Plymouth vs Blackburn Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd September 2023

When Blackburn arrive at Home Park on Saturday to face Plymouth in the Championship, the latter will be hoping to use their home turf to their advantage.

Placed 16 in the table Plymouth have amassed four points after four matches. On seven points, Blackburn rank nine with four matches played this season.

Plymouth find themselves as number 16 in the league table with four points from their initial four matches this campaign. As number 9, three points above them, Blackburn have played four rounds this season.

Plymouth will be eager to close the gap on Blackburn in the Championship table on Saturday. At the same time, the hosts will be very cautious of not losing further ground on their upcoming opponent. We could have a tight match between these two coming on.

Plymouth scored eight goals, conceded 16 and fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Blackburn hit the target 13 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.3 goals a game. They conceded 1.2 goals per match for a total of 12 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

This will be the inaugural meeting between Plymouth and Blackburn in the Championship in this century, thus providing a completely unprecedented situation for both teams.

Plymouth vs Blackburn Prediction

Plymouth Form

In their last three matches, Plymouth lost 1-2 against Southampton, 2-1 against Birmingham and 2-4 against Crystal Palace. Plymouth just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Home Park. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.

In a season where everything runs absolutely smoothly Blackburn might be able to surprise. However, a finish inside the top half of the Championship looks the most realistic scenario.

Blackburn Form

In their last three matches, Blackburn lost against Hull by 1-2, beat Watford by 0-1 winning 0-8 against Harrogate Town. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Blackburn won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and ten scored.

A struggle seems inevitable at this stage for Plymouth, as the home side look to beat the drop zone and keep their Championship status.

Plymouth and Blackburn looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Plymouth vs Blackburn Squads

Plymouth Squad

The 39-year-old Plymouth manager, Steven Schumacher, will select the lineup against Blackburn from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Callum Burton (0/0), Conor Hazard (0/4), Michael Cooper (0/0), Zak Baker (0/0), Dan Scarr (0/4), Joe Edwards (0/4), Julio Pleguezuelo (0/1), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (0/3), Macauley Gillesphey (0/0), Adam Randell (0/4), Bali Mumba (1/4), Brendan Galloway (0/0), Caleb Roberts (0/0), Callum Wright (0/4), Finn Azaz (0/4), Jordan Houghton (0/4), Lewis Warrington (0/1), Luke Cundle (0/2), Matt Butcher (0/2), Saxon Earley (0/1), Tyreik Samuel Wright (0/1), Ben Waine (0/3), Freddie Issaka (0/0), Lewis Gibson (0/4), Mickel Miller (0/3), Morgan Whittaker (1/4), Ryan Hardie (3/4).

Blackburn Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Blackburn head coach Tomasson will select from for his starting XI:

Aynsley Pears (0/4), Joe Hilton (0/0), Leopold Wahlstedt (0/0), Andrew Moran (0/1), Callum Brittain (0/4), Dominic Hyam (0/4), Harry Pickering (0/3), Hayden Carter (0/4), Jake Garrett (0/1), Lewis Travis (0/4), Patrick Gamble (0/0), Scott Wharton (0/1), Adam Wharton (0/4), Arnor Sigurdsson (0/0), Harry Leonard (1/4), Joe Rankin-Costello (0/4), John Buckley (0/1), Sammie Szmodics (2/4), Sondre Tronstad (0/1), Tyrhys Dolan (0/4), Dilan Markanday (1/2), Jack Vale (0/0), Niall Ennis (0/2), Ryan Hedges (1/4), Sam Gallagher (1/3).

Plymouth vs Blackburn Team News

Plymouth could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Blackburn.

Macauley Gillesphey, Brendan Galloway and Michael Cooper nurses various injuries and won't take part for Plymouth against Blackburn at Home Park.

Apparently, Blackburn have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Blackburn need to do without Arnor Sigurdsson and Jack Vale, who are not fit enough to travel to Home Park.

Plymouth vs Blackburn Lineups

Plymouth vs Blackburn H2H

This is the first time Plymouth squares up against Blackburn in the Championship in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Plymouth picked up one win in their previous two matches against Blackburn, while the latter claimed zero wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Plymouth vs Blackburn Results

Plymouth vs Blackburn Betting Tips

Plymouth racked up seven wins in their previous 10 matches on their home ground across all tournaments. They lost three and now face Blackburn who won seven of their previous 10 away matches. They drew three and lost zero. It is a little hit-and-miss, whether home matches for Plymouth go over or under 2.5 goals. Over 2.5 happened four times in their last 10 at Home Park. It came out five times in 10 league matches away for Blackburn.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Plymouth, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 2.5 times in those matches.