Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City

Championship 15 Mar 2025, 15:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 A. Herczeg Round 38

Match report

Cardiff City edged past Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Championship on 15 March 2025.

Blackburn Rovers dominated possession with 65% of the ball, while Cardiff City had 10 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 8.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with A. Herczeg in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 8 - 10 On target 2 - 4 Corners 3 - 1 Fouls 14 - 11 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Yousef Salech
Cardiff City · 1 goal
8 Yakou Méïté 1 goal
8 Hayden Carter 83 passes (89% accurate)
7 Yuki Ohashi 1 goal
7 Joe Rankin-Costello captained the side
First half vs second half
Cardiff City came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–3 4–7
Shots On Goal 2–1 0–3
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 0–0 3–1
Attacks 42–40 46–39
Match statistics
3 Corners 1
3 Substitution 5
88 Attacks 79
3 Attacks 2
3 Attacks 2
3 Attacks 2
49 Dangerous Attacks 39
1 Dangerous Attacks 1
1 Dangerous Attacks 1
1 Dangerous Attacks 1
3 On Target 2
6 Off Target 8
8 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 1
4 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 11
3 Corners 1
2 Offsides 2
65% Ball Possession 35%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 1
572 Passes Total 321
484 Passes Accurate 188
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
11 J. Rankin-Costello 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 4 Y. Ribeiro
6 S. Tronstad 27 L. Travis
10 T. Dolan 23 Y. Ohashi 42 E. Dennis
9 M. Gueye
Cardiff City · 3-1-4-2
1 E. Horvath
38 P. Ng 2 W. Fish 23 J. Bagan
12 C. Chambers
35 A. Rinomhota 15 S. Mannsverk 8 J. Ralls 11 C. O'Dowda
22 Y. Salech 47 C. Robinson
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 33 Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 8 Todd Cantwell
  • 45 Cauley Woodrow
  • 12 Balázs Tóth
  • 50 Brandon Powell
  • 48 Tom Atcheson
  • 31 Dion Sanderson
  • 28 Adam Forshaw
  • 21 John Buckley
Cardiff City
Coach
O. Riza
Substitutes
  • 27 Rubin Colwill
  • 29 Will Alves
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 19 Yakou Méïté
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 4 Dimitris Goutas
  • 16 Chris Willock
  • 45 Cian Ashford
Substitutions
  • 37' ↑ R. Colwill ↓ J. Ralls Cardiff City
  • 61' ↑ I. Davies ↓ Y. Salech Cardiff City
  • 61' ↑ W. Alves ↓ A. Rinomhota Cardiff City
  • 63' ↑ A. Cozier-Duberry ↓ E. Dennis Blackburn Rovers
  • 72' ↑ Y. Meïté ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff City
  • 72' ↑ D. Turnbull ↓ S. Mannsverk Cardiff City
  • 81' ↑ T. Cantwell ↓ S. Tronstad Blackburn Rovers
  • 81' ↑ C. Woodrow ↓ Y. Ohashi Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 13' C. Chambers Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 7 3 draws 1 Cardiff City
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Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City?
Blackburn Rovers lost 1-2 against Cardiff City on 15 March 2025.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City?
Cardiff City won the match 2-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City?
Blackburn Rovers had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.