Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 27 February 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Saturday 27 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

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Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers preview

Cardiff City host Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on Saturday 27 February 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City are 18th in the table with 15 points from 14, while Blackburn Rovers are 14th in the table with 18 points from 14.

Cardiff City come into the game with a D-L-W-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Blackburn Rovers's recent sequence reads L-L-W-L-W. Over their last 6, Cardiff City have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Blackburn Rovers average 1.3 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Cardiff City have 2 wins to Blackburn Rovers's 7 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 10 Oct 2026, ended Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
14Blackburn Rovers145362022-218WLWLL
18Cardiff City143652223-115WDWLD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Cardiff City 2, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 7.

Team news

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Nathan Trott, Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Will Fish, Alex Robertson, Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Balázs Tóth, Sean McLoughlin, Ryan Alebiosu, Harry Pickering, Hayden Carter, Todd Cantwell, Oladapo Afolayan, Sam Morsy, Kristi Montgomery, Jayden Fevrier, Andri Gudjohnsen

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