With their 16 point advantage in the league table, Blackburn Rovers fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sheffield Wednesday.
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield Wednesday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Blackburn Rovers are 5-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Blackburn faced defeat in their previous match, away at Stoke City (0-1). Ahead of that match, Blackburn won a home game hosting Rotherham United (2-1).
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Blackburn Rovers matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, one draw and one defeat (from six games).
There will be little rest for Blackburn after this match as they are travelling to Huddersfield Town for a Championship game in only three days.
The Blackburn fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Blackburn have conceded 11 goals.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sheffield Wednesday so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-7 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Sheffield are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Sheffield are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Championship against Coventry City (placed 18th). A 0-2 defeat away at Nottingham Forest before that.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sheffield when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning zero games.
A quick return to home after this game, as Sheffield are hosting Middlesbrough in the Championship only three days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sheffield Wednesday's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. Sheffield have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Blackburn, one draw and five wins for Sheffield Wednesday. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  A. Armstrong 15 goals |  H. Elliot 4 goals |  B. Johnson 3 goals |
Blackburn Rovers missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 34 | 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 75% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 55% |
| 65% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 40% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 15% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 30% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 35% |
| 30% | 30% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 60% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | 12.9 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 30% | 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | 21% |
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Sheffield Wednesday.
- Sheffield Wednesday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Brentford | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Watford | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| 8 | Reading | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 28 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 22 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 22 | Derby County | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 16 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
- Blackburn Rovers
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- Sheffield Wednesday
- The Star - (local newspaper)
- Sheffield Telegraph - (local newspaper)