Birmingham vs Blackburn
Ref: J. BusbySt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Blackburn beat Birmingham 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Cantwell scored for Blackburn. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.06 for Birmingham versus 1.52 for Blackburn. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Blackburn are 20th.
First Half
21'
Forshaw
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Ducksch
⇄
Osman
69'
⚽
Cantwell
Assist: Morishita
77'
⇄
Morishita
⇄
Stansfield
⇄
Roberts
83'
⇄
Wharton
83'
⇄
Cantwell
⇄
Iwata
90+1'
⇄
Baradji
Match Statistics
BirminghamBlackburn
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.06VS1.52
Attack2 · 3 won
12
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
11
5
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
5
9
Corners
10
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
539
Total passes
274
449
Accurate passes
185
83%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline1 · 1 won
14
Fouls
7
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
7
1.05
Goals prevented
1.05
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Blackburn
3-4-2-1Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2E. LairdD
- 4C. KlarerD
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 17I. OsmanM
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldF
- 33M. DuckschM
Substitutes
- 5P. NeumannD
- 10D. GrayF
- 14J. SolisM
- 21R. AllsopG
- 23Carlos VicenteF
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 29A. PriskeF
- 37J. PanzoD
Blackburn
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. AlebiosuM
- 3H. PickeringM
- 10T. CantwellF
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 16S. WhartonD
- 22B. TóthG
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 24M. BaradjiM
- 25R. MorishitaF
- 28A. ForshawM
- 38Tom AtchesonD
Substitutes
- 1A. PearsG
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 8Sidnei TavaresM
- 14D. De NeveD
- 21O. AfolayanF
- 27N. RedmondM
- 29M. JørgensenF
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
- 41L. Mullarkey-MatthewsM
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Robinson | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 78 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 88 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ethan Laird | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Marvin Ducksch | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahim Osman | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jay Stansfield | F | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jhon Solís | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August Priske | F | 12 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos Vicente | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Demarai Gray | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Cantwell(C) | F | 83 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0/1 |
| Scott Wharton | D | 83 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Harry Pickering | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tom Atcheson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Moussa Baradji | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sean McLoughlin | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adam Forshaw | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Alebiosu | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ryoya Morishita | F | 77 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Redmond | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oladapo Afolayan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sidnei Tavares | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Jørgensen | F | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristi Montgomery | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |