Blackburn travel to Plymouth this Saturday following their first defeat of the 24/25 season. They will be keen to avoid a slip-up against the 18th-ranked side, but can they take all three points? Find your answers within our predictions below.
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Plymouth vs Blackburn prediction: Plymouth to keep Rovers at bay at Home Park
Key stats
- Blackburn are yet to win a game on the road in the 24/25 season
- Both teams have scored in 50% of their recent head-to-head encounters
- Plymouth are averaging 1.75 goals per game at home in the Championship
- Blackburn have failed to beat Plymouth in all four of their recent meetings
Correct score prediction: Plymouth 1-1 Blackburn
Prior to their 3-0 defeat to Coventry, many would say that Blackburn would clean up in this game. However, Blackburn have scored just 3 goals in 4 away games this season, and Plymouth have scored 3 in their last 3 league games. This leads us to favour a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies favouring Blackburn for away victory
- HOME: 21/10 (3.10) – 32.30%
- DRAW: 27/10 (3.70) – 27.00%
- AWAY: 11/10 (2.10) – 47.60%
Blackburn are the favoured team here with a 47.60% chance of victory. But Plymouth are anything but a pushover on home turf, hence their 32.30% chance of taking all three points. Then again, we believe this game will end in a draw, which has a 27.00% probability.
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*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Most recent H2Hs: Plymouth the stronger squad
With four encounters played in recent times between these teams, there isn’t a load of history to work with. However, Plymouth has dominated Blackburn in the H2H department, taking 2 wins from 4 recent matches. The other two finished in draws, both of which were played in Blackburn.
England Championship 09/03/24
Blackburn
Plymouth
England Championship 02/09/23
Plymouth
Blackburn
England League 1 03/02/18
Plymouth
Blackburn
England League 1 17/10/17
Blackburn
Plymouth
Plymouth preview: Unpredictable results across the board
Plymouth has undoubtedly improved under Rooney’s guidance this season. But while they’ve produced some great results in 24/25, such as the 3-2 win over Sunderland, they’ve had some shockers too. This is reflected in their current position of 18th in the EFL Championship.
Predicted Lineup: Grimshaw (GK); Edwards, Szucs, Gibson, Mumba; Whittaker, Gyabi, Randell, Hajj, Cissoko; Hardie
England Championship 03/05/25
L
Leeds
2
Plymouth
1
England Championship 26/04/25
W
Preston
1
Plymouth
2
England Championship 21/04/25
W
Coventry
1
Plymouth
3
England Championship 18/04/25
L
Middlesbrough
2
Plymouth
1
England Championship 12/04/25
W
Sheff Utd
1
Plymouth
2
Blackburn preview: 6th place but moving in the wrong direction
Until recently, Blackburn was one of just a few unbeaten teams in the Championship. They were flying high before a 3-0 loss at Coventry. Then again, they are still in 6th place, and that loss could help them regain focus and drive ahead of this game.
Predicted Lineup: Pears (GK); Carter, Batth, Hyam, Pickering; Tronstad, Travis; Hedges, Baker, Dolan; Gueye
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Sheff Utd
1
Blackburn
1
England Championship 26/04/25
W
Watford
1
Blackburn
2
England Championship 21/04/25
W
Sunderland
0
Blackburn
1
England Championship 18/04/25
W
Millwall
1
Blackburn
4
England Championship 12/04/25
W
Luton
0
Blackburn
1
Player to watch – Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth)
Plymouth haven’t exactly been goal scoring machines this season. But when they’ve connected at the right times, the goals have come. Ibrahim Cissoko has been at the centre of many of these important goals, too.
In fact, he secured a brace in Plymouth’s most recent home victory over Luton, hence we’ve selected him as a key player here.