Blackburn vs Derby Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th August 2024

Blackburn enjoy home advantage, when visitors Derby swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Blackburn came away with three points from the latest encounter with Derby. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Friday.

Blackburn only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Derby travel to their next Championship match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Blackburn last faced Derby on 15 March 2022 at Ewood Park, when Blackburn scored a 3-1 win.

Blackburn vs Derby Prediction

Blackburn Form

In their last three matches, Blackburn lost 1-3 against Sheffield Wednesday, drew 0-0 against Coventry, before winning 0-2 against Leicester. Blackburn didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the Ewood Park. They have a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded six and scored three goals.

Staying clear of finishing inside the relegation zone is probably the best Blackburn can aim for this season. Each and every point counts from the word go.

Derby Form

Derby look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Leyton Orient, who were defeated by 3-0. Then, Cambridge U got outclassed in a 0-1 win, before beating Carlisle by 2-0. Derby only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by nine goals to four.

Finishing somewhere in mid-table will probably be satisfactory for Derby, who aim to keep the relegation line at a distance in the Championship.

Derby could find it tough to break down the defensive barriers put up by Blackburn at Ewood Park on Friday. The home side doesn't score much themselves, though, and we aim for the under 2.5 goals betting market.

Blackburn vs Derby Squads

Blackburn Squad

Eustace will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Derby from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Aynsley Pears (0/0), Jack Barrett (0/0), Joe Hilton (0/0), Callum Brittain (0/0), Connor O'Riordan (0/0), Danny Batth (0/0), Dominic Hyam (0/0), Harry Pickering (0/0), Hayden Carter (0/0), Jake Batty (0/0), Patrick Gamble (0/0), Scott Wharton (0/0), Joe Rankin-Costello (0/0), John Buckley (0/0), Lewis Travis (0/0), Sammie Szmodics (0/0), Sondre Tronstad (0/0), Tyrhys Dolan (0/0), Zak Gilsenan (0/0), Andreas Weimann (0/0), Aodhan Doherty (0/0), Arnor Sigurdsson (0/0), Dilan Markanday (0/0), Harry Leonard (0/0), Jack Vale (0/0), Makhtar Gueye (0/0), Ryan Hedges (0/0), Yuki Ohashi (0/0).

Derby Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Derby players that the manager Paul Warne will choose from for the upcoming game:

Josh Vickers (0/0), Callum Elder (0/0), Craig Forsyth (0/0), Curtis Nelson (0/0), Eiran Cashin (0/0), Jake Rooney (0/0), Kane Wilson (0/0), Ryan Nyambe (0/0), Sonny Bradley (0/0), Ben Osborn (0/0), Ben Radcliffe (0/0), Darren Robinson (0/0), Ebou Adams (0/0), Ivan Calero (0/0), Joe Ward (0/0), Kenzo Goudmijn (0/0), Liam Thompson (0/0), Tom Koblenz (0/0), Tyrese Fornah (0/0), Conor Washington (0/0), Corey Blackett-Taylor (0/0), James Collins (0/0), Jerry Yates (0/0), Kayden Jackson (0/0), Kwame Thomas (0/0), Martyn Waghorn (0/0), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (0/0), Tom Barkhuizen (0/0).

Blackburn vs Derby Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Blackburn, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. For their upcoming match in round 1, Blackburn are unable to call upon Scott Wharton, who is suspended.

Hayden Carter sit this one out for Blackburn due to an injury.

Derby have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Blackburn at Ewood Park. Jerry Yates is ineligible for selection in the Derby squad, as he is suspended.

Blackburn vs Derby Lineups

Blackburn vs Derby H2H

The last time Blackburn faced off against Derby, Blackburn claimed a 3-1 win at Ewood Park. Blackburn enjoy a good 8-1-1 advantage against Derby, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 6/5.

Blackburn vs Derby Results

In the last ten matches between Blackburn and Derby over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 17/20 with bookies.

Blackburn vs Derby Betting Tips

Sammie Szmodics found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Craig Forsyth just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Blackburn won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ewood Park. They drew six and lost three as well, while Derby won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Goals are usually flowing for Blackburn on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Derby in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Blackburn managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Derby averaging 0.7 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Blackburn’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Derby, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.