Championship

Championship | Gameweek 35

Mar 4, 2023 at 12.30pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Pickering (5')
Szmodics (71'), Gallagher (77')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Basham (48'), Norwood (67'), Egan (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Leicester 1-2 Blackburn
Tuesday, February 28 at 7.30pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-0 Spurs
Wednesday, March 1 at 7.55pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Sheffield United

Both teams are high on confidence following cup triumphs and are desperate for wins in their respective promotion bids. The Blades have shone throughout the season thus far and cruised past Blackburn at Bramall Lane, but we see Saturday being a much tougher test and only anticipate them coming away with a share of the spoils against a resurgent Rovers side. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 47.98%. A draw had a probability of 26.8% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 25.25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.38%) and 1-2 (9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.57%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 1-0 (8.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Sheffield United
25.25% ( 0)	26.77% ( 0)	47.98% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 46.93% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.77% (

-0)

57.22% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.92% (

-0)

78.07% (

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.67%

38.33%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.91% (

75.08% (

-0)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.1% (

-0.01)

23.9% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.89% (

-0.01)

58.11% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 25.25%

Sheffield United 47.98%

Draw 26.76%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 8.79% ( 0) 2-1 @ 6.03% ( 0) 2-0 @ 4.21% ( 0) 3-1 @ 1.93% 3-2 @ 1.38% 3-0 @ 1.35% ( 0) Other @ 1.58% Total : 25.25%	1-1 @ 12.57% 0-0 @ 9.16% ( 0) 2-2 @ 4.32% Other @ 0.72% Total : 26.76%	0-1 @ 13.11% 0-2 @ 9.38% ( -0) 1-2 @ 9% ( -0) 0-3 @ 4.48% 1-3 @ 4.29% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.06% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.6% 1-4 @ 1.54% ( -0) Other @ 2.52% Total : 47.98%