Blackburn Rovers will visit Wigan Athletic on Saturday, in a contest between two Lancashire sides at the DW Stadium with kickoff at 5 pm.
Following a League One title win last season, Wigan Athletic have enjoyed a relatively pleasing start to life back in the Championship and have collected ten points from their first seven outings.
That lone defeat came after a hard-fought 1-0 win away at Birmingham City as the Latics hosted newly-relegated Burnley and were thrashed 5-1, with Nick Powell’s goal from the penalty spot nothing more than a consolation.
On the back of that heavy loss, Leam Richardson’s side would take a commendable point at home to West Bromwich Albion, with Josh Magennis’ early strike cancelled out by Karlan Grant’s leveller.
This is before the Lancashire outfit faced the tough test of a trip to Kenilworth Road with taking on Luton Town.
Blackburn Rovers welcome a manager, Jon Dahl Tomasson, who aims to restore the club to its early-season form.
Blackburn began the season well, defeating Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, and West Bromwich Albion in the first three games under former manager Steve Kean’s leadership.
However, after losing 3-0 to Reading in their fourth game of the season, Blackburn struggled for much of the campaign before finishing a disappointing 15th in the league table.
Wigan vs Blackburn Head to Head
Both sides have 23 games against each other, with hosts taking eight wins while visitors with nine wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Luton Town 1-2 Wigan
- Wigan 1-1 West Brom
- Wigan 1-5 Burnley
- Birmingham City 0-1 Wigan
Away
- Blackburn 2-3 Bristol City
- Blackpool 0-1 Blackburn
- Blackburn 0-1 Stoke City
- Bradford City 1-2 Blackburn
Wigan Team News
While Leam Richardson may opt to start Saturday’s match with the same lineup as he used in last weekend’s victory at Luton. There’s one potential change he may have to make. Thelo Aasgaard will be pushing hard to come off the bench and into the starting XI after his late goal at Kenilworth Road.
Blackburn Team News
With Sam Gallagher, Sammie Szmodics, Scott Wharton and Callum Brittain injured, Lewis Travis could again be called upon to play right back. John Buckley, Tyler Morton and Adam Wharton will compete for two spots in midfield. George Hirst is expected to start up front with Tyrhys Dolan pushing for a place on Saturday.
Prediction and Odds
Blackburn Rovers’ form has taken a dip recently, and we fancy Wigan Athletic to pick up an impressive victory on home turf.
- Wigan Win
- Correct Score: 2-1
- Both Teams to Score
