Championship: Blackburn vs Sheffield United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 13 match between Blackburn and Sheffield United and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Struggling Blackburn are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Sheffield United on Saturday at Ewood Park. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Blackburn are placed sixth with 19 points after 12 matches. Sheffield United occupy a position as fourth in the league on 22 points.

Team form: Blackburn vs Sheffield United

Blackburn Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Blackburn at the moment. Against Swansea, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 0-0 against West Bromwich. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-0 defeat against Watford. Blackburn showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Ewood Park, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 12 times, while letting in three themselves.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Leeds in a 2-0 defeat. Middlesbrough also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-0, before Sheffield United were able to strike back in a 2-0 win against Stoke. Sheffield United won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says four goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Blackburn and Sheffield United

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Blackburn and Sheffield United. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Blackburn vs Sheffield United

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Danny Batth will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sheffield United hope Jesurun Rak-Sakyi can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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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 three of the games, whilst losing two. Sheffield United won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Blackburn did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

Blackburn scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Sheffield United got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Sheffield United have kept their opponents from scoring seven times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Blackburn have been able to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Blackburn saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in zero of Sheffield United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Blackburn’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.

Betting prediction: Blackburn vs Sheffield United

To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Blackburn vs Sheffield United mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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