Blackburn – Cardiff 0–2

	1H	2H	T
BLA	0	0	0
C	0	2	2

Match report

Cardiff beat Blackburn 2–0 at Blackburn Stadium in Championship. Schmidt opened the scoring in the 66th minute. Blackburn have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

T. Gardner-Hickman

29'

2H

46'

Schmidt

⇄B. Tóth↓ D. De Neve

64'

⇄Martin↓ Costa

66'

⚽Schmidtassist Ferrari

⇄A. Pears↓ N. Dlamini

83'

⇄Haas↓ Schmidt

89'

⚽Nielsen

Momentum

BLA

⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 21, 2023 · 18:00

VenueBlackburn Stadium

Attendance48,412 / 66,318 (73%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking BLA

#2·

#9

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

39Ball possession %61

0.3Expected goals (xG)1.9

10Total shots13

4Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

5Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

465Passes555

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

N. Michalski

7.9

Lineups

BLA 4-3-37.40Formation7.144-3-3 C

6.7Dlamini 16.9Novak 27.8Hansen 37.3Ferrari 47.1Silva 57.8García 67.1Moreau 77.3Romano 86.4Pereira 96.4Nielsen 107.5Costa 116.9Schmidt

Blackburn

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

5T. Gardner-Hickman7.5

10T. Cantwell7.6

14D. De Neve7.8

14N. Dlamini6.7

Cardiff

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

1Novak6.9 2Hansen7.8 3Ferrari7.3 4Silva7.1 5García7.8 6Moreau7.1 7Romano7.3 8Pereira6.4 9Nielsen6.4 10Costa7.5 11Schmidt6.9

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL