Blackburn v Cardiff result

Full-time · Blackburn 5–1 Cardiff

Championship · Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:00 BST · Ewood Park

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Blackburn 5–1 Cardiff — Blackburn won this Championship match.

Next for Blackburn: Blackburn v Wrexham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Blackburn 5–1 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire
Referee: K. Stroud
Head-to-head (last 4): Blackburn 1 · draws 3 · Cardiff 0 · 2.25 goals/game
Recent form: Blackburn 1W 3D 1L · Cardiff 1W 0D 4L

Blackburn 5–1 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 5.25

Corners

against 6.5 / 3 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.75 / 3.25

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 4 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.75 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 September 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Blackburn for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 10 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.25 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	14.75 for · 8.25 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5

Blackburn

Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Gallagher n 8	75.6	2.5 6/4	1.6 6/4	—
T. Edun n 8	81.9	2.2 8/5	1.5 6/3	—
John Buckley n 8	66.3	2 6/4	1.4 5/2	—
H. Chapman n 8	38.8	1.7 5/1	2.9 5/3	—
J. Davenport n 8	22.8	1.5 3/0	0.5 1/0	—

Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Butterworth n 6	24.5	3.1 4/1	1.2 2/0
B. Brereton n 8	90	2 7/4	0.9 6/1
S. Gallagher n 8	75.6	1.6 6/4	0.9 6/0
R. Khadra n 3	22.3	1.3 1/0	1.3 1/0
L. Clarkson n 6	51.2	1.2 3/1	0.6 2/0

Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Brereton n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
S. Gallagher n 8	75.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Dolan n 8	62.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Daniel Ayala n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Rothwell n 8	74.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Travis n 8	90	3.2 7/6
John Buckley n 8	66.3	2.9 7/3
T. Edun n 8	81.9	2.7 7/7
J. Davenport n 8	22.8	2.5 4/1
D. Butterworth n 6	24.5	2.4 2/1

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Kaminski n 8	90	3.4 6/5

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Collins n 8	36.6	3.1 5/3	1.8 5/1	—
M. Pack n 8	90	2.1 8/3	1.4 7/4	—
C. Nelson n 8	90	1.9 7/5	0.3 2/0	—
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	1.7 6/2	0.5 4/0	—
J. Murphy n 8	28.3	1.6 4/0	2.4 4/2	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Moore n 8	57	2.6 8/4	1.2 6/0
A. Flint n 8	90	2.3 7/6	1.4 7/3
J. Collins n 8	36.6	2.2 6/1	0.6 2/0
J. Murphy n 8	28.3	1.2 3/0	1.2 3/0
M. Pack n 8	90	1.1 6/3	0.3 1/1

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Colwill n 8	29.5	0.8 1/1	0 0/0
J. Murphy n 8	28.3	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
A. Flint n 8	90	0.5 2/2	0.1 1/0
M. Pack n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
R. Giles n 8	82.1	0 0/0	0.5 3/1

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	3.2 8/6
R. Wintle n 8	80.5	2.7 6/4
Joel Bagan n 8	80.9	2.4 6/5
T. Sang n 8	83.9	1.7 8/5
M. Pack n 8	90	1.5 7/3

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Phillips n 8	90	2.8 7/5
A. Smithies n 8	80.1	2.7 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Blackburn		Cardiff
39%	Possession	61%
17	Shots	11
10	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	3
13	Shots inside the box	11
2	Corners	6
0	Offsides	1
7	Fouls	9
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
309	Passes	470
70%	Pass accuracy	78%

Blackburn player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
T. Kaminski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Nyambe	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	7.2
Daniel Ayala	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.9
H. Pickering	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	6.5
L. Travis	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.5
S. Gallagher	90	1	1	6	3	2	2	8.7
John Buckley	90	0	1	1	0	3	4	7.6
B. Brereton	90	3	0	6	6	2	0	8.9
J. Rothwell	83	0	0	0	0	2	2	6.7
T. Dolan	66	1	1	1	1	2	3	8.2
D. Lenihan	56	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.2
H. Carter sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
R. Khadra sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
T. Edun sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Phillips	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.3
S. Morrison	90	1	0	3	3	1	2	0	6.9
A. Flint	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	Y	6.3
C. Nelson	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
M. Pack	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.2
Joel Bagan	90	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	6.6
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
K. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Colwill	81	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
P. Ng	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
W. Vaulks	45	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.6
R. Giles sub	45	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7
Mark Harris sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Collins sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Blackburn v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BlackburnLDDWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

CardiffLLWLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Blackburn 1 · 3 draws · Cardiff 0 · 2.25 goals/game

2021-04-10 Cardiff 2–2 Blackburn
2020-10-03 Blackburn 0–0 Cardiff
2020-07-07 Cardiff 2–3 Blackburn
2019-08-24 Blackburn 0–0 Cardiff

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Blackburn#8 pos69 pts46 pl+9 GD

Cardiff#18 pos53 pts46 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Blackburn scored1.28

Cardiff scored1.09

Blackburn conceded1.09

Cardiff conceded1.48

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What is the head-to-head record between Blackburn and Cardiff?: In their last 4 meetings, Blackburn won 1, Cardiff won 0 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.25 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Blackburn and Cardiff?: Recent form — Blackburn 1W 3D 1L; Cardiff 1W 0D 4L.

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