Match Info

Championship - Round 43

Date: 17 April 2026, Friday 🏁 Finished

Location: Ewood Park (Blackburn) 🌤️ ...

Referee: Smith L. (Eng)

Where to Watch on TV:

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	Blackburn Rovers		Coventry City

	1	X	2
	4.2	3.4	1.86	Watch
	3.92	3.44	1.97	Watch
	4.53	3.47	1.94
	4.2	3.55	1.88	Watch
	3.9	3.4	1.85
	4.3	3.49	1.96	Watch
Avarage Now (Initially)	4.18 ↑ (3.56)	3.46 ↑ (3.45)	1.91 ↓ (1.99)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 2.4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Blackburn Rovers
22.8%

Draw
27.5%

Coventry City
49.8%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

26.2%

27%

46.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

25.2%

26%

48.6%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Blackburn Rovers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.4%)

Coventry City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Blackburn Rovers than the current prediction. (+2.4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Coventry City than the current prediction. (-1.2%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
6.2%	12.5%	81.2%

Blackburn Rovers - Coventry City Predictions

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH +0.25 - Blackburn (2.03) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 2.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Coventry City will win (26 of 31 users predict this - 83.87%).
Confidence interval (95%): 70.92% – 96.82%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Coventry City will win (4 of 5 users predict this - 80%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 6 Selected Experts predict this event. Blackburn (votes: 1 - 16.7%). Coventry (votes: 4 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 1 - 16.7%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
22. Toth B. (G) 38. Atcheson T. 15. McLoughlin S. (C) 20. Cashin E. 2. Alebiosu R. 31. Montgomery K. 5. Gardner-Hickman T. 4. Ribeiro Y. 25. Morishita R. 24. Baradji M. 23. Ohashi Y.	19. Rushworth C. (G) 15. Kitching L. 22. Latibeaudiere J. 4. Thomas B. 3. Dasilva J. 16. Onyeka F. 6. Grimes M. (C) 27. van Ewijk M. 5. Rudoni J. 10. Mason-Clark E. 9. Simms E.
Substitutes
21. Afolayan O. 14. De Neve D. 28. Forshaw A. 19. Hedges R. 29. Jorgensen M. 26. O'Riordan C. 1. Pears A. (G) 3. Pickering H. 27. Redmond N.	21. Bidwell J. 28. Eccles J. 14. Esse R. 20. Kesler-Hayden K. 23. Thomas-Asante B. 29. Torp V. 13. Wilson B. (G) 26. Woolfenden L. 11. Wright H.
Coaches
O'Neill Mi.	Lampard F.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
7', Ohashi Y. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
51', Onyeka F. 🟨,
51', Ribeiro Y. 🟨,
54', 1 - 0, Morishita R. ⚽,
62', Latibeaudiere J. ↓, Esse R. ↑,
62', Simms E. ↓, Wright H. ↑,
63', Onyeka F. ↓, Torp V. ↑,
65', Gardner-Hickman T. 🟨,
65', Morishita R. 🟨,
71', Rudoni J. ↓, Thomas-Asante B. ↑,
71', Baradji M. ↓, Hedges R. ↑,
79', Gardner-Hickman T. ↓, Forshaw A. ↑,
84', 1 - 1, Thomas B. ⚽, Torp V. (A),
90', Mason-Clark E. ↓, Eccles J. ↑,

Preview

An outsider and one of the leaders will play in this match (ranked 20 and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Premier League).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Blackburn won 0.

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

Blackburn may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Coventry will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Blackburn: Carter H. (Injury) Garrett J. (Lacking Match Fitness) Gudjohnsen A. (Ankle Injury) Henriksson A. (Inactive) Kargbo A. (Hamstring Injury) Litherland M. (Inactive) Miller L. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Tavares S. (Inactive) Tronstad S. (Knee Injury) Wharton S. (Inactive)

There will not play in Coventry: Brau M. (Muscle Injury) Dovin O. (Knee Injury)

There are questionable in Coventry: Sakamoto T. (Inactive)

In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Blackburn won 2 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 13:16. (average 1.1:1.3).

Including home matches between the teams, Blackburn won 0 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 4:6. (average 0.8:1.2).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
10	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	19:16	3	18

Outrights of English League Championship for now

Blackburn: 1.29%

Last Results with these Odds

Blackburn Rovers - the odds 3.56 are the expected chance of winning is 26.17%, but this team recently wins 14% of matches with these odds.

Coventry City - the odds 1.99 are the expected chance of winning is 46.82%, but this team recently wins 22% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Blackburn Rovers
English League Championship
14.04.26	Southampton - Blackburn Rovers	3:0 ✺
11.04.26	Stoke City - Blackburn Rovers	1:1 ✺
06.04.26	Blackburn Rovers - West Bromwich Albion	0:0 ✺
03.04.26	Birmingham City - Blackburn Rovers	0:1 ✺
21.03.26	Blackburn Rovers - Middlesbrough	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 15.4 LTTWT
- Coventry City
English League Championship
11.04.26	Coventry City - Sheffield Wednesday	0:0 ✺
06.04.26	Hull City - Coventry City	0:0 ✺
03.04.26	Coventry City - Derby County	3:2 ✺
21.03.26	Swansea City - Coventry City	0:3 ✺
14.03.26	Coventry City - Southampton	1:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.7 TTWWL

Latest Head to Head

English League Championship
18.10.25	Coventry City - Blackburn Rovers	2:0
21.01.25	Blackburn Rovers - Coventry City	0:2
01.10.24	Coventry City - Blackburn Rovers	3:0
27.04.24	Blackburn Rovers - Coventry City	0:0
04.10.23	Coventry City - Blackburn Rovers	1:0
19.04.23	Blackburn Rovers - Coventry City	1:1
01.11.22	Coventry City - Blackburn Rovers	1:0

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