Match Report
Coventry City, 1st with 95 points, sat 43 points above Blackburn Rovers (20th, 52). On the form table Blackburn Rovers stood 16th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.91/1.22 for Blackburn Rovers and 2.11/0.98 for Coventry City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
13 meetings are on record — 2 won by Blackburn Rovers, 6 by Coventry City, 5 drawn, at 2.31 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture.
Ewood Park, capacity 31,367, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers: Ryoya Morishita (54') · Coventry City: Bobby Thomas (84')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers 30% · Coventry City 70% · Total shots: 7-12 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 3-3