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Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 3rd Feb, 19:45 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

Valérien Ismaël and Henrik Pedersen clash in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Blackburn Rovers face Sheffield Wednesday at the Ewood Park. Statistics power the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and changing between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Blackburn or Sheff Wed are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% chance of 2 goals or more.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Blackburn are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.65.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blackburn
41%
1/3
19%
2/5
14%
Draw
26%
16/5
17%
19/5
23%
Sheff Wed
33%
17/2
90%
7/1
45%
Draw 1-1
12%
15/2
21%
15/2
21%
Blackburn 1-0
10%
5/1
14%
19/4
Blackburn 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
Sheff Wed 1-0
9%
18/1
27%
14/1
36%
Sheff Wed 2-1
8%
25/1
53%
18/1
27%
Blackburn 2-0
7%
5/1
25%
19/4
12%
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
9%
9/1
25%
Draw 2-2
6%
22/1
53%
16/1
13%
Sheff Wed 2-0
5%
40/1
58%
25/1
37%
Blackburn 3-1
4%
11/1
8%
10/1
8%
Blackburn 3-0
3%
15/2
35%
7/1
20%
Sheff Wed 3-1
3%
66/1
63%
40/1
21%
Blackburn 3-2
3%
33/1
31%
22/1
10%
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
66/1
63%
45/1
35%
Sheff Wed 3-0
2%
100/1
98%
55/1
37%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
10/114/5
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
10/1110/11
10%
Home 1st Goal
50%
4/11
11%
1/3
11%
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/5
37%
14/5
23%
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1
9%
9/1
25%
BTTS - Yes
54%
6/5
22%
6/5
7%
BTTS - No
46%
8/13
15%
8/13
5%
BTTS - Home Win
19%
13/512/5
11%
BTTS - Draw
19%
11/2
37%
11/2
24%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
18/1
100%
12/1
30%
Home/draw
67%
1/14
9%
1/12
5%
Away/draw
59%
9/4
48%
2/1
33%
Home/away
74%
2/9
5%
2/11
6%
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/71/4
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/413/5
16%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
11/52/1
14%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/117/20
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5/19/2
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/81/8
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/110/1
15%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/25
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16
1%
1/25
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1
9%
9/1
18%
Home DNB
59%
1/10
12%
1/9
8%
Away DNB
51%
6/1
87%
19/4
44%
Blackburn win to nil
22%
1/1
27%
-
Sheff Wed win to nil
17%
14/1
67%
-
Blackburn / Blackburn
32%
1/1
23%
19/20
20%
Blackburn / Sheff Wed
3%
50/1
50%
40/1
21%
Blackburn / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
Draw / Blackburn
18%
11/4
17%
3/1
5%
Draw / Sheff Wed
8%
16/1
70%
14/1
50%
Draw / Draw
14%
11/2
8%
11/2
30%
Sheff Wed / Blackburn
4%
20/118/1
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
10%
14/1
76%
10/1
29%
Sheff Wed / Draw
5%
20/1
40%
16/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 29 matches so far this season and lay in 22nd place in the Championship league table. Blackburn are unbeaten in 2 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 2 games. Blackburn are winless in the 2 games they have played against teams below them in the table and have conceded in 1 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below in the table, having won 0, drawn 2 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Blackburn have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Blackburn have played 15 games at home winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 8 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 22 goals at home.

Sheff Wed are in 24th position in the Championship on -7 points having played 29 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

29 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 20 games, drawn 8 and won 1. Sheff Wed have conceded 57 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 16 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3017762858 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-5A
Apr 11
2
M'Boro3017761858 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
3
Hull291658853 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 21
4
Ipswich2914962151 
Sep 20
l
 
3-0A
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
5
Millwall301488150 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 14
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
6
Wrexham3012117747 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
7
Derby301299745 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 28
l
 
0-3A
Mar 7
8
Preston3011118344 
Feb 20
w
 
1-2F
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-0A
9
Bristol C3012711443 
Feb 24
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-0A
10
Watford2911108443 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 10
d
 
1-1F
11
QPR3012711-143 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
12
Stoke3012612642 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
l
 
0-3A
Apr 3
13
Birmingham3011910342 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
14
Southampton30101010240 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
Feb 28
l
 
3-1A
15
Swansea3011613-339 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
16
Leicester3010812-538 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
17
Sheff Utd2911315-236 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
18
Charlton299812-935 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
19
Norwich309615-533 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
d
 
1-1F
Feb 25
20
Portsmouth288911-1033 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
21
West Brom309516-1532 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
22
Blackburn297814-1229 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 3
23
Oxford Utd296914-1127 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
24
Sheff Wed291820-39-7 
Feb 3
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Sheff Wed have lost 6 consecutive league games
8
Blackburn have not won in 8 consecutive league games
23
Sheff Wed have not won in 23 consecutive league games
7
Sheff Wed have failed to score in 7 consecutive league games
Blackburn 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Blackburn0 - 2Norwich
Blackburn1 - 2Birmingham
Blackburn2 - 1Watford
Blackburn4 - 1Millwall
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Blackburn0 - 2M'Boro
Blackburn1 - 2Cardiff
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn0 - 1Hull
HBlackburn1 - 1Watford
ABlackburn1 - 3Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Ipswich
HBlackburn2 - 2Charlton
HBlackburn0 - 2Wrexham
ABlackburn0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
HBlackburn2 - 0Millwall
ABlackburn1 - 2Portsmouth
HBlackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Ipswich
ABlackburn1 - 1Wrexham
HBlackburn0 - 1QPR
ABlackburn2 - 1Preston
HBlackburn1 - 2Derby
ABlackburn1 - 0Bristol C
ABlackburn2 - 0Leicester
HBlackburn2 - 1Southampton
HBlackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
QPR3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston3 - 0Sheff Wed
Ipswich3 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Millwall1 - 0Sheff Wed
Southampton3 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom0 - 0Sheff Wed
Charlton2 - 1Sheff Wed
Birmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Portsmouth0 - 2Sheff Wed
Wrexham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Leicester2 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Stoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Norwich2 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Burnley4 - 0Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
10
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
Draw
5
Lost
15
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Wed0 - 1Wrexham
ASheff Wed0 - 2Bristol C
HSheff Wed0 - 2Birmingham
HSheff Wed0 - 1Portsmouth
ASheff Wed0 - 3QPR
ASheff Wed0 - 3Preston
HSheff Wed0 - 0Blackburn
HSheff Wed2 - 2Hull
ASheff Wed1 - 3Ipswich
HSheff Wed0 - 3Derby
ASheff Wed1 - 1Watford
HSheff Wed2 - 3Preston
ASheff Wed0 - 1Millwall
HSheff Wed0 - 3Sheff Utd
ASheff Wed1 - 3Southampton
HSheff Wed1 - 1Norwich
ASheff Wed0 - 0West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 2Oxford Utd
HSheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed1 - 2Charlton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Blackburn since 1993
Blackburn
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
36
23
Games: Scored
16 / 18
13 / 18
Clean sheets
5 / 18
2 / 18
BLB
9
D
5
SHW
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 3Sheff Wed
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn4 - 2
0 - 1Sheff Wed
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Sheff Wed
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn2 - 0
1 - 4Sheff Wed
Blackburn7 - 2
Blackburn4 - 1
Blackburn3 - 0
Blackburn3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
League games at Sheff Wed since 1992
Sheff Wed
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
27
24
Games: Scored
13 / 19
14 / 19
Clean sheets
5 / 19
6 / 19
BLB
5
D
6
SHW
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Blackburn
Sheff Wed3 - 1
Sheff Wed1 - 0
0 - 5Blackburn
Sheff Wed4 - 2
Sheff Wed2 - 1
Sheff Wed2 - 1
1 - 2Blackburn
Draw3 - 3Draw
Sheff Wed3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Wed3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Wed2 - 1
0 - 1Blackburn
1 - 2Blackburn
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Blackburn 19th Sheff Wed 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Blackburn will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Blackburn have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-2
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
22%
better
BLB
SHW
view stats
Games scored13
10
Failed to score5
8
Scored first9
5
Goals scored18
14
Avg. goals scored1
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
10
Conversion rate for11
10
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
23%
better
BLB
SHW
view stats
Games conceded14
16
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first9
12
Goals conceded23
36
Avg. goals conceded1.3
2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.9
KickOff rating
+23%

Blackburn v Sheff Wed Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27738
S McLoughlinA GudjohnsenT CantwellT Cantwell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Pears GLK13
1
-
L Miller DEF2622
3
-
S McLoughlin DEF27
6
1
G. Pratt DEF101
-
R Alebiosu MID2212
2
-
A Forshaw MID10
2
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID20
7
-
Y Ribeiro MID11
-
R Morishita  FWD2012
1
-
Y Ohashi FWD2961
3
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD187
1
-
Subs
N. Michalski GLK
-
H Pickering DEF6
-
D Neve DEF201
-
T. Atcheson DEF5
1
-
S Tavares MID111
2
-
T Cantwell MID1843
8
-
A Henriksson MID18
2
-
M. Baradji MID152
1
-
M Gueye FWD16
1
-
Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28337
B BannanB BannanB BannanB Bannan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Charles GLK91
-
Y Valery DEF221
3
-
S Fusire DEF211
3
-
L Palmer DEF281
3
-
L Cooper MID101
2
-
S Ingelsson MID281
1
-
B Bannan MID1
-
H Amass MID1
-
J Lowe FWD292
3
-
C McNeill FWD2531
1
-
B Cadamarteri FWD292
2
-
Subs
E Horvath GLK14
1
1
M Lowe DEF201
2
-
D Iorfa DEF241
6
-
G. Otegbayo DEF20
1
-
R. Johnson DEF9
1
-
J. Thornton MID11
-
I Ugbo FWD18
1
-
N Redmond FWD6
-
W. Grainger FWD
-