In this week 46 match on May 7th, Birmingham City will play host to Blackburn Rovers in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 20th placed Birmingham City, recorded a 1-1 draw against Cardiff City. Jérémie Bela struck first for Birmingham City in the 22nd minute, but Will Vaulks got the equalizer for Cardiff City in the 82nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Cardiff City. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while blackburn Rovers sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against AFC Bournemouth. Dominic Solanke struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 21st minute on a feed from Philip Billing, then Philip Billing added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Dominic Solanke In the end, Blackburn Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and AFC Bournemouth ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Ewood Park, Blackburn Rovers won by a score of 4 to 0. John Buckley struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 6th minute, then Reda Jousef Khadra added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Darragh Lenihan In the end, Birmingham City couldn’t muster any offence and Blackburn Rovers ran away with the shutout win.
Sam Gallagher has been the most prolific scorer on Blackburn Rovers in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Gary Gardner and Kristian Pedersen are the top scorers for Birmingham City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.