Blackburn Rovers vs Fulham betting preview

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ewood Park (31367 seats)

Blackburn Rovers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Fulham.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

Blackburn Rovers have played 15 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). The Blackburn Rovers fans aren't used to losing here at Ewood Park and will expect new points from this game. Blackburn Rovers has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

The home team returns to Ewood Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Middlesbrough (placed 18th) on their last time out; the Championship game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Queens Park Rangers.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Hull City in only three days. This game is also played here at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. Blackburn Rovers have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fulham form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Fulham had fun at their own home (Ewood Park) last time out, beating Huddersfield Town 3-2. Bobby Reid, Aleksandar Mitrović and Tom Cairney scored. Prior to that match, the Fulham manager S. Parker faced defeat when travelling to Manchester City and losing 0-4.

Fulham goalie Marek Rodák was high and low in the Huddersfield Town game, contributing six saves towards the victory.

Fulham has another fixture away, a Championship game, against Millwall in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Fulham find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Fulham have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Fulham - Blackburn Rovers 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Blackburn Rovers wins - draws - Fulham wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
19 goals
Blackburn RoversB. Dack
B. Dack
9 goals
Blackburn RoversA. Armstrong
A. Armstrong
8 goals

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Fulham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackburn Rovers Fulham
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 4 14 30
12 7 1 Won W 2 5 15
8 6 2 Drew D 2 5 7
10 2 0 Lost L 0 4 8
43 19 3 Scored S 7 16 45
37 13 2 Conceded C 3 14 32
93% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
77% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 57% 73%
50% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 53%
23% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 20%
20% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 13%
63% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 53%
30% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 33%
13% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 20%
 
5.3 6.3 7 Corners For (avg) C F 3.8 4.4 5.7
4.6 3.9 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.5 5 4.5
1.5 1.4 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.6 1.9
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 3 3
 
304 181 31 Total Shots T S 40 165 399
104 57 12 Shots on Target S O 14 58 136
41% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 28% 33%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have won significantly less corners away then at 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 West Bromwich Albion 30 15 11 4 53 33 15 7 6 2 32 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 20 56
2 Leeds United 30 16 7 7 46 27 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 8 3 4 24 14 19 55
3 Fulham 30 15 7 8 45 32 16 10 2 4 29 18 14 5 5 4 16 14 13 52
4 Nottingham Forest 30 14 9 7 41 30 14 7 3 4 18 15 16 7 6 3 23 15 11 51
5 Brentford 30 15 5 10 49 23 14 8 3 3 25 10 16 7 2 7 24 13 26 50
6 Bristol City 30 14 8 8 44 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 16 8 4 4 24 22 4 50
7 Preston North End 30 13 8 9 43 35 16 10 3 3 32 19 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 47
8 Swansea City 30 12 10 8 35 34 15 7 3 5 19 16 15 5 7 3 16 18 1 46
9 Millwall 30 11 12 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 16 3 8 5 15 21 3 45
10 Blackburn Rovers 30 12 8 10 43 37 15 7 6 2 19 13 15 5 2 8 24 24 6 44
11 Sheffield Wednesday 30 12 7 11 40 33 15 6 5 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 43
12 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 30 11 6 13 42 43 16 6 2 8 23 24 14 5 4 5 19 19 -1 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 5 14 47 54 16 6 4 6 29 28 14 5 1 8 18 26 -7 38
17 Birmingham City 30 10 7 13 37 47 15 6 3 6 22 22 15 4 4 7 15 25 -10 37
18 Middlesbrough 30 8 12 10 30 37 16 6 7 3 16 15 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 36
19 Charlton Athletic 30 8 9 13 39 42 16 6 5 5 22 19 14 2 4 8 17 23 -3 33
20 Huddersfield Town 30 8 8 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 3 8 19 27 -13 32
21 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
22 Wigan Athletic 30 7 8 15 28 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 16 2 4 10 14 26 -16 29
23 Barnsley 30 5 9 16 36 56 15 4 6 5 24 29 15 1 3 11 12 27 -20 24
24 Luton Town 30 7 3 20 37 65 14 5 3 6 23 24 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 24

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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 West Bromwich Albion 30 15 11 4 53 33 15 7 6 2 32 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 20 56
2 Leeds United 30 16 7 7 46 27 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 8 3 4 24 14 19 55
3 Fulham 30 15 7 8 45 32 16 10 2 4 29 18 14 5 5 4 16 14 13 52
4 Nottingham Forest 30 14 9 7 41 30 14 7 3 4 18 15 16 7 6 3 23 15 11 51
5 Brentford 30 15 5 10 49 23 14 8 3 3 25 10 16 7 2 7 24 13 26 50
6 Bristol City 30 14 8 8 44 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 16 8 4 4 24 22 4 50
7 Preston North End 30 13 8 9 43 35 16 10 3 3 32 19 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 47
8 Swansea City 30 12 10 8 35 34 15 7 3 5 19 16 15 5 7 3 16 18 1 46
9 Millwall 30 11 12 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 16 3 8 5 15 21 3 45
10 Blackburn Rovers 30 12 8 10 43 37 15 7 6 2 19 13 15 5 2 8 24 24 6 44
11 Sheffield Wednesday 30 12 7 11 40 33 15 6 5 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 43
12 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 30 11 6 13 42 43 16 6 2 8 23 24 14 5 4 5 19 19 -1 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 5 14 47 54 16 6 4 6 29 28 14 5 1 8 18 26 -7 38
17 Birmingham City 30 10 7 13 37 47 15 6 3 6 22 22 15 4 4 7 15 25 -10 37
18 Middlesbrough 30 8 12 10 30 37 16 6 7 3 16 15 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 36
19 Charlton Athletic 30 8 9 13 39 42 16 6 5 5 22 19 14 2 4 8 17 23 -3 33
20 Huddersfield Town 30 8 8 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 3 8 19 27 -13 32
21 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
22 Wigan Athletic 30 7 8 15 28 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 16 2 4 10 14 26 -16 29
23 Barnsley 30 5 9 16 36 56 15 4 6 5 24 29 15 1 3 11 12 27 -20 24
24 Luton Town 30 7 3 20 37 65 14 5 3 6 23 24 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 24

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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.