Blackburn host Cardiff at Ewood Park, Blackburn on 10 October 2026 at 15:00 in the Championship. Blackburn's last five results: D L L W D (1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses). Cardiff's last five: L L D L W (1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Blackburn have won 4, Cardiff 1, with 1 draw.
Blackburn vs Cardiff kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 10 October 2026 in the Championship, at Ewood Park, Blackburn.
Blackburn vs Cardiff is being played at Ewood Park in Blackburn, the home ground of Blackburn.
Blackburn's last five results read D L L W D (oldest to newest): 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Cardiff's last five results read L L D L W (oldest to newest): 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Across the last 6 meetings Blackburn have won 4, Cardiff have won 1 and 1 was drawn. The most recent was Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Cardiff City on 15 March 2025 in the Championship.
Sam Morsy leads Blackburn with 4 yellow cards across their last 10 games.
Yousef Salech leads Cardiff with 14 shots on target across their last 10 games.
Tom Nield is the referee for Blackburn vs Cardiff, averaging 23.3 fouls and 3.0 yellow cards per game this season.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Blackburn and Cardiff are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Blackburn the favourite with a 38% chance of winning, against 35% for Cardiff and 27% for the draw. Projected goals are Blackburn 1.5 - 1.4 Cardiff.
The most likely scoreline is 1-1, a draw, at 13%. Both teams to score is 58% likely and over 2.5 goals 54%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2025 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City | 1-2 |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers | 1-3 |
| 20 Feb 2024 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 |
| 21 Oct 2023 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City | 1-0 |
| 27 Sep 2023 | Carabao Cup | Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City | 5-2 |
| 1 Jan 2023 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City | 1-0 |
Statz's projection model expects Blackburn 1.5 - 1.4 Cardiff in goals. It gives Blackburn a 38% chance of winning, the draw 27% and Cardiff 35%. Both teams to score is 58% likely, over 1.5 goals 78% and over 2.5 goals 54%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (13%), 2-1 (9%), 1-2 (8%), 1-0 (8%), 0-1 (7%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 13% |
| 2-1 | Blackburn win | 9% |
| 1-2 | Cardiff win | 8% |
| 1-0 | Blackburn win | 8% |
| 0-1 | Cardiff win | 7% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Blackburn vs Cardiff, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Blackburn | Fouls committed | Cardiff | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Afolayan | 10 | Y. Salech | 14 |
| 2 | T. Atcheson | 9 | J. Colwill | 13 |
| 3 | T. Cantwell | 9 | O. Tanner | 10 |
| 4 | K. Montgomery | 9 | R. Colwill | 8 |
| 5 | Y. Ohashi | 8 | A. Robertson | 8 |
| # | Blackburn | Shots | Cardiff | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Afolayan | 19 | J. Moylan | 30 |
| 2 | T. Cantwell | 15 | O. Tanner | 27 |
| 3 | J. Fevrier | 14 | Y. Salech | 26 |
| 4 | R. Alebiosu | 11 | J. Colwill | 14 |
| 5 | R. Morishita | 10 | R. Colwill | 13 |
| # | Blackburn | Shots on target | Cardiff | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Afolayan | 8 | Y. Salech | 14 |
| 2 | T. Cantwell | 7 | O. Tanner | 9 |
| 3 | R. Morishita | 6 | J. Moylan | 9 |
| 4 | A. Gudjohnsen | 5 | C. Ashford | 6 |
| 5 | R. Alebiosu | 3 | R. Colwill | 5 |
| # | Blackburn | Goals | Cardiff | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Morishita | 3 | Y. Salech | 3 |
| 2 | O. Afolayan | 3 | J. Moylan | 3 |
| 3 | A. Gudjohnsen | 3 | O. Tanner | 2 |
| 4 | Y. Ohashi | 2 | J. Colwill | 2 |
| 5 | K. Montgomery | 1 | C. Ashford | 2 |
| # | Blackburn | Yellow cards | Cardiff | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Morsy | 4 | A. Robertson | 5 |
| 2 | T. Cantwell | 3 | O. Tanner | 3 |
| 3 | S. McLoughlin | 3 | P. Ng | 3 |
| 4 | Y. Ribeiro | 2 | J. Colwill | 2 |
| 5 | T. Atcheson | 2 | J. Bagan | 1 |
Statz's bet builder picks for Blackburn vs Cardiff: Todd Cantwell 1+ shots on target (100% hit rate at 1.57); Yousef Salech 1+ shots on target (100% hit rate at 1.30); Sam Morsy 1+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.53); Perry Ng 1+ shots (80% hit rate at 1.57). Combined odds 4.9 at bet365.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.7 | 8 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 18 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.6 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.1 | 13 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11 | 13 of 24 |
| Tackles | 12.6 | 21 of 24 |
| Passes | 444 | 10 of 24 |
| Corners | 6 | 7 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 18 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Shots | 18.5 | 1 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 6.6 | 1 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.4 | 17 of 24 |
| Tackles | 12 | 23 of 24 |
| Passes | 524.4 | 3 of 24 |
| Corners | 7.9 | 1 of 24 |