Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Blackburn Rovers
Match Time & Date:
28 January 2023
15:00
Prediction: 1-1
Birmingham City
Ewood Park will host Saturday’s FA Cup game between Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City, the two Championship sides. The Riversiders did well to shock Norwich City in round 3, but they have been anything but impressive in the league of late, with the team suffering a heavy 4-0 loss to Rotherham, while sharing the spoils with Bristol City. Daniel Ayala is banned for the match, while both Callum Brittain and Sam Barnes remain in the recovery room.
Meanwhile, the Blues failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Preston at the weekend, but given their attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. You should bear in mind that 17 goals in total have been netted in the previous four encounters between the two sides. Speaking of the away team, both Harlee Dean and Przemyslaw Placheta are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Bradley Dack):
Born in Greenwich, England on December 31, 1993, Bradley Dack is a midfielder who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. Bradley Dack began his youth career at Charlton Athletic back in 2005 and five years later he moved to Corinthian. However, the English footballer started his senior career at Gillingham, making his league debut against Bradford City on August 18, 2012. 20 days later he scored his first senior goal as he found the net in Football League trophy clash against Crawley Town.
Before joining Blackburn Rovers on June 27, 2017 Bradley Dack played four games on loan for Braintree Town, scoring one goal in those league games. His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is used as both right and left midfielder as well. Dack once described himself as “free role behind two strikers”.
The Blackburn Rovers midfielder often finds the net and it has to be noted that he scored 16 goals in 36 appearances for the Riversiders in the 2017/2018 League One campaign.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.
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