Championship: Blackburn vs Stoke – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 14 match between Blackburn and Stoke and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Stoke come to Ewood Park for the Championship match on Wednesday, Blackburn will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Blackburn approach the next Championship round as number 8 in the table, having claimed 19 points this season so far. With 13 games behind them, Stoke amassed 15 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.

Team form: Blackburn vs Stoke

Blackburn Form

In their previous three outings, Blackburn drew 0-0 with West Bromwich, before losing 1-0 against Watford and 0-2 against Sheffield United. Blackburn won four of their previous six Championship games at the Ewood Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded three and scored eight goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Sheffield United in a 2-0 defeat. Southampton also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-2, before Stoke were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Derby. Stoke only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by eight goals to one.

Betting stats for Blackburn and Stoke

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

Players in form: Blackburn vs Stoke

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Joe Rankin-Costello will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Stoke hope Thomas Cannon can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Blackburn only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Stoke got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Blackburn have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Stoke have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Blackburn probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Wednesday, as Stoke managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Stoke have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Blackburn when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Blackburn saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Stoke’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Stoke did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.

Recommended tip: Blackburn vs Stoke

To sum up, the upcoming match between Blackburn and Stoke 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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