Blackburn vs Birmingham result and stats
Win probability: home 51%, draw 26%, away 23%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersBirmingham won 2–1 away at Blackburn in the Championship on Saturday 16 August 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Blackburn 51%, the draw 26% and Birmingham 23%, so an away win had a 23% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
BLBI
5Shots8
2On target4
3Corners5
14Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals0
Referee: O Langford
Recent form
Blackburn
L @ West Brom0–1 · 9 Aug
D @ Sheffield United1–1 · 3 May
W v Watford2–1 · 26 Apr
W @ Sunderland1–0 · 21 Apr
W v Millwall4–1 · 18 Apr
Birmingham
D v Ipswich1–1 · 8 Aug
W v Norwich1–0 · 4 May
D @ Huddersfield1–1 · 27 Apr
D @ Rotherham0–0 · 20 Apr
W v Coventry3–0 · 13 Apr
Head to head
In 6 league meetings since 2021, Blackburn won 4, Birmingham won 2 and 0 were drawn; the most recent, on 13 Feb 2024, finished Birmingham 1–0 Blackburn, a win for Birmingham.
Birmingham 1–0 Blackburn13 Feb 2024
Blackburn 4–2 Birmingham29 Nov 2023
Birmingham 1–0 Blackburn1 Apr 2023
Blackburn 2–1 Birmingham22 Oct 2022
Birmingham 1–2 Blackburn7 May 2022
Blackburn 4–0 Birmingham18 Dec 2021