Championship 26/27 · 10 Oct 2026

Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Cardiff City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 44%.

Blackburn Rovers won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Joel Bagan, 57.7 in 78′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	97	1	0	0.39	56.0
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward	63	1	0	0.31	50.5
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper	97	0	0	–	45.3
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder	83	0	0	–	43.6
Oladapo Afolayan Forward	74	0	0	0.03	43.5
Hayden Carter Defender	97	0	0	0.07	42.9
Sam Morsy Midfielder	97	0	0	–	42.3
Sean McLoughlin Defender	97	0	0	0.16	40.0
Moussa Baradji Midfielder	34	0	0	0.62	37.5
Jake Garrett Midfielder	14	0	0	–	36.4
Jayden Fevrier Forward	33	0	0	0.03	35.6
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	64	0	1	0.05	35.6
Augustus Kargbo Forward	23	0	0	0.05	34.6
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	97	0	0	0.01	34.3
Harry Pickering Defender	97	0	0	–	33.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Joel Bagan Defender	78	0	0	–	57.7
Chris Willock Midfielder	37	0	0	–	56.1
Ronan Kpakio Defender	19	0	0	–	52.4
Callum Robinson Forward	71	1	0	0.35	52.1
Calum Scanlon Defender	19	0	0	–	49.0
Dylan Lawlor Defender	78	0	0	–	48.2
Gabriel Osho Defender	97	0	0	–	47.2
David Turnbull Midfielder	26	0	0	–	46.4
Jack Moylan Midfielder	97	0	1	0.40	44.9
Alex Robertson Midfielder	97	0	0	0.01	43.7
Joel Colwill Midfielder	71	0	0	0.03	43.1
Isaak Davies Forward	26	0	0	0.13	42.2
Cian Ashford Midfielder	60	0	0	–	41.4
Nathan Trott Goalkeeper	97	0	0	–	41.3
Ollie Tanner Midfielder	97	0	0	0.08	40.9
Perry Ng Defender	97	0	0	–	33.7