Blackburn Rovers will look to make it back to back wins in the EFL Championship this Saturday when they welcome AFC Bournemouth to Ewood Park in the 45th game week of the competition. Kickoffs at 17:00 EAT.
Blackburn Rovers are eighth with 66 points in the table, three points behind the final promotion play-off spot held by Sheffield United. Their last ten league games have seen them earn just nine points, putting them 21st in a form guide for that period. They have won 12 home league games this season but have only one point from their last two.
The Rovers will be looking for another win following 1-4 Championship triumph to beat Preston North End in their last fixture. In that game, Blackburn Rovers had 46% possession, 12 shots with six of them on target and goals scored by Sam Gallagher (9′), John Buckley (12′), Darragh Lenihan (37′) and Lewis Travis (52′). Preston North End got 11 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Alan Browne (29′).
Meanwhile, AFC Bournemouth have significantly complicated their situation in the battle for the automatic promotion to the Premier League football next season by winning only one of the previous six Championship affairs. Although Bournemouth has posted four draws in an unbeaten five-match streak, their last two points have been salvaged in added-on time.
Bournemouth held each other to 3-3 Championship draw with Swansea City in their last encounter. In that game, Bournemouth had 52% possession, 24 shots with 11 of them on target and goals scored by Kieffer Moore (72′, 90′) and Dominic Solanke (81′). Swansea City got five shots with three of them on target and goals by Joël Piroe (6′, 12′) and Cyrus Christie (58′).
Blackburn Rovers vs Bournemouth head to head
Thursday’s fixture will be the 10th head to head meeting between these two clubs since 2004. Bournemouth claims five wins, Blackburn Rovers three wins and one match ended in a draw.
- Bournemouth 0-2 Blackburn 11/12/21
- Blackburn 0-2 Bournemouth 05/04/21
- Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn 12/09/20
- Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn 25/09/18
- Bournemouth 0-0 Blackburn 28/02/15
Home
- Preston 1-4 Blackburn
- Blackburn 0-1 Stoke
- Peterborough 2-1 Blackburn
- Blackburn 1-1 Blackpool
- Coventry 2-2 Blackburn
Away
- Swansea 3-3 Bournemouth
- Bournemouth 1-1 Fulham
- Coventry 0-3 Bournemouth
- Bournemouth 0-0 Middlesbrough
- Sheffield 0-0 Bournemouth
Blackburn Rovers team news
Tony Mowbray will take to the pitch without the services of Reda Khadra who has been ruled out of this fixture through injuries.
Bournemouth team news
Junior Stanislas, Jordan Zemura, Leif Davis, Morgan Rogers and David Brooks are all still out for this game.
Prediction and odds
Bournemouth has more quality in their ranks and they have generally been a better side throughout the season while Blackburn has just one win in their last five matches, losing twice in the last three.
- Bournemouth Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
