Match summary
Blackburn beat Cardiff 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.
Joe Rankin-Costello put Blackburn ahead in the 53rd minute.
The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.08 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Cardiff's 0.65 from 11.
Blackburn
vs
Cardiff
21 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley
Full time
1
–
0
Half-time: 0–0
- Joe Rankin-Costello 53’
Match stats
Blackburn
Cardiff
9
Shots
11
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Corners
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1.09
xG
0.65
1.09
Non-penalty xG
0.65
Key events
Blackburn
Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Joe Rankin-Costello1-0 (Blackburn)
1-0 (Blackburn)53’
Full-time1-0
Bookings
Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.
Blackburn
- Dominic Hyam
- Tyrhys Dolan
Cardiff
- Jamilu Collins
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.
Tap a goal for the scorer and score.
Shot map
Every shot and where it was taken from.
Cardiff attacking
Blackburn attacking
Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Player stats
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.03 | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.04 | – | – | – | ||
Joe Rankin-Costello
Taken off
|
78′ | 1 | – | 2 | 0.65 | – | – | – | |
| 90′ | – | – | 2 | 0.06 | – | – | – | ||
Arnór Sigurðsson
Taken off
|
65′ | – | – | 1 | 0.04 | – | – | – | |
| 90′ | – | – | 2 | 0.26 | – | – | |||
Niall Ennis
Came on as a substitute
|
25′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Lewis Travis
Came on as a substitute
|
12′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jak Alnwick
|
90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.12 | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Jamilu Collins
|
90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.02 | – | – | ||
Manolis Siopis
|
90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Josh Bowler
Taken off
|
61′ | – | – | 2 | 0.06 | – | – | – | |
Ryan Wintle
Taken off
|
66′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Joe Ralls
Taken off
|
78′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.05 | – | – | – | ||
Ike Ugbo
Taken off
|
61′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Ollie Tanner
Came on as a substitute
|
29′ | – | – | 2 | 0.12 | – | – | – | |
Yakou Méïté
Came on as a substitute
|
29′ | – | – | 1 | 0.01 | – | – | – | |
Callum Robinson
Came on as a substitute
|
24′ | – | – | 2 | 0.25 | – | – | – | |
Rubin Colwill
Came on as a substitute
|
12′ | – | – | 1 | 0.02 | – | – | – |
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
47%
Avg odds 2.02
Draw
26%
Avg odds 3.64
Cardiff win
27%
Avg odds 3.56
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Previous and next meeting
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.