Blackburn vs Birmingham

29 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee L Doughty

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sammie Szmodics 47’, 52’
  • James Hill 59’
  • Harry Leonard 90+2’
  • Siriki Dembélé 63’, 78’

Match summary

Blackburn saw off Birmingham 4-2. It was goalless at half-time.

Sammie Szmodics put Blackburn ahead in the 47th minute, Szmodics made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, James Hill made it 3-0 in the 59th minute, Siriki Dembélé pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 63rd minute, Dembélé made it 3-2 in the 78th minute, and Harry Leonard made it 4-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Birmingham's 1.29 from 26.

Match stats

Blackburn Birmingham
11 Shots 26
6 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 9
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.64 xG 1.29
1.64 Non-penalty xG 1.29

Key events

Blackburn Birmingham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sammie Szmodics1-0 (Blackburn)
47’
Sammie Szmodics2-0 (Blackburn)
52’
James Hill3-0 (Blackburn)
59’
63’
Siriki Dembélé3-1 (Birmingham)
78’
Siriki Dembélé3-2 (Birmingham)
Harry Leonard4-2 (Blackburn)
90+2’
Full-time4-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackburn
  • Lewis Travis
  • Sondre Tronstad
  • Adam Wharton
  • Harry Leonard
Birmingham
  • Emanuel Aiwu
  • Krystian Bielik

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.64 1.29 47’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-0 47’ 52’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 2-0 52’ 59’ James Hill (Blackburn), 3-0 59’ 63’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), 3-1 63’ 78’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), 3-2 78’ 90+2’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), 4-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.64 1.29 47’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-0 Szmodics 47’ 52’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 2-0 Szmodics 52’ 59’ James Hill (Blackburn), 3-0 Hill 59’ 63’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), 3-1 Dembélé 63’ 78’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), 3-2 Dembélé 78’ 90+2’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), 4-2 Leonard 90+2’
Blackburn 1.64 xGBirmingham 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Blackburn attacking 
52’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 48’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 69’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 47’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 6’ James Hill (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 32’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 64’ Jordan James (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 63’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ James Hill (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 23’ Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ethan Laird (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 48’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 69’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 47’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 23’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 6’ James Hill (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 32’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 45’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Jordan James (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 63’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ James Hill (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+6’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ethan Laird (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Lewis Travis Taken off
46′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.14 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 2 – 4 1.14 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.13 – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off
16′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Harry Leonard Came on as a substitute
74′ 1 – 2 0.15 – –
Arnór Sigurðsson Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 54% Avg odds 1.76
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.99
Birmingham win 22% Avg odds 4.34

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.