Blackburn vs Oxford United prediction, odds & betting tips – 09/12/2025

Round 20 of the 2025-26 Championship season sees Blackburn and Oxford United go head-to-head on Tuesday evening in a crunch battle at the bottom.

Sitting 19th and 21st in the league table ahead of their Ewood Park meeting, the teams are just about managing to keep their heads above water and will be keen to pull away from relegation danger.

Blackburn vs Oxford United prediction: Rovers to end winless streak

Key stats

• Blackburn are without a win in three matches leading up to Tuesday's contest and have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five outings.
• Like Blackburn, Oxford have also been porous at the back, having conceded in nine straight games.
• Neither Blackburn nor Oxford United have been involved in feisty affairs lately, with each of the last nine matches involving the hosts yielding fewer than five bookings, while only two of the visitors' most recent eight affairs have produced five or more cautions.

Correct score prediction: Blackburn 2-1 Oxford United

Blackburn and Oxford United have both scored and conceded in all but one of their last five games, and we expect a similar outcome here in what should be an absorbing contest.

Having said that, we can just about see the home side doing enough to give their fans reason to cheer at the close of proceedings.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Hosts poised to emerge victorious

• HOME: 3/4 (1.75) – 57.1%
• DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
• AWAY: 17/5 (4.40) – 22.7%

*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

After taking a 1-0 lead through Yuki Ohashi's 33rd-minute strike against Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn were on course to end a three-game winless streak before their game eventually had to be abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.

Still, Valerien Ismael's men can draw huge confidence from their display last time out and are huge favourites to secure maximum points on Tuesday as they go in search of a first home triumph since October 25.

Winning just two of their 10 away league matches this term, Oxford United have not fared well on the road, and their 22.7% win probability is hardly a surprise.

Gary Rowett's men are back on enemy territory for the second time in three days, off the back of a 2-0 defeat to Swansea City.

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Most recent H2Hs: Oxford United in search of back-to-back wins after ending losing streak

Having been beaten in four straight clashes between 2016 and 2024, Oxford United narrowly edged Blackburn 1-0 back in January's meeting at the Kassam Stadium.

They will now seek to win consecutive editions of this fixture for the first time and take their tally of victories to three in 12 encounters.

England Championship 18/01/25

Oxford Utd

1

Blackburn

0

England Championship 24/08/24

Blackburn

2

Oxford Utd

1

England League 1 05/05/18

Blackburn

2

Oxford Utd

1

England League 1 21/11/17

Oxford Utd

2

Blackburn

4

England FA Cup 30/01/16

Oxford Utd

0

Blackburn

3

Blackburn preview: Ryan Hedges joins already lengthy injury list

Having featured in all of Blackburn's matches since mid-August, Ryan Hedges sat out Saturday's clash against Sheffield Wednesday and is set to miss Tuesday's game as well.

The Welshman becomes the latest player sidelined for the hosts, who are currently without Hayden Carter, Jake Garrett, Augustus Kargbo, Kristi Montgomery, Balazs Toth, Sondre Tronstad and Scott Wharton.

Predicted lineup: Pears (GK), Miller, McLoughlin, Pratt, Alebiosu, Forshaw, Gardner-Hickman, Ribeiro, Morishita, Ohashi & Gudjohnsen

Blackburn's last five matches:

• Blackburn 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday (*Abandoned) – Championship
• Blackburn 1-1 Ipswich Town – Championship
• Wrexham 1-1 Blackburn – Championship
• Blackburn 0-1 QPR – Championship
• Preston 1-2 Blackburn – Championship

Oxford United preview: Matt Phillips still a considerable way off returning to action

Phillips sustained a thigh injury in Oxford's 2-2 stalemate against Leicester City back in January and has not featured since then.

Alongside Brodie Spencer, the forward is one of two guaranteed absentees for his side here

Predicted lineup: Cumming (GK), Currie, Brown, Helik, Long, De Keersmaecker, Vaulks, Krastev, Harris, Mills & Harris

Oxford United's last five matches:

• Swansea 2-0 Oxford United – Championship
• Oxford United 2-1 Ipswich – Championship
• Norwich 1-1 Oxford United – Championship
• Oxford United 1-1 Middlesbrough – Championship
• West Brom 2-1 Oxford United – Championship

Player to watch – Andri Gudjohnsen

With six goals in 15 matches, Gudjohnsen has enjoyed a fine start to life as a Blackburn player since joining from Belgian outfit Gent.

The Icelandic international has scored in three of his last five starts and will be aiming to come up with the goods for his side once again.