In a weekend match in week 27, on Sat Jan 15th, Cardiff City plays host to Blackburn Rovers in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Cardiff City sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Preston North End. Davies struck first for Cardiff City in the 42nd minute on a feed from Marlon Pack, then Daniel Johnson tied it up for Preston North End in the 54th minute. Cardiff City is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Wigan Athletic. Reda Jousef Khadra struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 49th minute on a feed from Bradley Johnson, then Max Power tied it up for Wigan Athletic in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Thelo Aasgaard. Blackburn Rovers is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Sep 25th, Blackburn Rovers won by a score of 5 to 1. Sam Gallagher scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 24th minute, then Ben Brereton added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Dolan.
Ben Brereton has been the most prolific scorer on Blackburn Rovers in his last five matches with 3 goals. Cardiff City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mark McGuinness and Mark Harris each having 2 goals in their last five.