Championship duel: Close contest expected between Blackburn Rovers and Derby County

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers are welcoming Derby County for another important game after their 2-2 result against 8th-placed Cardiff City.

Insights:
  • Blackburn Rovers is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Relegation threatens Blackburn who should definitely be looking for some points here. County are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

6 victories, 7 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Blackburn Rovers have to build on here at Ewood Park in the Championship. Blackburn are slowly digging their own grave here at Ewood Park with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Luton Town match.

An away draw last time out for Blackburn, facing Cardiff City in a game that ended 2-2. Before that game, the home loss against AFC Bournemouth with the scoreline 0-2.

Blackburn Rovers manager T. Mowbray lay sleepless for hours after the game against Cardiff City. The match ended a draw, but Blackburn Rovers hit the posts three times.

This is expected to be a close game, with Blackburn perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Blackburn Rovers as a small favourite), we find eight games. Blackburn Rovers has won three of these, drawn four and lost one.

There will be little rest for Blackburn after this match as they are travelling to Sheffield Wednesday for a Championship game in only three days.

The Blackburn fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 20 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Blackburn have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Derby County form and stats

There's been little loot from Derby County's travels as they have only collected 19 points from 20 away games in the Championship. Derby County only have 5 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 4 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, County are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Derby County might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Norwich City proved too strong as Derby County slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Pride Park Stadium. A 1-3 defeat away at Reading before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Derby County in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Derby County, two draws and nine defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Derby County manager W. Rooney as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Preston North End.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 20 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, County have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Derby County - Blackburn Rovers 0-4 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Blackburn Rovers won five, Derby County won three and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversA. Armstrong
A. Armstrong
21 goals
Derby CountyC. Kazim-Richards
C. Kazim-Richards
7 goals
Blackburn RoversS. Gallagher
S. Gallagher
6 goals

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Derby County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackburn Rovers Derby County
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 4 Played P 6 20 41
12 6 2 Won W 2 5 11
11 7 2 Drew D 0 4 10
18 7 0 Lost L 4 11 20
52 25 9 Scored S 6 14 30
47 23 3 Conceded C 7 25 46
93% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 93%
68% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 54%
44% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 27%
24% 20% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 15% 12%
10% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
49% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 17% 30% 29%
27% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 17% 30% 29%
32% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 49%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.6 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13 11.8 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 9.9 10
4.5 4.4 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.3 2.8
28% 28% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 26%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blackburn Rovers is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 41 27 9 5 65 28 20 13 6 1 34 10 21 14 3 4 31 18 37 90
2 Watford 41 24 10 7 59 27 21 17 2 2 41 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 32 82
3 Brentford 40 20 13 7 71 40 19 10 7 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 73
4 Swansea City 40 21 9 10 48 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 20 10 4 6 25 19 17 72
5 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
6 AFC Bournemouth 40 19 11 10 64 39 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 6 8 5 24 18 25 68
7 Reading 41 19 9 13 56 45 20 12 1 7 32 22 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 66
8 Cardiff City 41 16 11 14 57 45 21 7 5 9 34 24 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 59
9 Millwall 41 14 16 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 20 8 6 6 22 21 1 58
10 Middlesbrough 41 16 9 16 48 45 20 10 4 6 26 19 21 6 5 10 22 26 3 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 40 15 11 14 47 47 21 10 4 7 28 23 19 5 7 7 19 24 0 56
12 Stoke City 41 14 13 14 45 46 20 9 4 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 55
13 Luton Town 40 15 8 17 35 46 19 7 6 6 23 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -11 53
14 Bristol City 41 15 5 21 40 55 21 7 3 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 50
15 Nottingham Forest 41 12 13 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 21 6 6 9 15 20 -5 49
16 Preston North End 41 14 6 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 20 9 1 10 25 31 -14 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 11 18 52 47 20 6 7 7 25 23 21 6 4 11 27 24 5 47
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
19 Huddersfield Town 40 11 11 18 42 60 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 3 5 12 16 41 -18 44
20 Derby County 41 11 10 20 30 46 21 6 6 9 16 21 20 5 4 11 14 25 -16 43
21 Coventry City 40 10 12 18 36 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 20 2 5 13 14 36 -20 42
22 Rotherham United 37 10 6 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 36
23 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 8 21 34 52 19 7 6 6 20 14 21 4 2 15 14 38 -18 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 41 8 9 24 30 64 21 5 5 11 14 27 20 3 4 13 16 37 -34 33

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 41 27 9 5 65 28 20 13 6 1 34 10 21 14 3 4 31 18 37 90
2 Watford 41 24 10 7 59 27 21 17 2 2 41 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 32 82
3 Brentford 40 20 13 7 71 40 19 10 7 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 73
4 Swansea City 40 21 9 10 48 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 20 10 4 6 25 19 17 72
5 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
6 AFC Bournemouth 40 19 11 10 64 39 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 6 8 5 24 18 25 68
7 Reading 41 19 9 13 56 45 20 12 1 7 32 22 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 66
8 Cardiff City 41 16 11 14 57 45 21 7 5 9 34 24 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 59
9 Millwall 41 14 16 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 20 8 6 6 22 21 1 58
10 Middlesbrough 41 16 9 16 48 45 20 10 4 6 26 19 21 6 5 10 22 26 3 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 40 15 11 14 47 47 21 10 4 7 28 23 19 5 7 7 19 24 0 56
12 Stoke City 41 14 13 14 45 46 20 9 4 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 55
13 Luton Town 40 15 8 17 35 46 19 7 6 6 23 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -11 53
14 Bristol City 41 15 5 21 40 55 21 7 3 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 50
15 Nottingham Forest 41 12 13 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 21 6 6 9 15 20 -5 49
16 Preston North End 41 14 6 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 20 9 1 10 25 31 -14 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 11 18 52 47 20 6 7 7 25 23 21 6 4 11 27 24 5 47
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
19 Huddersfield Town 40 11 11 18 42 60 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 3 5 12 16 41 -18 44
20 Derby County 41 11 10 20 30 46 21 6 6 9 16 21 20 5 4 11 14 25 -16 43
21 Coventry City 40 10 12 18 36 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 20 2 5 13 14 36 -20 42
22 Rotherham United 37 10 6 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 36
23 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 8 21 34 52 19 7 6 6 20 14 21 4 2 15 14 38 -18 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 41 8 9 24 30 64 21 5 5 11 14 27 20 3 4 13 16 37 -34 33

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.