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Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 2nd May, 12:30 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

The Championship is the focus for both Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City on Saturday lunch time, as managers Michael O'Neill and Gary Rowett battle it out at the Ewood Park. Below you'll find predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from leading bookmakers. All is accessible via the tabs below.


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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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Blackburn
40%
--
Draw
30%
--
Leicester
30%
--
Blackburn 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Leicester 1-0
12%
--
Blackburn 2-0
8%
--
Blackburn 2-1
8%
--
Leicester 2-1
6%
--
Leicester 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Blackburn 3-0
3%
--
Blackburn 3-1
3%
--
Leicester 3-1
2%
--
Leicester 3-0
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
1%
--
Leicester 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
42%
--
BTTS - No
58%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
--
Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
51%
--
Blackburn win to nil
26%
--
Leicester win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 44 matches so far this season and lay in 21st place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 54 goals to 39 goals.

Home League Performance

Blackburn have played 22 games at home winning 4, drawing 9 and losing 9 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 26 goals at home.

Leicester are in 23rd position in the Championship on 41 points having played 43 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 34 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 26 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

41 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 18 games, drawn 13 and won 10. Leicester have conceded 63 goals, scored 51, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Leicester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry43251174286 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
2
Ipswich42211382976 
Sep 20
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
3
Millwall432210111176 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
Apr 24
l
 
1-0A
4
Southampton432112102475 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
3-4F
l
 
3-0A
5
M'Boro432013102073 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
6
Hull4320914469 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
7
Wrexham43181312567 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
8
Derby4319915966 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
9
Norwich4318718761 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
10
Bristol C43161017-158 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
11
QPR43161017-758 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
l
 
1-3F
l
 
4-1A
12
Sheff Utd4317620257 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
13
Watford43141514-157 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
14
Birmingham43151216-157 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
15
Swansea4316918-557 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
16
Preston43141514-557 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
17
Stoke43151018155 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
18
Portsmouth43131218-1351 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
19
Charlton43121417-1250 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
20
West Brom43121318-1249 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
21
Blackburn44121319-1549 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
May 2
22
Oxford Utd43101419-1444 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
23
Leicester43111418-1141 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
-
-
24
Sheff Wed4311230-57-3 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Blackburn have drawn 4 consecutive home league games
5
Blackburn have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
12
Leicester have not won in 12 consecutive away league games
Blackburn 21ST
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn1 - 1Coventry
Blackburn0 - 0West Brom
Blackburn0 - 0M'Boro
Blackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
Blackburn1 - 2Bristol C
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
Blackburn0 - 1Hull
Blackburn1 - 1Watford
Blackburn2 - 2Charlton
Blackburn0 - 2Wrexham
Blackburn2 - 0Millwall
Blackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Ipswich
Blackburn0 - 1QPR
Blackburn1 - 2Derby
Blackburn2 - 1Southampton
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Stoke
Blackburn1 - 2Swansea
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn1 - 1Coventry
ABlackburn0 - 3Southampton
ABlackburn1 - 1Stoke
HBlackburn0 - 0West Brom
ABlackburn1 - 0Birmingham
HBlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
ABlackburn2 - 1Millwall
ABlackburn0 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
ABlackburn1 - 3Derby
HBlackburn1 - 2Bristol C
HBlackburn1 - 0Preston
ABlackburn3 - 1QPR
ABlackburn0 - 2Norwich
HBlackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
HBlackburn0 - 1Hull
HBlackburn1 - 1Watford
ABlackburn1 - 3Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Ipswich
HBlackburn2 - 2Charlton
Leicester 23RD
20 league games
Away
12
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth1 - 0Leicester
Sheff Wed1 - 1Leicester
Watford0 - 0Leicester
Ipswich1 - 1Leicester
M'Boro1 - 1Leicester
Stoke2 - 2Leicester
Birmingham2 - 1Leicester
Wrexham1 - 1Leicester
Coventry2 - 1Leicester
Sheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
QPR4 - 1Leicester
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Derby1 - 3Leicester
Southampton3 - 0Leicester
Norwich1 - 2Leicester
Millwall1 - 0Leicester
Hull2 - 1Leicester
Swansea1 - 3Leicester
West Brom1 - 1Leicester
Oxford Utd2 - 2Leicester
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALeicester0 - 1Portsmouth
HLeicester0 - 1Swansea
ALeicester1 - 1Sheff Wed
HLeicester2 - 2Preston
ALeicester0 - 0Watford
HLeicester1 - 3QPR
HLeicester2 - 0Bristol C
ALeicester1 - 1Ipswich
HLeicester0 - 2Norwich
ALeicester1 - 1M'Boro
ALeicester2 - 2Stoke
HLeicester3 - 4Southampton
ALeicester1 - 2Birmingham
HLeicester0 - 2Charlton
HLeicester1 - 2Oxford Utd
ALeicester1 - 1Wrexham
ALeicester1 - 2Coventry
HLeicester2 - 1West Brom
ALeicester1 - 3Sheff Utd
HLeicester2 - 1Derby
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Blackburn since 1994
Blackburn
Leicester
Goals: Scored
16
13
Games: Scored
8 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
1 / 9
BLB
5
D
2
LEI
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
1 - 4Leicester
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn5 - 3
2 - 4Leicester
Blackburn3 - 0
League games at Leicester since 1994
Leicester
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
12
9
Games: Scored
7 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
3 / 10
BLB
2
D
4
LEI
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Leicester
0 - 2Blackburn
0 - 2Blackburn
Leicester2 - 1
Leicester3 - 0
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Blackburn Rovers of late. It has been 6 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday lunch time against Leicester City.

Blackburn 21st Leicester 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 68% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Leicester scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-27
Blackburn have scored 27% fewer goals at home than predicted
-4
Leicester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Leicester
1.2
1
Attack rating
BLB
LEI
20%
better
view stats
Games scored29
34
Failed to score15
9
Scored first19
20
Goals scored39
54
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
15%
better
BLB
LEI
view stats
Games conceded32
38
Clean sheets12
5
Conceded first21
21
Goals conceded54
65
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
17%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
428811
S McLoughlinY OhashiR Morishita S McLoughlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Ohashi FWD4481
6
-
S McLoughlin DEF42
10
1
R Alebiosu DEF3714
4
-
R Morishita  MID3538
4
-
B Tóth GLK32
-
M. Baradji MID302
3
-
L Miller DEF2922
3
-
S Tronstad MID292
8
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID28
9
-
D Neve MID261
-
T Cantwell MID2653
9
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD257
1
-
R Hedges FWD2412
3
-
Y Ribeiro DEF201
2
-
A Forshaw MID201
5
-
K. Montgomery MID19
-
A Henriksson MID18
2
-
M Jörgensen FWD185
-
E Cashin DEF1611
6
-
H Pickering DEF15
1
-
A Pears GLK13
1
-
S Tavares MID131
2
-
S Wharton DEF11
2
-
H Carter DEF102
4
-
A Kargbo FWD1011
-
O Afolayan FWD8
-
C O'Riordan DEF5
2
-
N Redmond FWD2
-
Leicester Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4110710
I FatawuJ JamesI FatawuL Thomas
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Fatawu FWD4297
7
-
L Thomas DEF405
10
-
J Ayew FWD4063
5
-
S Mavididi FWD3921
4
-
P Daka FWD3854
2
-
R Pereira DEF3621
6
-
J Stolarczyk GLK34
1
-
B Cordova-Reid MID3452
3
1
O Skipp MID321
4
-
J James MID31104
6
-
H Winks MID3112
2
-
C Okoli DEF2911
2
1
J Vestergaard DEF283
5
-
H Choudhury MID27
6
-
J. Monga FWD2512
2
-
B Nelson DEF2411
3
-
L. Page MID161
-
D. Mukasa MID1323
1
-
A Begovic GLK10
2
-
J Lascelles DEF8
-
A Ramsey MID82
1
O. Aluko DEF6
1
1
J Aribo MID6
1
-
V Kristiansen DEF5
-
D Richards FWD3
-