Cardiff – Blackburn 2–1

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

Match report

Cardiff beat Blackburn 2–1 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Haas opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Blackburn have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Haas

11'

2H

⚽Almeidaassist Walsh

72'

⇄Vidić↓ Keller

72'

⇄A. Pears↓ N. Dlamini

Haas

76'

⇄Kovač↓ Bianchi

81'

⇄B. Tóth↓ D. De Neve

83'

⚽D. De Neveassist D. De Neve

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽

BLA

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 4, 2025 · 19:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance43,449 / 44,793 (97%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Schmidt

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.16Formation7.114-3-3 BLA

16.8Costa 27.9Schmidt 37.5Marsh 46.5Müller 56.7Petrov 67.7Walsh 77.1Haas 87.5Martin 96.7Almeida 107.7Bianchi 116.7Keller

Cardiff

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Costa6.8 2Schmidt7.9 3Marsh7.5 4Müller6.5 5Petrov6.7 6Walsh7.7 7Haas7.1 8Martin7.5 9Almeida6.7 10Bianchi7.7 11Keller6.7

Blackburn

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

5T. Gardner-Hickman6.8

10T. Cantwell6.9

14D. De Neve7.1

14N. Dlamini7.7

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