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Blackburn Rovers v Derby County : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 12:30 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

Derby County pay Championship competitors Blackburn Rovers a visit on Saturday lunch time, as John Eustace guides his side into an away clash with Valérien Ismaël & co. at the Ewood Park. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a sound selection is laid out below. Go between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for every one.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blackburn
36%
--
Draw
26%
--
Derby
38%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Derby 1-0
10%
--
Blackburn 1-0
9%
--
Derby 2-1
8%
--
Blackburn 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Derby 2-0
7%
--
Blackburn 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Derby 3-1
4%
--
Blackburn 3-1
3%
--
Derby 3-0
3%
--
Blackburn 3-0
3%
--
Derby 3-2
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
56%
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Blackburn win to nil
19%
--
Derby win to nil
20%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Blackburn have conceded 12 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackburn have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Derby lay in 17th place on 14 points in the Championship league table having played 12 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 2 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Derby have conceded 2 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Derby have played 5 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Derby
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry128402528 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
l
 
3-5A
Apr 3
2
M'Boro12741825 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Jan 1
Nov 29
3
Millwall12723123 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Dec 10
Mar 10
4
Bristol C12642922 
Feb 25
Nov 4
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
5
Stoke12633521 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
Apr 6
l
 
3-1F
6
Charlton12543419 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1A
Jan 21
7
Preston12543319 
Feb 21
Nov 21
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
8
Hull12543019 
Jan 31
w
 
0-3F
Nov 4
Feb 24
9
QPR12534-218 
Nov 26
Feb 14
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
10
Leicester12453317 
May 2
Nov 1
Dec 6
Dec 29
11
West Brom12525-217 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
12
Ipswich11443416 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Feb 7
d
 
2-2A
13
Swansea12444016 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 20
Feb 14
Nov 25
14
Watford12435-215 
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
Nov 22
Feb 21
15
Birmingham12435-415 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
Mar 21
Dec 26
16
Wrexham12354-114 
Jan 1
Nov 29
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
17
Derby12354-314 
Nov 8
Feb 28
-
-
18
Portsmouth12345-313 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Dec 20
Mar 14
19
Oxford Utd12336-212 
Dec 9
Mar 11
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
20
Southampton12264-412 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
21
Blackburn11317-710 
-
-
Feb 28
Nov 8
22
Sheff Utd12309-119 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
May 2
Nov 1
23
Norwich12228-68 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
24
Sheff Wed12138-15-6 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Mar 7
Dec 15
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackburn 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Derby 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Blackburn have beaten Derby in 6 consecutive home league meetings
7
Blackburn have not lost to Derby in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Blackburn since 1996
Blackburn
Derby
Goals: Scored
23
12
Games: Scored
12 / 15
8 / 15
Clean sheets
7 / 15
3 / 15
BLB
9
D
3
DER
3
League games at Derby since 1996
Derby
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
19
15
Games: Scored
12 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
3 / 15
BLB
4
D
4
DER
7
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Blackburn Rovers of late. It has been 7 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday lunch time against Derby County.

Blackburn 21st Derby 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Derby will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Blackburn’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+5
Derby’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Derby
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
BLB
DER
21%
better
view stats
Games scored7
10
Failed to score4
2
Scored first5
4
Goals scored10
13
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
6
Avg. shots per goal10
5
Conversion rate for10
19
Avg. XG for1.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
BLB
DER
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
9
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first6
8
Goals conceded17
16
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+9%

Blackburn v Derby Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11314
B TóthT CantwellY OhashiS Tronstad
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Tóth GLK11
-
R Alebiosu DEF111
1
-
S Tronstad MID11
4
-
Y Ohashi FWD1121
-
R Hedges FWD1111
2
-
L Miller DEF101
1
-
A Kargbo FWD1011
-
S McLoughlin DEF9
3
1
D Neve MID81
-
M Gueye FWD8
-
T Gardner-Hickman DEF7
3
-
S Wharton DEF7
1
-
Y Ribeiro DEF7
-
S Tavares MID7
1
-
T Cantwell MID731
3
-
R Morishita  MID71
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD71
-
A Henriksson MID6
1
-
K. Montgomery MID4
-
H Pickering DEF2
-
H Carter DEF1
-
Derby Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12515
J ZetterströmC MorrisA Weimann E Adams
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Zetterström GLK12
1
-
D Sanderson DEF12
4
-
M Clarke DEF121
3
-
C Morris FWD125
4
-
B Clark MID11
1
-
A Weimann  MID1111
1
-
E Adams MID111
5
-
D Ozoh MID101
4
-
M Johnston DEF9
1
-
C Elder DEF91
1
-
K Jackson FWD9
1
-
C Forsyth DEF7
1
-
B Díaz FWD71
1
-
L Travis MID61
4
-
R Brewster FWD61
-
L Salvesen FWD6
-
R Nyambe DEF5
1
-
J Ward MID5
-
D Batth DEF4
-
L Thompson MID3
1
-
S Langas DEF21
-
C Blackett-Taylor FWD21
-