Championship: Derby vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 35 match between Derby and Blackburn and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Derby enjoy home advantage, when visitors Blackburn swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 11 in the Championship standings, Derby, have so far collected 48 points this season, while Blackburn collected 38 points. This puts them up as number 20 after 34 rounds.

Team form: Derby vs Blackburn

Derby Form

Derby managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-0 victory against Swansea. They went on to lose 2-0 against Watford, before getting dumped in a 4-2 defeat against Hull. Derby managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Blackburn Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Blackburn. They first took out Queens Park Rangers by 1-3 before downing Preston by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Bristol City, who ran out 1-2 winners. Blackburn claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by nine goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for Derby and Blackburn

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Derby and Blackburn. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Derby vs Blackburn

Popular betting markets: Derby vs Blackburn

Full-time result

Derby won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Pride Park. They drew three and lost five as well, while Blackburn won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four.

Both teams to score

Derby scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Blackburn scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Derby managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 6 consecutive meetings between Derby and Blackburn.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Derby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.