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Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Norwich City · Championship

0–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Norwich City won 0–2.

Shots
1215
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
1.922.09
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Norwich City beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0. Recorded in this match (Blackburn Rovers – Norwich City): shots 12–15, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 1.92–2.09, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots15 shotsBlackburn Rovers 12 shots, Norwich City 15 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsBlackburn Rovers 3 shots, Norwich City 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.92 xG2.09 xGBlackburn Rovers 1.92 xG, Norwich City 2.09 xG
  • Possession46%54%Blackburn Rovers 46%, Norwich City 54%
  • Corners3 corners9 cornersBlackburn Rovers 3 corners, Norwich City 9 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls7 foulsBlackburn Rovers 9 fouls, Norwich City 7 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRyan Alebiosu · Blackburn Rovers · 74′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMakhtar Gueye · Blackburn Rovers · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBen Chrisene · Norwich City · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnte Crnac · Norwich City · 17′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 41′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 4′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 6′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 38′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 32′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAnte Crnac · Norwich City · 68′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAnte Crnac · Norwich City · 14′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMathias Kvistgaarden · Norwich City · 15′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMirko Topić · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.08 xG · goalEmiliano Marcondes · Norwich City · 85′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSidnei Tavares · Blackburn Rovers · 43′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedPapa Amadou Diallo · Norwich City · 16′ · 0.11 xG · on targetSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 35′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 4′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 25′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 74′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedAugustus Kargbo · Blackburn Rovers · 61′ · 0.32 xG · on targetJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 32′ · 0.34 xG · off target or blockedRyan Hedges · Blackburn Rovers · 69′ · 0.48 xG · on targetAugustus Kargbo · Blackburn Rovers · 61′ · 0.66 xG · on targetJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 45′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
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Blackburn Rovers: 12 shots, 3 on target, 2.14 xG. Norwich City: 15 shots, 4 on target, 2.10 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Josh Sargent · Norwich City · 45′Josh Sargent · Norwich City · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Blackburn Rovers 2.14 xG · Norwich City 2.10 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Blackburn Rovers
3Draws
1Norwich City
Blackburn Rovers — Norwich City · Championship1–1
Norwich City — Blackburn Rovers · Championship2–2
Blackburn Rovers — Norwich City · Championship1–1
Norwich City — Blackburn Rovers · Championship1–3
Blackburn Rovers — Norwich City · Championship0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Blackburn Rovers favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Norwich City in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Blackburn Rovers4 matchesNorwich City4 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 1.5 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed4/41.25 goals/match
1.66 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/41.57 xG/match
10.3 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 13.8 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 3.75 shots/match
48.3%Possession4/4● 53.5%
3.5 corners/matchCorners4/4● 5 corners/match
13.8 fouls/matchFouls4/49 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsBlackburn RoversNorwich City
CompetitionChampionshipChampionship 2025/26
Head-to-headBlackburn Rovers — Norwich City
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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