Blackburn Rovers vs Wigan Athletic Prediction: Home side are favourites for the win

Blackburn is ready to host Wigan on Monday evening. Wigan has only won once out of their 13 league visits against Blackburn, losing 9 times. Would Wigan be able to redeem itself this time?

Blackburn’s Form

Blackburn looks in good touch at home this season (W9 L4) as they managed to win on 9 occasions out of 13. They win in their previous home game against Cardiff City (1-0). In their 13 home league games, Blackburn scored 20 goals against their visitors and conceded 13 in return.

Blackburn's away performance is average this season as they managed (L9 D1 W5) to win on 5 occasions out of 15. With 43 points in 28 games, Blackburn is sitting in the 7th position. They have netted 31 goals this season and conceded 35 in return.

Ben Brereton is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals followed by Sam Gallagher (4) and Tyrhys Dolan (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Blackburn’s possible lineup

Kaminski; Rankin-Costello, Ayala, Wharton, Pickering; Morton, Buckley; Hedges, Dack, Brereton; Vale. 

Wigan’s Form

Wigan's away performance looks decent as they managed (W4 D4 L5) to win on 4 occasions out of 13. Their previous away game ended as a draw against Cardiff City (1-1). In their 13 away league games, Wigan scored 16 goals against their hosts and conceded 19 in return.

Wigan's home form is a matter of concern this season as they just managed (L10 W2 D3) to win twice out of 15 games. With 25 points in 28 games, Wigan is sitting at the bottom of the table. They have netted 27 goals this season and conceded 49 in return.

Will Keane is the team’s top scorer with 10 goals followed by Tom Naylor (2) and James McLean (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd place.

Wigan’s possible lineup

Amos; Hughes, Caulker, Tilt; Nyambe, Power, Tiehi, Azeez, McClean; Keane, Fletcher.

Blackburn vs Wigan expert tips

Wigan may have defeated Blackburn at home this season, but their stats are not good when they visited Blackburn. Wigan's current away performance indicates that history could repeat itself. On the other hand, Blackburn looks promising with their home performance. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate Blackburn to win the match. In this match, we can expect less than 3 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.