Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd – Blackburn Rovers, who defeated Leicester City 1-2 in the FA Cup, will be looking for a repetition of their most recent performance.
Blackburn Rovers had 36% of the possession in that game and made 14 efforts on goal, scoring on six of them. Sammie Szmodics (52′) and Tyrhys Dolan (33′) scored goals for Blackburn Rovers.
Leicester City made 22 efforts on goal at the other end, with 5 of them going in. Leicester City’s Kelechi Heanach struck in the 67th second.
Blackburn Rovers have had no trouble finding the back of the goal recently, scoring in each of their last 6 games. During that time, they have accrued a total of 9, while 4 goals have been tallied against them.
According to their previous performances, Blackburn Rovers have lost both of their league encounters to Sheffield United without recording a victory. They have gone four home league games without a loss.
Sheffield United enters this match with a 1-0 Championship victory over Watford under their belt. In that encounter, Sheffield United had 44% of the possession and 4 of their 17 shots on goal were successful.
Watford had 8 shots on goal overall, with 2 of those goals finding the back of the net. Watford’s own goal in the 73rd minute was scored by Ryan Porteous.
In the course of their previous six games, Paul Heckingbottom’s Sheffield United have scored 10 goals. They have given up a total of seven goals during that time. Sheffield United has lost all three of their league games played away from home coming into this encounter.
Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd – Betting Analysis
A look at their previous head-to-head encounters, which date back to 03/10/2018, reveals that Blackburn Rovers has won one and Sheffield United has won five, with zero games being drawn.
Over the span of those games, the two teams combined for 16 goals, with 4 coming from Rovers and 12 from The Blades. There are 2.67 goals scored on average per contest.
The previous league match between these teams occurred on Championship Match Day 5 on August 20, 2022, with the final result being Sheffield United 3-0 Blackburn Rovers.
In that game, Sheffield United had 56% of the control and 10 of their 23 shots on goal were successful. The goals were made by Ollie Norwood (31′) and Iliman Ndiaye (72′, 79′). Blackburn Rovers made 3 efforts at goal, but none were successful. Leigh Doughty was the official umpire.
Due to a completely injury-free group of players to choose from, Blackburn Rovers manager Jon Dahl Tomasson will be thankful not to have any fitness worries at all prior to this game.
Paul Heckingbottom, the manager of Sheffield United, must make decisions from a group that has some health issues. The cases of Jack O’Connell (knee surgery) and Jayden Bogle (knee issues) cannot be taken into account.
According to our assessment, Blackburn Rovers may have a difficult time scoring against Sheffield United, who we believe should prevail and possibly even record a clean sheet.
What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the 90 min. result market, backing Blackburn Rovers is available for 3.5, a wager on a drawn result is 3.52 and taking a punt on victory for Sheffield United gets 2.06. They’re the most competitive market prices on offer right now.
Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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