Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland Prediction: Blcackburn are on three game unbeaten run at home

Blackburn is set to host Sunderland on Tuesday at Ewood Park. This will be their first meeting since 2012. Both teams will give their best to win the game. 

Blackburn’s Form

Blackburn looks in good touch at home this season (W5 L2) as they managed to win on five occasions out of six. They defeated Rotherham (3-0) in their last home games.

They defeated Rotherham (3-0), Millwall (2-1), and Watford (2-0) in their last three home games. In their seven home league games, Blackburn scored 12 goals against their visitors and conceded 6 in return.

At away, their performance is average this season as they managed (W3 L5) to win on three occasions out of eight. With 24 points in 15 games, Blackburn is sitting in the 5th position. They have netted 18 goals so far this season and conceded 17 in return.

Ben Brereton is the team’s top scorer with 7 goals followed by Lewis Travis (2) and Tyrhys Dolan (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Blackburn’s possible lineup

Kaminski; Phillips, Hyam, Wharton; Brittain, Travis, Morton, Pickering; Wharton; Gallagher, Brereton.

Sunderland’s Form

Sunderland lost their last away game against Swansea (1-2) and faced their 3rd away loss of the season. Their away form is average this season as they managed (W3 L3 D1) to win on three occasions out of seven. In their seven away games, Sunderland scored 11 goals against their hosts and conceded 9 in return.

Their home form is a matter of concern as they managed (D4 W2 L1) to win twice out of seven games. With 20 points in 14 games, Sunderland is sitting in the 9th position. They have netted 19 goals so far this season and conceded 14 in return.

Ross Stewart is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals and 3 assists followed by Jake Clarke (4) and Ellis Simms (3) 2nd and 3rd positions.

Sunderland’s possible lineup

Patterson; O’Nien, Bath, Cirkin; Gooch, Embleton, Neil, Alese; Roberts, Pritchard, Clarke.

Blackburn vs Sunderland expert tips

Blackburn looks in fine form at home this season as they are unbeaten in their last three home league games. On the other end, Sunderland faced defeat in their last away game against Swansea. After analyzing all the facts, we are expecting Blackburn to win the game. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as Blackburn did not give their visitors many chances to score against them.