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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 17 Apr 2026

Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Coventry City

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.3
Actual xG
1.0 – 1.5
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot saw it as open: Blackburn Rovers 36%, the draw 26%, Coventry City 38%.

A draw the chances agree with: 1.0 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Bobby Thomas, 45.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Bobby Thomas +10.1, Jay DaSilva +10.0, Ryan Alebiosu +8.8.

Well below it: Kristi Montgomery −12.3, Joel Latibeaudiere −10.6, Carl Rushworth −9.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Blackburn Rovers

14 Apr 2026L 0–3at Southampton Championship
11 Apr 2026D 1–1at Stoke City Championship
6 Apr 2026D 0–0v West Bromwich Albion Championship
3 Apr 2026W 1–0at Birmingham City Championship
21 Mar 2026D 0–0v Middlesbrough Championship

Coventry City

11 Apr 2026D 0–0v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
6 Apr 2026D 0–0at Hull City Championship
3 Apr 2026W 3–2v Derby County Championship
21 Mar 2026W 3–0at Swansea City Championship
14 Mar 2026L 1–2v Southampton Championship

Head to head

18 Oct 2025Coventry City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Championship

Blackburn Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper9000–43.7−7.4
Yuki Ohashi Forward90000.5443.0+5.5
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder90000.0241.0+8.8
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder7900–35.9+0.5
Tom Atcheson Defender9000–35.7+3.6
Sean McLoughlin Defender9000–34.9−8.0
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder90100.3334.9+1.1
Moussa Baradji Midfielder7100–33.4−0.6
Yuri Ribeiro Defender90000.1230.6+5.3
Eiran Cashin Defender90000.0230.0−6.5
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder9000–22.2−12.3
Adam Forshaw Midfielder1100–17.3–
Ryan Hedges Midfielder1900–2.8–

Coventry City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Josh Eccles Midfielder100–100.0–
Victor Torp Midfielder2801–45.8–
Bobby Thomas Defender90100.1845.0+10.1
Romain Esse Midfielder28000.0544.7–
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper9000–43.8−9.2
Matt Grimes Midfielder9000–43.4+2.6
Jay DaSilva Defender9000–41.9+10.0
Frank Onyeka Midfielder6200–37.7+2.3
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward1900–36.2–
Ellis Simms Forward6200–36.0−7.9
Jack Rudoni Midfielder71000.3635.3−1.4
Haji Wright Forward28000.1235.0–
Liam Kitching Defender90000.1632.8−8.7
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder89000.5129.5−5.2
Joel Latibeaudiere Defender62000.1127.9−10.6
Milan van Ewijk Defender9000–20.4−5.5