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

Sat 25th Oct, 15:00 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

Blackburn Rovers are in Championship action on Saturday afternoon, as Valérien Ismaël looks to get one over on William Still and his Southampton side at the Ewood Park. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with extra weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) stats between the team are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.


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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
35%
--
Draw
26%
--
Southampton
39%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Southampton 1-0
9%
--
Blackburn 1-0
9%
--
Southampton 2-1
9%
--
Blackburn 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Southampton 2-0
7%
--
Blackburn 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Southampton 3-1
4%
--
Blackburn 3-1
3%
--
Southampton 3-0
3%
--
Southampton 3-2
3%
--
Blackburn 3-0
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
61%
--
Away/draw
65%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
57%
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Blackburn win to nil
18%
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Southampton win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league. Blackburn are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Blackburn have conceded 11 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackburn have played 4 games at home, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Southampton lay in 17th place on 11 points in the Championship league table having played 9 matches. Southampton are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 3 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 5 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Southampton have conceded 3 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Southampton have played 5 away games, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Southampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry95402019 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Dec 20
Mar 14
2
M'Boro9531618 
Mar 21
Dec 26
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
3
Leicester9441516 
May 2
Nov 1
Nov 25
Feb 14
4
Preston9441416 
Feb 21
Nov 21
Nov 1
May 2
5
Stoke9432515 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
l
 
1-2A
Jan 31
6
QPR9432-115 
Nov 26
Feb 14
Feb 24
Nov 5
7
West Brom9423-114 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Dec 9
Mar 11
8
Millwall9423-314 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Jan 1
Nov 29
9
Ipswich8341713 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Apr 3
d
 
1-1A
10
Bristol C9342513 
Feb 25
Nov 4
Apr 21
Oct 21
11
Watford9333012 
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
12
Swansea9333012 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 20
Oct 18
Apr 18
13
Charlton9333012 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
Feb 21
Nov 22
14
Portsmouth9333-112 
Mar 7
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 25
15
Hull9333-212 
Jan 31
w
 
0-3F
Jan 17
l
 
3-1A
16
Birmingham9333-312 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
Dec 6
Dec 29
17
Southampton9252-111 
Oct 25
Apr 25
-
-
18
Wrexham9243-110 
Jan 1
Nov 29
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
19
Norwich9225-38 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
Mar 7
Dec 13
20
Derby9153-48 
Nov 8
Feb 28
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
21
Blackburn8215-47 
-
-
Apr 25
Oct 25
22
Oxford Utd9135-36 
Dec 9
Mar 11
Mar 21
Dec 26
23
Sheff Wed9135-126 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Nov 8
Feb 28
24
Sheff Utd9108-133 
Oct 21
Apr 22
Jan 21
w
 
1-2A
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackburn 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Blackburn2 - 2Sunderland
Blackburn2 - 0Luton
Blackburn1 - 0Leeds
Blackburn0 - 2Stoke
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ABlackburn1 - 0Luton
HBlackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
HBlackburn0 - 2M'Boro
ABlackburn0 - 1Portsmouth
HBlackburn1 - 2Cardiff
ABlackburn0 - 1Stoke
ABlackburn1 - 2Derby
HBlackburn1 - 1Norwich
Southampton 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derby1 - 1Southampton
Sheff Utd1 - 2Southampton
Hull3 - 1Southampton
Watford2 - 2Southampton
Ipswich1 - 1Southampton
Everton2 - 0Southampton
Leicester2 - 0Southampton
West Ham1 - 1Southampton
Spurs3 - 1Southampton
Liverpool3 - 1Southampton
Chelsea4 - 0Southampton
Ipswich1 - 2Southampton
Nottm Forest3 - 2Southampton
Man Utd3 - 1Southampton
C Palace2 - 1Southampton
Fulham0 - 0Southampton
A Villa1 - 0Southampton
Brighton1 - 1Southampton
Wolves2 - 0Southampton
Man City1 - 0Southampton
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASouthampton1 - 1Derby
ASouthampton2 - 1Sheff Utd
HSouthampton1 - 1M'Boro
ASouthampton1 - 3Hull
HSouthampton0 - 0Portsmouth
ASouthampton2 - 2Watford
HSouthampton1 - 2Stoke
ASouthampton1 - 1Ipswich
HSouthampton2 - 1Wrexham
HSouthampton1 - 2Arsenal
ASouthampton0 - 2Everton
HSouthampton0 - 0Man City
ASouthampton0 - 2Leicester
HSouthampton1 - 2Fulham
ASouthampton1 - 1West Ham
HSouthampton0 - 3A Villa
ASouthampton1 - 3Spurs
HSouthampton1 - 1C Palace
HSouthampton1 - 2Wolves
ASouthampton1 - 3Liverpool
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Blackburn have not lost to Southampton in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Blackburn since 1993
Blackburn
Southampton
Goals: Scored
17
7
Games: Scored
9 / 12
5 / 12
Clean sheets
7 / 12
3 / 12
BLB
8
D
3
SOU
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn2 - 0
0 - 2Southampton
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn3 - 2
Blackburn2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Southampton since 1992
Southampton
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
25
11
Games: Scored
12 / 12
7 / 12
Clean sheets
5 / 12
0 / 12
BLB
1
D
4
SOU
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Southampton
Southampton4 - 0
Southampton3 - 2
Southampton2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Blackburn
Draw3 - 3Draw
Southampton3 - 0
Southampton2 - 0
Southampton1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Southampton3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Blackburn Rovers of late. It has been 5 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Southampton.

Blackburn 21st Southampton 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% 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 Southampton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Blackburn’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-28
Southampton have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Southampton
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
BLB
SOU
23%
better
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Games scored5
8
Failed to score3
1
Scored first4
3
Goals scored7
11
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal10
8
Conversion rate for10
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
16%
better
BLB
SOU
view stats
Games conceded6
8
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded11
12
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
17%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+16%

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

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8314
B TóthT CantwellA KargboS McLoughlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Tóth GLK8
-
R Alebiosu DEF8
1
-
S Tronstad MID8
2
-
A Kargbo FWD811
-
Y Ohashi FWD811
-
R Hedges FWD811
1
-
L Miller DEF7
1
-
Y Ribeiro DEF7
-
T Cantwell MID731
3
-
S McLoughlin DEF6
3
1
S Tavares MID6
1
-
M Gueye FWD6
-
D Neve MID5
-
R Morishita  MID51
-
T Gardner-Hickman DEF4
1
-
S Wharton DEF4
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD4
-
A Henriksson MID3
1
-
H Pickering DEF2
-
H Carter DEF1
-
K. Montgomery MID1
-
Southampton Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9323
S CharlesA ArmstrongR FraserS Charles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Manning DEF92
2
-
S Charles MID9
3
-
A Armstrong FWD93
1
-
R Fraser FWD92
-
R Stewart FWD821
2
-
J. Robinson FWD711
-
C Archer FWD71
1
-
G Bazunu GLK6
-
J Stephens DEF61
2
-
F Downes MID6
3
-
F Azaz MID6
-
M Roerslev DEF5
1
-
J Quarshie DEF5
1
-
R Edwards DEF5
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF51
3
-
N Wood DEF51
2
-
C. Jander MID5
-
T Fellows FWD5
-
D Downs FWD51
1
-
L Scienza FWD4
-
A McCarthy GLK3
-
Welington  DEF3
1
-
E Jelert DEF2
-
K Matsuki MID2
1
-