Ace Football previews the Championship round 14 match between Blackburn and Stoke and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Blackburn enjoy home advantage, when visitors Stoke swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Blackburn are placed 13th with 18 points after 13 matches. Stoke occupy a position as seventh in the league on 23 points.
Team form: Blackburn vs Stoke
Blackburn Form
Showing inconsistent form, Blackburn lost two of their past three matches, going down 3-2 against West Bromwich, before beating Wrexham 2-0. The joy was short-lived, as Swansea proved too strong in a 4-0 defeat. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Blackburn but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 11 goals while conceding seven.
Stoke Form
Stoke look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Derby by 0-1, before drawing 0-0 with Bristol City. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Preston by a 2-0 scoreline. Stoke managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Blackburn and Stoke
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Blackburn and Stoke played across all tournaments.
- In 24 of the last 26 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Blackburn have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Blackburn have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Stoke away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Stoke have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Stoke have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
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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 one of the games, whilst losing four. Stoke won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Stoke have not lost to Blackburn in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Blackburn scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Stoke scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Stoke have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Stoke managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Stoke have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Blackburn when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven 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 five of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.
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