Ace Football previews the Championship round 19 match between Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Both Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Championship table. The match takes place at Ewood Park and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.
Ranked as number 22 in the Championship standings, Blackburn, have so far collected 29 points this season, while Sheffield Wednesday collected seven points. This puts them up as number 24 after 29 rounds.
Team form: Blackburn vs Sheffield Wednesday
Blackburn Form
In their last three matches, Blackburn lost 3-1 against Swansea, drew 1-1 with Watford, before losing to Hull by 0-1. Blackburn claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.
Sheffield Wednesday Form
Sheffield Wednesday endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-2 by Birmingham, before Bristol City ran out 2-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Wrexham, who came out 0-1 winners. Sheffield Wednesday didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored two goals themselves.
Betting facts for Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday
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 Sheffield Wednesday played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Blackburn have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
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Full-time result
Blackburn won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing four as well. Sheffield Wednesday won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost seven in this run. Sheffield Wednesday lost their previous 6 matches. Sheffield Wednesday have not lost to Blackburn in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Blackburn scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Sheffield Wednesday scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Sheffield Wednesday have failed to score in 7 consecutive games. Blackburn probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Tuesday, as Sheffield Wednesday managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Sheffield Wednesday have scored in 8 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 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Sheffield Wednesday’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.3 goals in these matches. Blackburn conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Sheffield Wednesday did not score a single goal in 7 consecutive games
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