On the 1st of January, in this week 26 match, Blackburn Rovers hosts Cardiff City in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 3rd placed Blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sunderland. Ross Stewart scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers on an own goal in the 18th minute, but Ross Stewart got the equalizer for Sunderland in the 22nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Ellis Simms. Blackburn Rovers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 20th placed Cardiff City is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Queens Park Rangers. Neither Cardiff City nor Queens Park Rangers could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City last played eachother at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tue Oct 4th. Cardiff City was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Mark Harris scored the first goal for Cardiff City in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Blackburn Rovers was frustrated by Cardiff City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cardiff City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Callum Robinson and Ryan Wintle are the top scorers for Cardiff City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Bradley Dack and Dolan are the top scorers for Blackburn Rovers in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.