Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers Match Analysis & Prediction
31/01/2023 10:45 pm
Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers meet for the second time in hree days as the contest their FA Cup fourth round replay on Tuesday night.
The two Championship teams played out a 2-2 draw on Saturday, Blues scoring a late equaliser to end a poor run of results since the turn of the year.
Birmingham held an early advantage before finding themselves 2-1 behind by 46 minutes, but a 90th-minute Jordan James equaliser earned Blues a share of the spoils.
From Blackburn Rovers’ perspective, it was their second draw in succession after going 27 matches in the Championship without posting a single stalemate.
Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side have now gone three matches without a victory, only succeeding twice in their eight most recent games across all competitions.
Despite occupying fifth place in the Championship, Blackburn are underdogs to retain a top-six place in the long term unless they find the consistency that has been lacking since the start of the season.
Blues travelled to the North-West having posted five successive defeats in the second tier, their only victory since December 16 coming at Forest Green Rovers in the third round of this competition.
While they are six points above the bottom three, they are currently the worst performing team in the division and have played a game more that two of the sides below them.
Birmingham City vs. Blackburn Rovers Head to head
In the 96 previous meetings between these two teams across all competitions, Birmingham have claimed 32 victories while Blackburn have won 38, and they have drawn in 26. Blackburn have scored 173 goals and conceded 147 in the process.
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08/05/2021Blackburn Rovers5Birmingham City2Championship
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18/12/2021Blackburn Rovers4Birmingham City0Championship
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07/05/2022Birmingham City1Blackburn Rovers2Championship
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22/10/2022Blackburn Rovers2Birmingham City1Championship
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28/01/2023Blackburn Rovers2Birmingham City2FA Cup
Birmingham City Team News
John Eustace may decide to make changes to his Birmingham XI in order to introduce fresh legs, but the back five should remain the same.
Hannibal Mejbri and Juninho Bacuna are both in contention to earn a recall in midfield, while Scott Hogan may get a run out ahead of Lukas Jutkiewics.
Birmingham City's Last 5 Matches
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02/01/2023Birmingham City1Middlesbrough3Championship
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14/01/2023Bristol City4Birmingham City2Championship
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17/01/2023Forest Green Rovers1Birmingham City2FA Cup
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21/01/2023Birmingham City1Preston North End2Championship
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28/01/2023Blackburn Rovers2Birmingham City2FA Cup
Blackburn Rovers Team News
Tomasson could also make alterations to his Blackburn side, with Sammie Szmodics potentially replacing Bradley Dack in the role behind the striker.
Jack Vale may come in for Sam Gallagher in that role, while Lewis Travis is an alternative in central midfield.
Blackburn Rovers's Last 5 Matches
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01/01/2023Blackburn Rovers1Cardiff City0Championship
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08/01/2023Norwich City0Blackburn Rovers1FA Cup
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14/01/2023Rotherham United4Blackburn Rovers0Championship
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21/01/2023Bristol City1Blackburn Rovers1Championship
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28/01/2023Blackburn Rovers2Birmingham City2FA Cup
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