West Bromwich vs Blackburn Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th August 2025

Blackburn face a daunting first assignment in the Championship when they visit the title favourites West Bromwich on the opening day of the new campaign.

Since both West Bromwich and Blackburn are looking to start their season on a good note, we are in for a tough fight over their first points of the season on Saturday.

West Bromwich only average a modest 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 11 goals. They also conceded 15 for an average of 1.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Blackburn managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.1 goals an average per game.

The last time the pair played each other Blackburn came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday.

West Bromwich vs Blackburn Prediction

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 1-3 against Derby, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Cardiff. Their latest match brought a 5-3 win in their encounter with Luton. West Bromwich won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Blackburn Form

In their three most recent outings, Blackburn won 0-1 and 2-1 against Sunderland and Watford, before drawing 1-1 against Sheffield United. Blackburn won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and four scored.

Bookmakers have West Bromwich down as rather big favourites for the win, when Blackburn arrive at The Hawthorns. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

West Bromwich vs Blackburn Squads

West Bromwich Squad

Ryan Mason will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Blackburn from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Joseph Wildsmith (0/0), Joshua Griffiths (0/0), Caleb Taylor (0/0), Darnell Furlong (0/0), George Campbell (0/0), Gianluca Frabotta (0/0), Kyle Bartley (0/0), Nathaniel Phillips (0/0), Torbjoern Lysaker Heggem (0/0), Alex Mowatt (0/0), Callum Styles (0/0), Isaac Price (0/0), Jayson Molumby (0/0), Jed Wallace (0/0), Ousmane Diakite (0/0), Aune Selland Heggeboe (0/0), Daryl Dike (0/0), Devante Cole (0/0), Josh Maja (0/0), Karlan Grant (0/0), Michael Johnston (0/0), Tammer Bany Odeh (0/0), Tom Fellows (0/0).

Blackburn Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Blackburn players that the manager Valerien Ismael will choose from for the upcoming game:

Aynsley Pears (0/0), Balazs Toth (0/0), Dominic Hyam (0/0), Harry Pickering (0/0), Hayden Carter (0/0), Ryan Alebiosu (0/0), Scott Wharton (0/0), Sean McLoughlin (0/0), Yuri Ribeiro (0/0), Adam Forshaw (0/0), Dion De Neve (0/0), Jake Garrett (0/0), John Buckley (0/0), Lewis Miller (0/0), Lewis Travis (0/0), Ryan Hedges (0/0), Sidnei Tavares (0/0), Sondre Tronstad (0/0), Todd Cantwell (0/0), Augustus Kargbo (0/0), Harry Leonard (0/0), Makhtar Gueye (0/0), Yuki Ohashi (0/0).

West Bromwich vs Blackburn Team News

West Bromwich have an almost full squad available against Blackburn at The Hawthorns with only one player possibly missing. For their upcoming match in round 1, West Bromwich are unable to call upon Darnell Furlong, who is suspended.

Blackburn have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Scott Wharton and Adam Forshaw racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Blackburn travelling party for their next match.

West Bromwich vs Blackburn Lineups

West Bromwich vs Blackburn H2H

The last time the pair played each other Blackburn came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. West Bromwich won three and Blackburn won three matches. However, Blackburn did manage a 2-0 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 7/2.

West Bromwich vs Blackburn Results

In the last ten matches between West Bromwich and Blackburn over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

West Bromwich vs Blackburn Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Callum Styles, who is performing well for West Bromwich. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Blackburn.The visitors will be looking to Yuki Ohashi to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Blackburn in recent matches.

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

West Bromwich managed an average of 1.3 goals in the past ten encounters against Blackburn, who scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of West Bromwich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.