Ace Football previews the Championship round 26 match between Blackburn and Charlton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Charlton go up against Blackburn on Sunday for a Championship meeting at Ewood Park.
Team form: Blackburn vs Charlton
Blackburn Form
In the previous three games, Blackburn drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough, lost 0-0 against Sheffield Wednesday and 0-2 against Wrexham. Blackburn claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.
Charlton Form
In their previous three games, Charlton lost 1-0 and 2-1 against Norwich and Portsmouth, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Coventry. Charlton came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to three.
Betting facts for Blackburn and Charlton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Blackburn and Charlton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 25 of the last 26 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 23 of the last 24 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Charlton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Charlton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Charlton have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Charlton have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Charlton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Blackburn vs Charlton
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Blackburn, Yuki Ohashi has been good for them over the course of the season with six goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Charlton, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.
Popular betting markets: Blackburn vs Charlton
Full-time result
Blackburn claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Charlton won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Blackburn scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Charlton scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Blackburn have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Charlton managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Blackburn were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Blackburn have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Charlton.
Total goals
Blackburn saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Charlton, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.
