10th October BLACKBURN - CARDIFF
- Sat 15:00
Blackburn Vs Cardiff
- Game for: 9th round of Championship
- Take Place: Ewood Park ( 31.154 )
- Last Game: Blackburn - Cardiff: 1-2
- History of Games: 3-0-3
- Predicted Score: Blackburn 0 - 1 Cardiff
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 16 | Blackburn | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | DWLLDL |
| 21 | Cardiff | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | WLDLLD |
16th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 5th home game this season.
- Home Record : 2W - 0D - 2L
- Last Game : Portsmouth - Blackburn: 2-2
- Next Game : 13 Oct Bristol City - Blackburn
21st (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 5th away game this season.
- Away Record : 0W - 1D - 3L
- Last Game : Cardiff - Charlton: 3-1
- Next Game : 13 Oct Cardiff - Watford
Probable Lineups
( 5-4-1 ) Blackburn
Cardiff ( 4-1-4-1 )
- Pears
- Pickering
- McLoughlin
- Atcheson
- Carter
- Alebiosu
- Afolayan
- Morsy
- Montgomery
- Morishita
- Cantwell
- Trott
- Bagan
- Osho
- Lawlor
- Ng
- Robertson
- Willock
- Moylan
- Colwill
- Tanner
- Salech
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
BlackburnVsCardiff
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 6.44 | Out - injured |
| Lewis Miller | - | Out - injured |
| Matty Litherland | - | Out - injured |
| Mathias Jørgensen | 6.20 | Doubtful - unfit |
| Yuki Ohashi | 6.08 | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Krystian Bielik | 6.85 | Out - suspended |
| Rubin Colwill | 6.58 | Doubtful - injured |
| Will Fish | - | Out - injured |
| Calum Chambers | - | Out - injured |
| Isaak Davies | 6.00 | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Scott Wharton and Augustus Kargbo are both in contention to come back into the Blackburn squad for the game against Cardiff.
Tony Mowbray will make a late call on whether forward Mathias Jørgensen is fit to play.
Krystian Bielik is facing a two-match ban after receiving an FA suspension.
Dylan Lawlor is likely to take his place in the defence for the match at Ewood Park.
Despite picking up a knock before the international break, Yousef Salech should be ready to start.
Odds
Blackburn Win: 2.65
DRAW: 3.5
Cardiff Win: 2.4
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Live Football on TV
| England | Sky Sports+ |
| Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Northern Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Scotland | Sky Sports+ |
| Wales | Sky Sports+ |
Game Analysis
The market cannot separate these two. Cardiff is the shortest price on a book of 2.65 / 3.5 / 2.4 (1 / X / 2), an implied 38.6%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 34.9% / 26.5% / 38.6% on an overround of 8.0%.
In the league table Blackburn sit 16th on 9 points (2W 3D 3L) with Cardiff 21st on 7 points (1W 4D 3L).
Blackburn read D-W-L-L-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 2D 3L) — more bad than good.
Cardiff read W-L-D-L-L-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 2D 3L) — more bad than good.
Head to head the record reads 3-0-3 — Blackburn wins, draws, then Cardiff wins. Their last meeting finished Blackburn - Cardiff: 1-2.
Blackburn team news: Scott Wharton and Augustus Kargbo are both in contention to come back into the Blackburn squad for the game against Cardiff.
Blackburn team news: Tony Mowbray will make a late call on whether forward Mathias Jørgensen is fit to play.
Cardiff team news: Krystian Bielik is facing a two-match ban after receiving an FA suspension.
Cardiff team news: Dylan Lawlor is likely to take his place in the defence for the match at Ewood Park.
Blackburn are without 5 — Yuri Ribeiro (Out - injured), Lewis Miller (Out - injured), Matty Litherland (Out - injured), Mathias Jørgensen (Doubtful - unfit), Yuki Ohashi (Out - injured).
Cardiff are without 5 — Krystian Bielik (Out - suspended), Rubin Colwill (Doubtful - injured), Will Fish (Out - injured), Calum Chambers (Out - injured), Isaak Davies (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Blackburn set up 5-4-1 against 4-1-4-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Blackburn lean hardest on Sam Morsy (8.7), Todd Cantwell (8.7), Oladapo Afolayan (8.7) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Yuri Ribeiro is out for Blackburn — index 8.6, against 9.3 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Cardiff lean hardest on Perry Ng (7.5), Nathan Trott (7.5), Gabriel Osho (7.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Krystian Bielik is out for Cardiff — index 8.8, against 9.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Rubin Colwill is out for Cardiff — index 6.7, against 9.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
The projected score for this one is Blackburn 0 - 1 Cardiff, an away win by 1 with 1 goal in it — short of the 2.5 line.
The read: With barely anything between them on price, this is one to leave alone in the 1X2 market and attack in the goals or handicap markets instead.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 9th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.