Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Southampton and Blackburn and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Blackburn go up against Southampton this coming Tuesday for a Championship meeting at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Sitting bottom of the table, Blackburn have claimed 48 points after 42 rounds, while The Saints have amassed 69 points. This places the latter as number 5 in the Championship at the moment.
Team form: Southampton vs Blackburn
Southampton Form
Southampton are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-1 win against Arsenal. They went on to beat Wrexham by 1-5, before also getting the better of Derby in a 2-1 victory. Southampton won five of their last six Championship matches at the St. Mary’s Stadium, scoring 12 and conceding two along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Blackburn Form
In their previous three outings, Blackburn won by 0-1 against Birmingham, drew 0-0 with West Bromwich, before also drawing 1-1 against Stoke. Blackburn won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding seven.
Betting facts for Southampton and Blackburn
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Southampton and Blackburn. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 11 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Southampton have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Southampton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Southampton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Southampton have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Southampton vs Blackburn
It is a great season for Finn Azaz, who currently has 11 league goals to his name during this season. The Saints will rely on his services to gun down Blackburn.
Popular betting markets: Southampton vs Blackburn
Full-time result
Southampton claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Blackburn won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Southampton won their last 5 matches. Southampton did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Blackburn didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Southampton have not lost to Blackburn in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Southampton scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Blackburn got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Southampton managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Southampton have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Blackburn.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Southampton, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Blackburn’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Southampton scored at least one goal in their last 15 matches.
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