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

Thu 1st Jan, 12:30 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

Phil Parkinson pays counterpart Valérien Ismaël a visit on Thursday lunch time in the Championship, as their Wrexham and Blackburn Rovers charges face each other at the Ewood Park. We've analysed both sides' last 20 Championship matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds 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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blackburn
29%
--
Draw
28%
--
Wrexham
43%
--
Wrexham 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Blackburn 1-0
10%
--
Wrexham 2-0
8%
--
Wrexham 2-1
8%
--
Blackburn 2-1
6%
--
Blackburn 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Wrexham 3-0
4%
--
Wrexham 3-1
3%
--
Blackburn 3-1
2%
--
Wrexham 3-2
2%
--
Blackburn 3-0
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
43%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
57%
--
Away/draw
71%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
49%
--
Away DNB
63%
--
Blackburn win to nil
18%
--
Wrexham win to nil
27%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 3 and won 6. Blackburn have conceded 21 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackburn have played 10 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Wrexham lay in 15th place on 28 points in the Championship league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Wrexham have conceded 8 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Wrexham have played 10 away games, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Wrexham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2114523047 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
2
M'Boro2112631142 
Mar 21
Dec 26
May 2
d
 
1-1F
3
Preston21984735 
Feb 20
w
 
1-2F
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
4
Millwall211056-435 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
5
Ipswich219751334 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
6
Hull211047134 
Jan 31
w
 
0-3F
Mar 10
l
 
2-0A
7
Stoke211038833 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
8
Leicester21876331 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
9
QPR21948-531 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
l
 
1-3A
Jan 24
10
Southampton21867530 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
11
Bristol C21867430 
Feb 24
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 13
12
Derby21867130 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
13
Birmingham21858429 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
14
Watford21786229 
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 7
15
Wrexham216105128 
Jan 1
d
 
1-1F
-
-
16
West Brom21849-328 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
Apr 3
17
Charlton20668-624 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
18
Sheff Utd217212-623 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
Dec 26
Mar 21
19
Swansea216510-723 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 20
Mar 14
Dec 19
20
Blackburn206410-622 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
21
Portsmouth205510-1020 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
Feb 24
d
 
0-00-0
22
Oxford Utd214710-819 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
23
Norwich214512-1017 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
Jan 17
w
 
2-3A
24
Sheff Wed201613-25-9 
Feb 3
Dec 29
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackburn 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Wrexham 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
10
L
4
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Blackburn Rovers of late. It has been 5 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Thursday lunch time against Wrexham.

Blackburn 20th Wrexham 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Blackburn scoring 1 goal or less
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Wrexham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Blackburn’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-6
Wrexham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Wrexham
1
1.3
Attack rating
BLB
WRX
15%
better
view stats
Games scored15
17
Failed to score5
4
Scored first10
11
Goals scored20
26
Avg. goals scored1
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
BLB
WRX
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
15
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first10
8
Goals conceded26
25
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+14%

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

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20626
R AlebiosuA GudjohnsenR AlebiosuT Gardner-Hickman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Alebiosu DEF2012
2
-
Y Ohashi FWD2051
2
-
L Miller DEF1911
2
-
S McLoughlin DEF18
4
1
R Hedges FWD1812
3
-
R Morishita  MID1612
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD166
1
-
M Gueye FWD16
1
-
T Gardner-Hickman DEF15
6
-
D Neve MID151
-
S Tronstad MID15
5
-
B Tóth GLK13
-
A Henriksson MID12
2
-
S Tavares MID111
2
-
Y Ribeiro DEF10
-
T Cantwell MID1041
3
-
A Kargbo FWD1011
-
S Wharton DEF9
1
-
A Pears GLK8
1
-
K. Montgomery MID8
-
M. Baradji MID6
-
A Forshaw MID6
1
-
H Pickering DEF2
-
H Carter DEF1
-
Wrexham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21835
M CleworthK MooreM CleworthL O'Brien
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cleworth DEF2113
1
-
G Dobson MID211
4
-
M James MID211
2
-
K Moore FWD2081
4
-
R Longman FWD1911
1
-
A Okonkwo GLK18
1
-
J Windass MID1863
2
-
L O'Brien MID1732
5
-
N Broadhead FWD1731
-
S Smith FWD171
2
-
D Hyam DEF16
1
-
B Sheaf MID15
5
-
J McClean MID152
1
-
D Scarr DEF12
2
-
R Barnett DEF11
-
I Kaboré DEF103
1
-
G Thomason MID102
1
-
C Doyle DEF9
2
1
L Brunt DEF9
1
-
L Cacace DEF7
-
R Hardie FWD6
-
C Coady DEF5
-
D Ward GLK4
-
O Rathbone MID11
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Leicester v Watford
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Fri 26th Dec, 17:30
Coventry v Ipswich
Mon 29th Dec, 18:00
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Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
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West Brom v QPR
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Wrexham v Preston
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Oxford Utd v Swansea
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Norwich v Watford
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Millwall v Bristol C
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M'Boro v Hull
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Leicester v Derby
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Stoke v Sheff Utd
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Birmingham v Southampton
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QPR v Norwich
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Ipswich v Oxford Utd
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Watford v Birmingham
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Hull v Stoke
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Charlton v Coventry
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Bristol C v Portsmouth
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