Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 18 August 2015

Result

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Cardiff City

Championship · Tuesday 18 August 2015, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

Blackburn Rovers · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Cardiff City: match report

Blackburn Rovers drew with Cardiff City 1-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 18 August 2015. The half-time score was 0-1.

Joe Mason opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Blackburn Rovers's goal came from Grant Hanley (88'). Cardiff City scored through Joe Mason (5').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 17th on 1 point from 2 and Cardiff City 14th on 2 points from 2. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 15th with 55 points, and Cardiff City 8th with 68.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Cardiff City in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Blackburn Rovers wins, 2 draws and 3 for Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Joe MasonCardiff City · 0-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Matthew ConnollyCardiff City
  • 53'Yellow card · Lee PeltierCardiff City
  • 61'Yellow card · S. MorrisonCardiff City
  • 79'Yellow card · Hope AkpanBlackburn Rovers
  • 88'Goal · Grant HanleyBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Shane DuffyBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 0, draws 2, Cardiff City 3.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-4-2)

Grant Hanley, Tommy Spurr, Todd Kane, Scott Dann, Ben Marshall, Jason Lowe, Alan Judge, J. Rhodes, Joshua King

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Txiki Acaz, Bruno Ecuele Manga, Sean Morrison, Fábio, John Brayford, Peter Whittingham, Aron Gunnarsson, Craig Noone, Joe Ralls, Federico Macheda, Anthony Pilkington