Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 27 February 2027, 15:00 UTC
Match facts
Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers
Championship · Saturday 27 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
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.
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Form and table
- Cardiff CityLast five: W D W L D
- Blackburn RoversLast five: W L W L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 18 | WLWLL |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 15 | WDWLD |
Head-to-head
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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