Championship 25/26 · 3 Apr 2026

Birmingham City 0–1 Blackburn Rovers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Birmingham City favourites at 56%.

Blackburn Rovers won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Balázs Tóth, 67.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Todd Cantwell +21.9, Balázs Tóth +16.9, Harry Pickering +9.7.

Well below it: Sean McLoughlin −15.5, Marvin Ducksch −9.7, Ethan Laird −9.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

21 Mar 2026	L 0–1	at Derby County Championship
14 Mar 2026	D 1–1	v Sheffield United Championship
11 Mar 2026	W 1–0	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
7 Mar 2026	L 0–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship
2 Mar 2026	L 1–3	v Middlesbrough Championship

21 Mar 2026	D 0–0	v Middlesbrough Championship
14 Mar 2026	W 2–1	at Millwall Championship
11 Mar 2026	L 0–1	at Oxford United Championship
7 Mar 2026	D 1–1	v Portsmouth Championship
28 Feb 2026	L 1–3	at Derby County Championship

16 Aug 2025	Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Birmingham City Championship

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
James Beadle Goalkeeper	90	–	51.4	+1.5
Christoph Klarer Defender	90	–	49.6	+7.8
Jack Robinson Defender	90	–	49.2	+3.9
August Priske Forward	12	–	47.5	–
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder	90	0.03	37.8	+0.9
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	78	0.08	37.3	+7.0
Kanya Fujimoto Midfielder	25	–	37.3	–
Patrick Roberts Midfielder	78	–	35.2	−0.4
Carlos Vicente Midfielder	12	–	35.2	–
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	88	0.13	32.0	−1.3
Ethan Laird Defender	90	0.08	31.6	−9.5
Marvin Ducksch Forward	65	0.09	30.0	−9.7
Tommy Doyle Midfielder	90	0.42	29.8	−3.5
Demarai Gray Midfielder	25	–	25.9	–
Ibrahim Osman Midfielder	65	0.24	25.5	−6.2
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	10	–	10.1	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	67.2	+16.9
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	83	1	0	0.56	51.8	+21.9
Tom Atcheson Defender	90	0	0	0.06	44.1	+9.5
Mathias Jørgensen Forward	15	0	0	–	43.9	–
Scott Wharton Defender	83	0	0	0.04	43.3	−6.8
Yuki Ohashi Forward	90	0	0	0.20	40.6	+3.9
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	77	0	1	0.02	37.2	+0.8
Moussa Baradji Midfielder	89	0	0	0.03	36.9	+4.1
Adam Forshaw Midfielder	90	0	0	0.01	34.0	−4.3
Harry Pickering Defender	90	0	0	0.73	33.3	+9.7
Yuri Ribeiro Defender	15	0	0	–	27.8	–
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	0	0	0.01	27.7	−15.5
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	90	0	0	–	25.2	−6.8
Sidnei Tavares Midfielder	1	0	0	–	22.8	–
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder	13	0	0	–	10.2	–