Match Centre: Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers
Player of the match Andreas Weimann 8.8
GolVolt rating 7.6GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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Blackburn Rovers turned that many shots on target into goals with only 37% of the ball.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Weimann scored the winner, plenty of chances.
- Dramaweight 50% Missed penalty at 73′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 4.9 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Weimann scored the winner, keeper Pears: 7 saves.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 2.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances. Quality of play: 9.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 7.6more watchable than 76% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals3 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 15' Goal: Andreas Weimannassist: Travis0:1
- 37' Aynsley Pearsyellow card
- Half-time · 0:1
- 46' SubstitutionMéïté for El Ghazi
- 54' Goal: Andreas Weimannassist: Pickering0:2
- 60' SubstitutionRankin-Costello for Weimann
- 72' Joe Rankin-Costelloyellow card
- 73' David Turnbullmissed penalty
- 73' Goal: David TurnbullCardiff City1:2
- 78' 3 substitutionsBuckley for HedgesBaker for CantwellGueye for Ohashi
- 86' Goal: Lewis Bakerassist: Rankin-Costello1:3
- 90+4' John Buckleyyellow card
- Full-time · 1:3
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Cardiff City
Blackburn Rovers
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Cardiff City
- 1 Ethan Horvath GK —
- 2 Will Fish DEF —
- 17 Jamilu Collins DEF —
- 23 Joel Bagan DEF —
- 3 Manolis Siopis MID —
- 35 Andy Rinomhota MID —
- 45 Cian Ashford MID —
- 15 Wilfried Kanga ATT —
- 19 Yakou Méïté ATT on
Blackburn Rovers
- 12 Balázs Tóth GK —
- 4 Kyle McFadzean DEF —
- 39 Leo Duru DEF —
- 11 Joe Rankin-Costello MID on
- 21 John Buckley MID on
- 42 Lewis Baker MID on
- 9 Makhtar Gueye ATT on
- 20 Harry Leonard ATT —
- 32 Igor Tyjon ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Blackburn Rovers Andreas Weimann
- 2. place · Blackburn Rovers Aynsley Pears
- 3. place · Blackburn Rovers Lewis Travis
Cardiff City
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