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

Ewood Park, Blackburn

Ryan Lowe's Blackburn Rovers side are on home soil in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Metin Diyadin's Cardiff City arrive at the Ewood Park. Below we've got predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds from leading bookmakers. Access it all using the tabs below.

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Blackburn Rovers's next match is v Portsmouth at 15:00 on Saturday 29th March
Cardiff City's next match is v Sheff Wed at 15:00 on Saturday 29th March
The last English Championship meeting between Blackburn and Cardiff was on Saturday 15th March 2025
English Championship
March 15th 2025
Blackburn 1
2 Cardiff
 
Y. Ohashi 16'4' Y. Salech
73' Y. Meïté
 
BLB
CAR
Shots On
2
4
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
3
1
Possession
65%
35%
Fouls
14
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
BlackburnCardiff
 
A. Pears
Y. Oliveira Ribeiro
H. Carter
D. Hyam
J. Rankin-Costello
T. Dolan
L. Travis
S. Tronstad (T. Cantwell 81')
M. Gueye
Y. Ohashifootball icon (C. Woodrow 81')
E. Dennis (A. Cozier-Duberry 63')
E. Horvath
C. Chambers
W. Fish
J. Bagan
P. Ng
(R. Colwill 37') J. Ralls
C. O'Dowda
(D. Turnbull 72') S. Mannsverk
(W. Alves 61') A. Rinomhota
(I. Davies 61') football iconY. Salech
(Y. Meïté 72') C. Robinson

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest there's no obvious winner for this clash, but good reason to think Blackburn and Cardiff will score 2 or more goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head historically, and neither Ryan Lowe or Metin Diyadin has subjected their supporters to too many 0-0s lately either. The bookmakers are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with top odds of 1.30 equating to about a 77% probability.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Blackburn are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blackburn
53%
17/20
3%
19/20
2%
Draw
24%
12/523/10
6%
Cardiff
23%
16/5
2%
16/5
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/25/1
8%
Blackburn 1-0
11%
5/1
14%
5/1
8%
Blackburn 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
7/1
Blackburn 2-0
9%
7/1
11%
7/1
Cardiff 1-0
7%
9/1
17%
8/1
5%
Draw 0-0
6%
15/2
15%
6/1
18%
Cardiff 2-1
6%
14/111/1
Blackburn 3-1
6%
16/1
13%
12/1
Blackburn 3-0
5%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Cardiff 2-0
3%
20/116/1
Blackburn 3-2
3%
33/1
31%
22/1
10%
Blackburn 4-1
2%
33/125/1
13%
Blackburn 4-0
2%
33/125/1
13%
Cardiff 3-1
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
6/5
10%
23/20
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
4/6
7%
13/20
8%
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/7-
Away 1st Goal
42%
15/8
10%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
15/2
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
1/1
11%
1/1
8%
BTTS - No
47%
8/11
9%
3/4
5%
BTTS - Home Win
24%
7/2
13%
10/3
11%
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1
11%
18/5
BTTS - Away Win
11%
8/1
13%
7/1
14%
Home/draw
77%
2/92/9
2%
Away/draw
47%
10/115/6
1%
Home/away
76%
3/101/3
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/5
8%
2/5
8%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
2/1
14%
9/5
13%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
3/1
18%
14/5
15%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/4
6%
2/9
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
8/1
38%
13/2
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/14
4%
1/14
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
18/1
46%
14/1
25%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/40
2%
1/150
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/12
2%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
7/1
20%
13/2
12%
Home DNB
70%
4/114/11
Away DNB
40%
2/115/8
3%
Blackburn win to nil
29%
2/1
8%
-
Cardiff win to nil
12%
11/2
7%
-
Blackburn / Blackburn
26%
21/102/1
3%
Blackburn / Cardiff
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Blackburn / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Blackburn
17%
15/418/5
Draw / Cardiff
10%
15/27/1
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
14%
17/5
8%
Cardiff / Blackburn
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
11%
Cardiff / Cardiff
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
8%
Cardiff / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 3 and lost 10 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 8 fixtures. Blackburn have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

Blackburn have played 18 games at home winning 10, drawing 3 and losing 5 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 21st position in the Championship on 36 points having played 37 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 37 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 11 and won 6. Cardiff have conceded 55 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds38231145180 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
7-0A
2
Sheff Utd3825762580 
l
 
0-2A
May 3
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
3
Burnley38211524178 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
4
Sunderland38191271869 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 21
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
5
Coventry3817813759 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
6
West Brom38131871457 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
7
Bristol C3814159857 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
8
M'Boro3815914954 
Apr 4
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
9
Blackburn Home3815716252 
-
-
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
10
Watford3815716-452 
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
11
Millwall38131213-251 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
12
Sheff Wed3814915-651 
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
13
Norwich38121313649 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
May 3
14
Preston38101711-547 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Apr 8
15
QPR38111215-645 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
16
Swansea3812818-1144 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
17
Portsmouth3811918-1542 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 29
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
18
Oxford Utd38101216-1642 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 21
l
 
3-2A
19
Hull38101117-841 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
20
Stoke3891217-1439 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
21
Cardiff Away3891217-2039 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
-
-
22
Derby3810820-1138 
w
 
4-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
23
Luton389821-2635 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
24
Plymouth3871219-3733 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackburn 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn1 - 1Norwich
Blackburn2 - 0Plymouth
Blackburn2 - 1Preston
Blackburn0 - 2Coventry
Blackburn3 - 0Portsmouth
Blackburn0 - 1Burnley
Blackburn0 - 1Hull
Blackburn2 - 2Sunderland
Blackburn2 - 0Luton
Blackburn1 - 0Leeds
Blackburn0 - 2Stoke
Blackburn0 - 2Sheff Utd
Blackburn0 - 0West Brom
Blackburn1 - 0Swansea
Blackburn2 - 0QPR
Blackburn3 - 0Bristol C
Blackburn2 - 1Oxford Utd
Blackburn4 - 2Derby
Blackburn0 - 0Coventry
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABlackburn0 - 1Stoke
ABlackburn1 - 2Derby
HBlackburn1 - 1Norwich
ABlackburn0 - 3Swansea
HBlackburn2 - 0Plymouth
ABlackburn2 - 0West Brom
ABlackburn1 - 2QPR
HBlackburn2 - 1Preston
ABlackburn1 - 2Bristol C
HBlackburn0 - 2Coventry
ABlackburn0 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn3 - 0Portsmouth
HBlackburn0 - 1Burnley
ABlackburn1 - 1Leeds
HBlackburn0 - 1Hull
HBlackburn2 - 2Sunderland
ABlackburn0 - 1Millwall
HBlackburn2 - 0Luton
ABlackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn1 - 0Hull
Cardiff 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
1
Draw
9
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Leeds7 - 0Cardiff
Millwall2 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
Watford1 - 2Cardiff
Oxford Utd3 - 2Cardiff
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Coventry2 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
Luton1 - 0Cardiff
West Brom0 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Hull4 - 1Cardiff
Derby1 - 0Cardiff
Swansea1 - 1Cardiff
Burnley5 - 0Cardiff
Rotherham5 - 2Cardiff
Millwall3 - 1Cardiff
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff1 - 2Luton
ACardiff1 - 2Sunderland
HCardiff1 - 2Burnley
HCardiff1 - 0Hull
ACardiff1 - 1Plymouth
HCardiff1 - 1Bristol C
ACardiff1 - 2Portsmouth
ACardiff0 - 7Leeds
HCardiff2 - 1Derby
ACardiff2 - 2Millwall
HCardiff3 - 0Swansea
HCardiff1 - 1Watford
ACardiff1 - 1M'Boro
HCardiff1 - 1Coventry
ACardiff2 - 1Watford
ACardiff2 - 3Oxford Utd
HCardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
ACardiff2 - 2Stoke
HCardiff0 - 2Preston
ACardiff2 - 2Coventry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Blackburn have beaten Cardiff in 3 consecutive home league meetings
8
Blackburn have not lost to Cardiff in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Blackburn since 2012
Blackburn
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
11
8
Games: Scored
7 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
2 / 9
BLB
3
D
5
CAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn5 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 4Cardiff
League games at Cardiff since 2013
Cardiff
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
13
11
Games: Scored
8 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
2 / 10
BLB
3
D
3
CAR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
1 - 3Blackburn
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cardiff1 - 0
0 - 1Blackburn
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 3Blackburn
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cardiff3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Cardiff City of late. It has been 8 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Blackburn Rovers.

Blackburn 9th Cardiff 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Blackburn will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Blackburn have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.7
1
Attack rating
0%
better
BLB
CAR
view stats
Games scored24
26
Failed to score13
11
Scored first16
15
Goals scored41
40
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
29%
better
BLB
CAR
view stats
Games conceded24
31
Clean sheets13
6
Conceded first19
21
Goals conceded38
61
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against12%
19%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
386610
D HyamY OhashiT DolanT Dolan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Pears GLK37
4
-
E Dennis DEF41
1
1
H Carter DEF151
5
-
D Hyam DEF3812
6
-
Y Ribeiro DEF71
-
S Tronstad MID31
4
-
L Travis MID3021
9
-
T Dolan MID3646
10
-
Y Ohashi MID2861
3
-
J Rankin-Costello MID2622
4
-
M Gueye FWD3766
9
1
Subs
B Tóth GLK1
-
D Sanderson DEF9
1
-
T. Atcheson DEF
-
B. Powell DEF
-
A Forshaw MID111
-
A Cozier-Duberry MID221
-
T Cantwell MID3023
6
-
J Buckley MID20
5
-
C Woodrow FWD4
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
341249
C ChambersC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Horvath GLK9
-
P Ng DEF3111
9
-
W Fish DEF13
2
-
J Bagan DEF271
4
1
C Chambers MID3421
9
-
A Rinomhota MID251
7
-
J Ralls MID191
6
-
S Mannsverk MID91
3
-
C O'Dowda MID3422
6
-
Y Salech FWD125
1
-
C Robinson FWD31121
1
2
Subs
M. Turner GLK
-
D Goutas DEF3311
3
1
D Turnbull MID131
2
-
C Willock MID2821
-
R Colwill MID3514
2
-
W Alves MID62
-
C. Ashford MID2023
-
Y Méïté FWD282
2
-
I Davies FWD51
-