Match Report
Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United went into the game level on 9 points, 16th against 18th in the table. Sheffield United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Blackburn Rovers 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Sheffield United 1.13 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.46.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 3 for Blackburn Rovers, 9 for Sheffield United and 1 drawn, at 2.85 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 62% of the meetings had three or more.
The referee was M. Donohue, with 100 matches in our database and 2.5 yellows per game on average. The venue was Ewood Park, with room for 31,367 spectators. Sheffield United led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers: Kristi Montgomery (20') · Sheffield United: Tom Cannon (35'), Sydie Peck (44')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers 63% · Sheffield United 37% · Total shots: 19-7 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-3