Blackburn have recorded 7 expected goals (xG) across 8 Championship games in 2026/2027, averaging 0.9 per match. O. Afolayan leads the squad with 1 expected goals (xG) - 0.28 per game. T. Cantwell is next with 1.
Over their last 10 games, Blackburn are averaging 0.9 expected goals (xG) per match - O. Afolayan leads that period with 1. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Blackburn vs Cardiff on 10.10.2026.
Blackburn average 0.9 expected goals (xG) per Championship game in 2026/2027, based on 8 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 0.9 per match.
O. Afolayan leads Blackburn for expected goals (xG) in 2026/2027 with 1 in Championship - an average of 0.28 per game. T. Cantwell is second with 1.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Blackburn's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026/2027.
Blackburn's results and their chances agree, within 2.5 points of xPts over 20 games. There is no regression case either way. What the table says is roughly what they have earned.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20 | 20 | 19.92 | 22 | +2.08 | 30.95 | 25 | +5.95 | 20.49 | 23 | +2.51 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 10.13 | 15 | +4.87 | 17.26 | 14 | +3.26 | 9.39 | 12 | +2.61 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 5.23 | 7 | +1.77 | 7.98 | 7 | +0.98 | 5.14 | 5 | -0.14 |
| Home | 9 | 9.72 | 9 | -0.72 | 13.06 | 9 | +4.06 | 10.43 | 10 | -0.43 |
| Away | 11 | 10.20 | 13 | +2.80 | 17.89 | 16 | +1.89 | 10.06 | 13 | +2.94 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep | Championship | Portsmouth (A) | 2-2 | 0.88 | 1.97 | 0.69 | 1 | L |
| 12 Sep | Championship | Millwall (H) | 3-1 | 1.40 | 2.05 | 1.00 | 3 | L |
| 8 Sep | Championship | Sheff Utd (H) | 1-2 | 1.83 | 0.53 | 2.28 | 0 | W |
| 5 Sep | Championship | Preston (A) | 2-1 | 0.86 | 1.65 | 0.83 | 0 | L |
| 1 Sep | Championship | Lincoln (A) | 0-0 | 0.26 | 1.78 | 0.34 | 1 | L |
| 29 Aug | Championship | QPR (H) | 1-2 | 0.97 | 1.65 | 0.91 | 0 | L |
| 22 Aug | Championship | M'Boro (H) | 2-1 | 0.92 | 1.49 | 0.97 | 3 | L |
| 14 Aug | Championship | Wolves (A) | 2-2 | 0.89 | 1.89 | 0.74 | 1 | L |
| 2 May | Championship | Leicester (H) | 0-1 | 1.02 | 2.90 | 0.45 | 0 | L |
| 22 Apr | Championship | Sheff Utd (A) | 1-3 | 1.10 | 1.35 | 1.18 | 3 | L |
| 17 Apr | Championship | Coventry (H) | 1-1 | 0.96 | 1.40 | 1.04 | 1 | L |
| 14 Apr | Championship | S'oton (A) | 3-0 | 0.32 | 2.23 | 0.27 | 0 | L |
| 11 Apr | Championship | Stoke (A) | 1-1 | 0.67 | 1.80 | 0.62 | 1 | L |
| 6 Apr | Championship | WBA (H) | 0-0 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 1.51 | 1 | W |
| 3 Apr | Championship | Birmingham (A) | 0-1 | 1.66 | 1.09 | 1.76 | 3 | W |
| 21 Mar | Championship | M'Boro (H) | 0-0 | 0.49 | 1.51 | 0.61 | 1 | L |
| 14 Mar | Championship | Millwall (A) | 1-2 | 2.07 | 1.03 | 2.05 | 3 | W |
| 11 Mar | Championship | Oxford Utd (A) | 1-0 | 0.75 | 1.56 | 0.79 | 0 | L |
| 7 Mar | Championship | Portsmouth (H) | 1-1 | 1.18 | 0.79 | 1.66 | 1 | W |
| 28 Feb | Championship | Derby (A) | 3-1 | 0.74 | 1.54 | 0.79 | 0 | L |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andri Gudjohnsen | attacker | 9 | 556 | 1.21 | 3 | +1.79 | 0.20 |
| Hayden Carter | defender | 8 | 519 | 0.23 | 2 | +1.77 | 0.04 |
| Ryoya Morishita | midfielder | 20 | 1697 | 2.48 | 4 | +1.52 | 0.13 |
| Oladapo Afolayan | attacker | 12 | 644 | 1.97 | 3 | +1.03 | 0.28 |
| Adam Forshaw | midfielder | 16 | 1012 | 0.23 | 1 | +0.77 | 0.02 |
| Sean McLoughlin | defender | 20 | 1800 | 0.29 | 1 | +0.71 | 0.01 |
| Mathias Jørgensen | attacker | 12 | 483 | 1.31 | 2 | +0.69 | 0.24 |
| Kristi Montgomery | midfielder | 16 | 1079 | 0.32 | 1 | +0.68 | 0.03 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | defender | 17 | 1102 | 0.51 | 0 | -0.51 | 0.04 |
| Harry Pickering | defender | 9 | 605 | 0.57 | 0 | -0.57 | 0.08 |
| Tom Atcheson | defender | 16 | 1355 | 0.57 | 0 | -0.57 | 0.04 |
| Todd Cantwell | midfielder | 16 | 1049 | 2.65 | 2 | -0.65 | 0.23 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | defender | 20 | 1693 | 0.73 | 0 | -0.73 | 0.04 |
| Eiran Cashin | defender | 10 | 822 | 0.89 | 0 | -0.89 | 0.10 |
| Jayden Fevrier | attacker | 8 | 226 | 0.90 | 0 | -0.90 | 0.36 |
| Moussa Baradji | midfielder | 13 | 733 | 1.07 | 0 | -1.07 | 0.13 |
| Yuki Ohashi | attacker | 14 | 905 | 3.17 | 2 | -1.17 | 0.31 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 8 | 12.2 | 13 | 10.4 | 6 | 11.8 | 17 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 6.3 | 7 | 12.7 | 10 | 7.4 | 12 | +4.6 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 10.4 | 10 | 11.7 | 8 | 10.3 | 14 | +3.7 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11.2 | 12 | 9.3 | 13 | +3.7 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 8 | 10.3 | 11 | 11.7 | 12 | 11.1 | 13 | +1.9 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 9.6 | 11 | 14.8 | 15 | 8.1 | 10 | +1.9 |
| 7 | Southampton | 8 | 14.3 | 19 | 12.6 | 10 | 12.3 | 14 | +1.7 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 8 | 8.3 | 9 | 13.3 | 11 | 7.7 | 9 | +1.3 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7.8 | 9 | +1.2 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 12.6 | 15 | 7.2 | 10 | 13.2 | 14 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 15.4 | 16 | 9.6 | 12 | 14.5 | 15 | +0.5 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 8 | 18.7 | 22 | 11.2 | 11 | 14.7 | 15 | +0.3 |
| 13 | Watford | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7.9 | 8 | +0.1 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 14.8 | 10 | 9.9 | 7 | 13.7 | 13 | -0.7 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 8 | 10.3 | 9 | 10.2 | 12 | 11.5 | 10 | -1.5 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 8 | 13.2 | 12 | 10.9 | 11 | 12.6 | 11 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 8 | 12.6 | 7 | 9.9 | 8 | 12.7 | 11 | -1.7 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 10.5 | 9 | 9.8 | 10 | 10.2 | 8 | -2.2 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 8 | 13.3 | 16 | 13.2 | 17 | 11.3 | 9 | -2.3 |
| 20 | Millwall | 8 | 16.8 | 15 | 11.8 | 15 | 13.4 | 11 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Derby County | 8 | 9.2 | 7 | 15.9 | 14 | 8.3 | 5 | -3.3 |
| 22 | Burnley | 8 | 10.1 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | -5 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 8 | 10.5 | 8 | 11.7 | 15 | 10.7 | 4 | -6.7 |
| 24 | Cardiff City | 8 | 16.6 | 10 | 11.3 | 12 | 14.1 | 7 | -7.1 |