Game week 38 of the EFL Championship will see Blackburn Rovers take on Derby County at Ewood Park this weekend. Match kickoff schedules for 22:45 EAT.
Blackburn Rovers is one of the contenders in the Championship this season, but their recent matches have not produced the results the team had hoped for. The last ten matches have produced only two wins and the team has failed to score in over six of the matches. However, the team still sits 4th on the league table with 58 points.
Blackburn Rovers will be hoping to make amends for the 0-1 Championship loss to Bristol City last game. In that match, Blackburn Rovers managed 53% possession and 14 shots with seven of them on target. Bristol City got eight shots with three of them on target and a goal by Andreas Weimann (90′).
On the other hand Derby County is among the weakest teams in the competition. In their last ten matches they have three wins and six loses. Their win against Barnsley has ended a three-game cold streak. They are the first team on the relegation zone with only 24 points to their name.
Derby County suffered 2-0 championship defeat at the hands of AFC Bournemouth in their last outing. In that match, Derby County managed 53% possession and eight shots with three of them on target. Bournemouth got 14 with eight of them on target and goals by Dominic Solanke (45′) and Jamal Lowe (90′).
Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County head to head
These two teams have had 28 clashes against each other since1996. The Rovers claims 12 victories, Derby County claims nine wins and there have been seven draws.
- Derby County 1-2 Blackburn 30/10/21
- Blackburn 2-1 Derby County 16/04/21
- Derby County 0-4 Blackburn 26/09/20
- Derby County 3-0 Blackburn 08/03/20
- Blackburn 1-0 Derby County 07/12/19
Home
- Blackburn 0-1 Bristol City
- Blackburn 0-0 Millwall
- Fulham 2-0 Blackburn
- Blackburn 1-0 QPR
- Sheffield 1-0 Blackburn
Away
- Bournemouth 2-0 Derby County
- Derby County 2-0 Barnsley
- Cardiff 1-0 Derby County
- Luton 1-0 Derby County
- Derby County 1-2 Millwall
Blackburn Rovers team news
Blackburn remains without the services of Ryan Nyambe, Ben Brereton Diaz, Tayo Edun and Ian Poveda for Tuesday evening’s contest through injury.
Derby County team news
The only injury concern for the visitors will be Kamil Jozwiak who is sidelined with an injury.
Prediction and odds
Both teams get into this fixture in low spirits having lost in their previous games; however a win here would be very vital for each side. We therefore predict a closely fought battle with the home team taking the slightest of chances and grab the three points.
- Blackburn Rovers win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
