Birmingham City vs Blackburn RoversLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Birmingham City

-FT

Apr 03, 2026

St. Andrew's Stadium

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Man of the Match

Balázs Tóth

Blackburn Rovers

7.8

90'+1Substitution

Sidnei Tavares· In

Moussa Baradji· Out

Blackburn Rovers

88'Substitution

Bright Osayi-Samuel· In

Tomoki Iwata· Out

Birmingham City

83'Substitution

Mathias Jørgensen· In

Todd Cantwell· Out

Blackburn Rovers

83'Substitution

Yuri Ribeiro· In

Scott Wharton· Out

Blackburn Rovers

78'Substitution

Carlos Vicente· In

Patrick Roberts· Out

Birmingham City

78'Substitution

August Priske· In

Jay Stansfield· Out

Birmingham City

77'Substitution

Kristi Montgomery· In

Ryoya Morishita· Out

Blackburn Rovers

Goal!

0-1

Todd Cantwell

69'·Blackburn Rovers

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65'Substitution

Kanya Fujimoto· In

Marvin Ducksch· Out

Birmingham City

65'Substitution

Demarai Gray· In

Ibrahim Osman· Out

Birmingham City

21'Yellow Card

Adam Forshaw

Blackburn Rovers

Statistics of the Game

Birmingham City

Blackburn Rovers

65%Ball Possession35%

12Shots Total16

5Shots On Target4

9Corners10

14Fouls7

0Yellow Cards1

1Offsides1

3Saves5

538Passes277

6Shots Off Target5

105Attacks82

66Dangerous Attacks41

7Shots Inside Box11

5Shots Outside Box5

0Goals1

7Free Kicks14

1Shots Blocked7

5Substitutions4

1Hit Woodwork0

15Tackles13

0Assists1

449Accurate Passes187

1Injuries3

20Total Crosses25

4Accurate Crosses6

7Interceptions2

56Duels Won50

3Big Chances Created4

3Big Chances Missed3

Birmingham City

Manager: Chris Davies

Starting XI

6.7

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.2

6.8

6.9

6.7

7.0

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

Manager: Michael O'Neill

Starting XI

7.8

7.3

7.0

6.9

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.9

7.6

6.6

Substitutes

6.5

6.7

6.4

L. Mullarkey-Matthews

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Jack Robinson DF	7.3	90'	-	75(93%)	-	5/11
Christoph Klarer DF	7.3	90'	-	74(93%)	1	5/8
Seung-ho Paik MF	7.2	90'	1/1	63(86%)	6	9/14
Tomoki Iwata DF	7.2	88'	1/3	44(82%)	1	6/9
Tommy Doyle MF	7.1	90'	1/1	86(81%)	1	3/4
Ethan Laird DF	7.1	90'	0/2	39(83%)	-	8/10
Jay Stansfield FW	7.0	78'	1/2	12(77%)	1	2/7
Marvin Ducksch MF	6.9	65'	1/2	27(63%)	1	4/7
Patrick Roberts MF	6.8	78'	-	29(86%)	2	4/9
James Beadle GK	6.7	90'	-	38(68%)	-	-
August Priske FW	6.7	12'	-	4(50%)	-	3/7
Ibrahim Osman MF	6.7	65'	0/1	18(72%)	2	5/11
Kanya Fujimoto MF	6.5	25'	-	10(90%)	1	1/1
Demarai Gray FW	6.5	25'	-	10(90%)	-	1/3
Carlos Vicente FW	6.5	12'	-	4(100%)	-	1/5
Bright Osayi-Samuel DF	-	2'	-	5(60%)	-	-

Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Birmingham City	15	L1	0	2	0	2	4/15	3-6
Blackburn Rovers	15	D1	2	1	0	0	5/15	4-6

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Birmingham City — last 5 games

L1-3 vs Middlesbrough2026-03-02
L0-1 @ Charlton Athletic2026-03-07
W1-0 vs Queens Park Rangers2026-03-11
D1-1 vs Sheffield United2026-03-14
L0-1 @ Derby County2026-03-21

Blackburn Rovers — last 5 games

L1-3 @ Derby County2026-02-28
D1-1 vs Portsmouth2026-03-07
L0-1 @ Oxford United2026-03-11
W2-1 @ Millwall2026-03-14
D0-0 vs Middlesbrough2026-03-21

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 35
Period covered: 2002-08-23 – 2025-08-16
Birmingham City wins: 9
Draws: 13
Blackburn Rovers wins: 13
Avg goals per meeting: 2.86
Over 2.5 goals: 51%
Both teams scored: 66%
Home side won: 40%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 0D 2L (Birmingham City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.4 vs 2.86

Aggregated from 35 finished meetings (2002-08-23 – 2025-08-16) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 35)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-08-16	Blackburn Rovers	1-2	Birmingham City
2024-02-13	Birmingham City	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
2023-11-29	Blackburn Rovers	4-2	Birmingham City
2023-04-01	Birmingham City	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
2023-01-31	Birmingham City	0-1	Blackburn Rovers

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Birmingham City	10	46	64	1	WDWWD	1	+9
Blackburn Rovers	20	46	52	-14	DLDWL	16	+4

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 12 ptsBirmingham City 64 · Blackburn Rovers 52
Positions: #10 vs #20
Goals per game: 1.24/1.22 vs 0.91/1.22scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-03

Previous Meetings

Last 35 matches

Won 26%

(9/35)

Draw 37%

(13/35)

Won 37%

(13/35)

Goals

42-58

Total matches

Recent matches (5/35)

Championship•Aug 16, 2025

Blackburn Rovers

1-2

Birmingham City

Championship•Feb 13, 2024

Birmingham City

1-0

Blackburn Rovers

Championship•Nov 29, 2023

Blackburn Rovers

4-2

Birmingham City

Championship•Apr 1, 2023

Head to Head

Last 35 matches

Birmingham City wins

Draws

Blackburn Rovers wins

Goals Scored

42 - 58

Aug 16, 2025 • Championship

Blackburn Rovers

1-2

Birmingham City

Feb 13, 2024 • Championship

Birmingham City

1-0

Blackburn Rovers

Nov 29, 2023 • Championship

Blackburn Rovers

4-2

Birmingham City

Matchday 40 — Championship

Match Report

64 points for Birmingham City (10th), 52 for Blackburn Rovers (20th): a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed Birmingham City 1st in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.22 for Birmingham City and 0.91/1.22 for Blackburn Rovers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.

The sides have met 35 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Birmingham City, 13 draws and 13 for Blackburn Rovers, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 66% of the meetings.

St. Andrew's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,409. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Blackburn Rovers: Todd Cantwell (69')

Key stats

Possession: Birmingham City 65% · Blackburn Rovers 35% · Total shots: 12-16 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 9-10

More details:

Birmingham City — live results and schedule Blackburn Rovers — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers?

Birmingham City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers. Championship (England) match played on 3 Apr 2026.

What league is Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers?

In 35 meetings between 2002 and 2025: Birmingham City has 9 wins, 13 draws, and 13 losses against Blackburn Rovers.

Where was Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers played?

The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium.

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Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/35)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 35 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 40 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions