Championship: Blackburn vs Plymouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 37 match between Blackburn and Plymouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Blackburn and Plymouth will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Form: Blackburn vs Plymouth

Blackburn Form

Blackburn are without a win from their previous three outings, as Newcastle managed a draw, before they lost 2-1 against Swansea. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Millwall. Blackburn just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Ewood Park. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Plymouth Form

Plymouth have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 0-2 win against Middlesbrough. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against Ipswich, before handing over all three points in a 1-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday. Plymouth won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Blackburn and Plymouth

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Blackburn and Plymouth. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Blackburn vs Plymouth

Sammie Szmodics is showing good form for Blackburn, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Ryan Hardie scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular markets: Blackburn vs Plymouth

Full-time result

Blackburn claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Plymouth won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Blackburn only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Plymouth scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games Blackburn played. Plymouth should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Blackburn only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Plymouth claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Blackburn, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Plymouth, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.

Recommended tip: Blackburn vs Plymouth

To sum up, the upcoming match between Blackburn and Plymouth seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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