Two teams that have made positive starts to the new Championship season face off on Saturday as Blackburn Rovers play host to Oxford United.
We're expecting plenty of goalmouth action at Ewood Park this weekend as both of these teams like to play attacking football and have scored lots of goals already this season.
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Blackburn vs Oxford Utd prediction: Goals in this one for both teams
Key Stats
- Oxford have only failed to score in one of their last five matches across all competitions.
- The last two league meetings between Blackburn and Oxford ended with both teams scoring.
- Over 3.5 goals have been scored in each of Blackburn's last three competitive matches.
Correct score prediction: Blackburn 3-2 Oxford
Blackburn have scored 12 goals in their last three competitive matches but have also conceded five goals during that period, while Oxford have scored at least two goals in each of their last three matches but conceded three times in their only away game so far.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies backing a Blackburn victory
- HOME: 4/5 (1.80) –55.6%
- DRAW: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.6%
- AWAY: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Blackburn Rovers are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 55.6%, and we agree with the bookmakers on this one.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Blackburn dominate
Saturday's hosts have won each of their three previous encounters with Oxford Utd between 2016-2018.
England League 1 05/05/18
Blackburn
Oxford Utd
England League 1 21/11/17
Oxford Utd
Blackburn
England FA Cup 30/01/16
Oxford Utd
Blackburn
Blackburn preview: Scoring lots of goals but not kept any clean sheets
Blackburn picked up a point last weekend when they made the trip to Carrow Road to face Norwich.
Ryan Hedges fired the visitors in front in the 20th minute but Norwich scored twice in the second half to take a 2-1 lead. A late goal from Japanese substitute Yuki Ohashi rescued a point for Rovers and maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign.
Defender Scott Wharton won't be back in action until the New Year due to an ACL injury but other than that, Rovers have a clean bill of health and no suspended players this weekend.
Predicted lineup: Pears (GK), Hyam, Brittain, Pickering, Carter, Tronstad, Hedges, Travis, Rankin-Costello, Dolan & Gueye
England Championship 31/08/24
D
Burnley
1
Blackburn
1
England EFL Cup 27/08/24
L
Blackpool
2
Blackburn
1
England Championship 24/08/24
W
Oxford Utd
1
Blackburn
2
England Championship 17/08/24
D
Norwich
2
Blackburn
2
England EFL Cup 13/08/24
W
Stockport
1
Blackburn
6
Oxford Utd preview: Made a positive start to life in the Championship
The U's played out an epic five-goal thriller away at Coventry City last time out and were unlucky to come out on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline.
Oxford Utd slipped behind in the 15th minute but got back onto level terms via a Ciaron Brown goal seven minutes later. The U's conceded again before the break but 10 minutes into the second half, striker Mark Harris equalised after good work from Ruben Rodriguez.
Sadly for the visitors, Coventry scored a dramatic winning goal deep into stoppage time to pinch all three points.
Midfielder Will Goodwin isn't available for selection this weekend due to an ankle injury.
Predicted lineup: Cumming (GK), Bennett, Long, Brown, Moore, Vaulks, Brannagan, Płacheta, Harris, Rodrigues & Goodrham
England Championship 31/08/24
W
Preston
1
Oxford Utd
3
England EFL Cup 27/08/24
L
Coventry
1
Oxford Utd
0
England Championship 24/08/24
L
Blackburn
2
Oxford Utd
1
England Championship 16/08/24
L
Coventry
3
Oxford Utd
2
England EFL Cup 13/08/24
W
Peterborough
0
Oxford Utd
2
Player to watch – Callum Brittain
Full-back Callum Brittain made the move to Blackburn Rovers from MK Dons in 2020 and played 43 times in his first season with the club.
Last season, the defender featured in 36 league games but is yet to score a goal for the club in any competition.
The Blackburn full-back already has two assists to his name
Brittain has two assists in the Championship this season and is thriving when he is allowed to get forward and provide crosses into the box for his teammates, and we are looking forward to seeing how the full-back performs against Oxford Utd this weekend.
