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- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
The Championship statistics playing at home this season for Blackburn Rovers are 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Blackburn Rovers's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-7 versus Fulham (placed 2nd). As you see from the result above, Blackburn suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. The attacking player Ben Brereton was named "man of the match" for Blackburn with a rating of 6.84/10. Brereton dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Derby County with a 2-1 scoreline.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 8 games), Blackburn's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sheffield United form and stats
2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sheffield United in their Championship matches away.
Sheffield has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Nottingham Forest for a Championship game that ended a draw (1-1). Defender Chris Basham was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Basham won 9 of 10 duels.
A 0-1 loss hosting Blackpool before that.Sheffield have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 8 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sheffield struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - one - three (Blackburn Rovers wins - draws - Sheffield United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Brereton 12 goals |  S. Gallagher 5 goals |   B. Sharp 4 goals |
Blackburn Rovers missing players
Sheffield United missing players
| Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 25 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 69% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 69% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 19% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5 | 5.9 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 12 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 9.9 | 12.8 |
| 3.9 | 5 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 40% | 40% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 12.3 | 13.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
- All of Blackburn Rovers's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
| 2 | Fulham | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 35 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Millwall | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 18 | Reading | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 12 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 23 | Hull City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 9 |
| 24 | Derby County | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
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