Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers: everything you need to know
Cardiff City meet Blackburn Rovers at Cardiff City Stadium, Sunday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Cardiff City 21, Blackburn Rovers 30, 18 drawn from 69 meetings.
The big picture
Cardiff City come in 14th on the ladder with 18 points; Blackburn Rovers are 13th on 21. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Cardiff City are 3–5–6 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.6 against.
Blackburn Rovers are 6–6–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.5 against.
Form
Cardiff City have won two of their last five and most recently drew with West Ham United 3–3.
Blackburn Rovers have won two of their last five and most recently beat West Ham United 2–1.
Head to head
These sides have met 69 times on our records since 1922: Cardiff City 21, Blackburn Rovers 30, 18 drawn.
Last time out (2026-27), Blackburn Rovers won 2–1 at Ewood Park.
Biggest margin between these two: Cardiff City by 5 goals in 1922-23 (5–0).
Players to watch
For Cardiff City, watch Jack Moylan (9 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27) and Yousef Salech (3 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).
For Blackburn Rovers, watch Andri Gudjohnsen (0.7 goals a match, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Oladapo Afolayan (5 goals, 2 assists in 2026-27).
At Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff City have won 3 of their last 7 at Cardiff City Stadium.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
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