Championship: Leicester vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Leicester and Blackburn who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Despite their unconvincing form, Leicester stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 13. They face Blackburn on Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at King Power Stadium.

Ranked as number 10 in the Championship standings, Leicester, have so far collected 17 points this season, while Blackburn collected ten points. This puts them up as number 21 after 11 rounds.

Team form: Leicester vs Blackburn

Leicester Form

In their previous three outings, Leicester drew 1-1 with Portsmouth, before losing 2-1 against Hull and 1-0 against Millwall. Leicester managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored six and conceded five goals.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Coventry in a 2-0 defeat. Sheffield United also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-3, before Blackburn were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Southampton. Blackburn claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Leicester and Blackburn

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

Players in form: Leicester vs Blackburn

Aaron Ramsey found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Todd Cantwell just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Leicester vs Blackburn

Full-time result

Leicester won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Blackburn won five games, drew one and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Blackburn did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Blackburn conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Blackburn have not lost to Leicester in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Leicester scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Blackburn scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Leicester probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Blackburn managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Blackburn have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Leicester when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Blackburn, who scored one time on average in these matches. Leicester conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Blackburn conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.