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

Sat 6th Dec, 15:00 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

Saturday afternoon sees Valérien Ismaël’s Blackburn Rovers and Henrik Pedersen’s Sheffield Wednesday go up against one another in a Championship battle at the Ewood Park. Recent form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all laid out below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We've backed , but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


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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
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Blackburn
34%
--
Draw
26%
--
Sheff Wed
40%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Sheff Wed 1-0
10%
--
Blackburn 1-0
9%
--
Sheff Wed 2-1
9%
--
Blackburn 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Sheff Wed 2-0
7%
--
Blackburn 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Sheff Wed 3-1
4%
--
Blackburn 3-1
3%
--
Sheff Wed 3-0
3%
--
Sheff Wed 3-2
3%
--
Blackburn 3-0
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
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
52%
--
Away DNB
58%
--
Blackburn win to nil
18%
--
Sheff Wed win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 18th place in the Championship league table. Blackburn have a shocking record against teams below them in the league, they have lost all 3 matches and failed to score in 1 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 0, drawn 0 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Blackburn have outscored their opponents by 16 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Blackburn have played 8 games at home winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored 7 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Sheff Wed are in 24th position in the Championship on -4 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Sheff Wed have conceded 33 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1712413040 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-5A
Apr 11
2
Stoke179351330 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
l
 
0-3A
Apr 3
3
M'Boro17863430 
Mar 21
Dec 26
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
4
Millwall17845-428 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
5
Ipswich167631227 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Mar 14
Dec 20
6
Preston17764527 
Feb 20
w
 
1-2F
Nov 29
Jan 1
7
Bristol C17755526 
Feb 24
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
Jan 24
8
Derby17755126 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 28
Dec 15
Mar 7
9
Birmingham17746625 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
Jan 20
d
 
2-2A
10
Wrexham17674325 
Jan 1
Nov 29
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
11
Hull17746-125 
Jan 31
w
 
0-3F
Dec 26
Mar 21
12
QPR17746-425 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
13
Southampton17665424 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
Feb 28
l
 
3-1A
14
Watford17665224 
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
Mar 10
Dec 9
15
Leicester17665024 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
16
Charlton17656-323 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
17
West Brom17647-322 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
18
Blackburn16619-519 
-
-
Dec 29
Dec 6
19
Swansea17458-817 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 20
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
20
Portsmouth17458-917 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Jan 17
w
 
0-2F
21
Sheff Utd175111-916 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
22
Oxford Utd17368-615 
Dec 9
Mar 11
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
23
Norwich172411-1210 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
d
 
1-1F
Feb 25
24
Sheff Wed171511-21-4 
Dec 6
Dec 29
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-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Sheff Wed have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Blackburn 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Blackburn1 - 1Norwich
Blackburn2 - 0Plymouth
Blackburn2 - 1Preston
Blackburn0 - 2Coventry
Blackburn3 - 0Portsmouth
Blackburn0 - 1Burnley
Blackburn0 - 1Hull
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn0 - 1QPR
ABlackburn2 - 1Preston
HBlackburn1 - 2Derby
ABlackburn1 - 0Bristol C
ABlackburn2 - 0Leicester
HBlackburn2 - 1Southampton
HBlackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
ABlackburn0 - 2Coventry
HBlackburn1 - 1Stoke
HBlackburn1 - 2Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Charlton
ABlackburn1 - 0Watford
HBlackburn0 - 2Norwich
ABlackburn3 - 0Hull
HBlackburn1 - 2Birmingham
ABlackburn0 - 1West Brom
ABlackburn1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBlackburn2 - 1Watford
ABlackburn1 - 0Sunderland
HBlackburn4 - 1Millwall
Sheff Wed 24TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Swansea0 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom2 - 1Sheff Wed
QPR0 - 2Sheff Wed
Leeds3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HSheff Wed0 - 5Coventry
ASheff Wed2 - 2Birmingham
HSheff Wed1 - 1QPR
ASheff Wed2 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Wed0 - 3Bristol C
HSheff Wed0 - 2Swansea
ASheff Wed2 - 2Wrexham
HSheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
ASheff Wed1 - 2Leicester
ASheff Wed1 - 1Watford
HSheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
HSheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
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 / 18
14 / 18
Clean sheets
4 / 18
5 / 18
BLB
5
D
5
SHW
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
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

Goals have been a problem for Sheffield Wednesday of late. It has been 8 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Blackburn Rovers.

Blackburn 18th Sheff Wed 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Blackburn have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+5
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
24%
better
BLB
SHW
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Games scored11
9
Failed to score5
8
Scored first7
4
Goals scored16
12
Avg. goals scored1
0.7
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
11
Conversion rate for11
9
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
23%
better
BLB
SHW
view stats
Games conceded12
15
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first9
12
Goals conceded21
33
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.8
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
16425
R AlebiosuY OhashiR HedgesS McLoughlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Alebiosu DEF1611
1
-
Y Ohashi FWD1641
1
-
R Hedges FWD1612
3
-
L Miller DEF1511
1
-
S McLoughlin DEF14
4
1
S Tronstad MID14
5
-
B Tóth GLK13
-
M Gueye FWD13
1
-
R Morishita  MID1212
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD124
1
-
T Gardner-Hickman DEF11
4
-
D Neve MID111
-
A Henriksson MID10
2
-
A Kargbo FWD1011
-
S Wharton DEF9
1
-
Y Ribeiro DEF8
-
K. Montgomery MID8
-
S Tavares MID8
1
-
T Cantwell MID731
3
-
A Pears GLK4
-
A Forshaw MID4
-
H Pickering DEF2
-
M. Baradji MID2
-
H Carter DEF1
-
Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17325
Y ValeryB BannanB BannanD Iorfa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Valery DEF171
3
-
M Lowe DEF171
1
-
L Palmer DEF17
3
-
D Iorfa DEF171
5
-
B Bannan MID1732
4
1
S Ingelsson MID17
1
-
B Cadamarteri FWD171
1
-
J Lowe FWD172
-
S Fusire MID151
3
-
I Ugbo FWD15
1
-
C McNeill FWD141
-
E Horvath GLK13
1
1
H Amass DEF131
1
-
G. Otegbayo DEF8
1
-
R. Johnson DEF4
-
O Kobacki FWD4
-
P Charles GLK2
-
J. Thornton MID2
-
N Chalobah MID11
-