn
Wrexham1 - 1Blackburn
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Leicester0 - 2Blackburn
Coventry2 - 0Blackburn
Charlton3 - 0Blackburn
Watford0 - 1Blackburn
Hull0 - 3Blackburn
West Brom1 - 0Blackburn
Sheff Utd1 - 1Blackburn
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
ABlackburn2 - 1Millwall
ABlackburn0 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
ABlackburn1 - 3Derby
HBlackburn1 - 2Bristol C
HBlackburn1 - 0Preston
ABlackburn3 - 1QPR
ABlackburn0 - 2Norwich
HBlackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
HBlackburn0 - 1Hull
HBlackburn1 - 1Watford
ABlackburn1 - 3Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Ipswich
HBlackburn2 - 2Charlton
HBlackburn0 - 2Wrexham
ABlackburn0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
HBlackburn2 - 0Millwall
ABlackburn1 - 2Portsmouth
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Birmingham since 2000
Birmingham
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
25
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
5 / 20
BIR
10
D
4
BLB
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham1 - 0
1 - 2Blackburn
0 - 2Blackburn
Birmingham1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Birmingham1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 4Blackburn
Draw1 - 1Draw
Birmingham2 - 1
Birmingham2 - 1
Birmingham4 - 1
Birmingham2 - 1
Birmingham2 - 1
0 - 4Blackburn
0 - 1Blackburn
0 - 2Blackburn
Birmingham1 - 0
League games at Blackburn since 2000
Blackburn
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
41
24
Games: Scored
21 / 21
16 / 21
Clean sheets
5 / 21
0 / 21
BIR
2
D
8
BLB
11
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
1 - 2Birmingham
Blackburn4 - 2
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn4 - 0
Blackburn5 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackburn2 - 0
Blackburn1 - 0
2 - 3Birmingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn2 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Birmingham City's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday afternoon, not least because Blackburn Rovers have conceded in each of their last 5 Championship matches. A PG of 1.5 for C. Davies's side suggests that run should continue.

Birmingham 11th Blackburn 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Birmingham will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Blackburn scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Birmingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Blackburn have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Birmingham
PG (predicted goals)
Blackburn
1.5
0.9
Attack rating
15%
better
BIR
BLB
view stats
Games scored29
26
Failed to score9
12
Scored first19
16
Goals scored48
36
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.9
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate for13
12
Avg. XG for1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
2%
better
BIR
BLB
view stats
Games conceded29
29
Clean sheets9
9
Conceded first18
20
Goals conceded48
49
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+2%

Birmingham v Blackburn Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371069
T IwataM DuckschJ StansfieldC Klarer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Iwata MID3821
8
-
J Stansfield FWD3796
8
-
C Klarer DEF362
8
1
S Paik MID364
6
-
T Doyle MID343
1
1
P Roberts FWD3345
2
-
D Gray FWD3154
3
-
M Ducksch FWD30102
1
-
J Beadle GLK28
4
-
K Furuhashi FWD281
1
-
P Neumann DEF262
4
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF201
5
-
A Cochrane DEF1914
3
-
J Robinson DEF1411
4
2
E Laird DEF141
2
-
R Allsop GLK11
2
-
K Wagner DEF111
1
-
J Solís MID11
2
1
I Osman FWD1111
2
-
C Vicente FWD1011
1
-
A. Priske FWD101
1
-
J Panzo DEF7
1
-
K Fujimoto MID4
-
Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
37879
S McLoughlinY OhashiR Morishita S McLoughlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Ohashi FWD3981
4
-
S McLoughlin DEF37
8
1
R Alebiosu DEF3213
3
-
R Morishita  MID3027
3
-
L Miller DEF2922
3
-
S Tronstad MID292
8
-
B Tóth GLK27
-
D Neve MID251
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID25
7
-
M. Baradji MID252
2
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD257
1
-
T Cantwell MID2343
9
-
R Hedges FWD2212
3
-
A Henriksson MID18
2
-
A Forshaw MID16
3
-
Y Ribeiro DEF151
1
-
K. Montgomery MID15
-
M Jörgensen FWD145
-
A Pears GLK13
1
-
E Cashin DEF1311
6
-
H Pickering DEF12
-
S Tavares MID121
2
-
H Carter DEF102
4
-
A Kargbo FWD1011
-
S Wharton DEF9
1
-
O Afolayan FWD6
-
C O'Riordan DEF5
2
-