Championship: Blackburn vs Leeds – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 18 match between Blackburn and Leeds and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

League-leaders Leeds are matched up against mid-table Blackburn in this round 18 in the Championship campaign. Can the latter spring a surprise, or is it another day at the office for the former? The answer arrives at Ewood Park on Saturday.

Leeds have taken the lead in the Championship after collecting 35 points from their initial 17 encounters. Blackburn trail them by 25 points after 16 rounds, leaving them as number 8 in the table.

Team form: Blackburn vs Leeds

Blackburn Form

Blackburn look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Stoke, they were left empty-handed in a 0-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Cardiff in a 1-3 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Middlesbrough in their most recent outing. Blackburn claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored six and conceded four goals.

Leeds Form

Leeds are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Queens Park Rangers got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Swansea got hammered in a 3-4 victory. Luton was the most recent victim in a 3-0 win for Leeds. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Leeds won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Blackburn and Leeds

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 Leeds played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Blackburn vs Leeds

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Andreas Weimann, who is performing well for Blackburn. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Leeds.The visitors will be looking to Joel Piroe to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Leeds in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Blackburn vs Leeds

Full-time result

Blackburn claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Leeds won four, drew five and lost one of their last 10 games away. Leeds have not lost to Blackburn in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Blackburn scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Leeds only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Leeds have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Blackburn have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games. Leeds have scored in 7 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 Leeds’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.