Blackburn vs Cardiff

15 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Yuki Ohashi 16’
  • Yousef Salech 4’
  • Yakou Méïté 73’

Match summary

Cardiff beat Blackburn 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Yousef Salech put Cardiff ahead with a header in the 4th minute, Yuki Ohashi equalised with a header in the 16th minute, and Yakou Méïté won it with a header in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 0.87 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Blackburn's 0.48 from 8.

Match stats

Blackburn Cardiff
8 Shots 10
2 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.48 xG 0.79
0.48 Non-penalty xG 0.79

Key events

Blackburn Cardiff
Kick-off
4’
Yousef Salech0-1 (Cardiff)
Yuki Ohashi1-1 (Blackburn)
16’
Half-time1-1
73’
Yakou Méïté1-2 (Cardiff)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Calum Chambers

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.48 0.87 4’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 0-1 4’ 16’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), 1-1 16’ 73’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), 1-2 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.48 0.87 4’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 0-1 Salech 4’ 16’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), 1-1 Ohashi 16’ 73’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), 1-2 Méïté 73’
Blackburn 0.48 xGCardiff 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Blackburn attacking 
83’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 83’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 16’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 67’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 4’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 34’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 83’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 16’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 67’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 4’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 34’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Sondre Tronstad Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Yuki Ohashi Taken off
81′ 1 – 2 0.20 – – –
Emmanuel Dennis Taken off
63′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Makhtar Gueye
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Amario Cozier-Duberry Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Todd Cantwell Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Cauley Woodrow Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
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 49% Avg odds 1.94
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Cardiff win 23% Avg odds 4.18

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

Form going into the game

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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.