Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City Prediction: A draw is possible

Valerien Ismael hopes to have a fine start when he leads Blackburn Rovers to face Norwich City at Ewood Park on Saturday. The hosts are winless in their last six games against Norwich at this venue. Can they break this dominance? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Blackburn Rovers

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Blackburn Rovers suffered a setback in their last game, losing 3-0 to Swansea City. Prior to this loss, they secured wins over West Brom and Plymouth. They have now managed three wins in their last nine games and three in their previous eight at home. The Rovers sit 6th on the table with 51 points in 34 games, scoring 39 goals and conceding 34. Valerien Ismael will be on the dugout at Ewood Park as the new Blackburn coach in this clash. However, Jack Vale (unknown), Danny Batth (hamstring), Scott Wharton (knee), Sondre Tronstad (hamstring), Owen Beck (hamstring), and Harry Pickering (knee) are ruled out due to injuries.

Norwich City

Norwich City secured a 4-2 win over Stoke City in their last game, with Lewis Dobbin, Joshua Sargent (brace), and Junior Tchamadeu’s own goal doing the magic. With the win, they remain unbeaten in five of their last six games and have secured two wins in their last 13 games on the road.

The Canaries sit 10th on the table with 47 points in 34 games, scoring 55 goals and conceding 47. However, Kenny McLean (illness) and Archie Mair (unknown) are doubtful for this clash, while Liam Gibbs (hamstring), Gabriel Forsyth (knee), Amankwah Forson (leg), and Emiliano Marcondes (hip) are ruled out due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Blackburn Rovers — Aynsley Pears, Callum Brittain, Dominic Hyam, Dion Sanderson, Yuri Ribeiro, Lewis Travis, John Buckley, Tyrhys Dolan, Andreas Weimann, Emmanuel Dennis, Makhtar Gueye.

Norwich City — Angus Gunn, Kellen Fisher, Shane Duffy, José Córdoba, Lucien Mahovo, Jakob Sörensen, Marcelino Núñez, Lewis Dobbin, Anis Ben Slimane, Borja Sainz, Josh Sargent.

Interesting Facts

• Blackburn have won three of their last nine games;
• Norwich are winless in 11 of their last 13 games on the road;
• Norwich are unbeaten in six of their last seven games against Blackburn;
• Norwich are unbeaten in their last six games against Blackburn at this venue;
• Five of the last seven games between these sides have seen less than three goals scored;
• Twelve of the last 15 Blackburn games at home have seen less than three goals in each;
• The last four games of the Rovers saw the BTTS-NO results;
• Six of the last eight games of Norwich on the road saw the BTTS-NO results;
• In six of the last eight games of Norwich, less than three goals were scored in each.

Expert Betting Tips

Both sides tend to have the same record, and what united them is the low number of goals scored in games involving the two sides. The hosts have only won three of their last nine games, while the visitors have secured just two wins on the road in their previous 13 games. However, despite the hosts being slight favorites, they have failed to defeat Norwich in their last six head-to-head meetings at this venue. So, I expect a goalless draw in this game.

Our prediction for this match is to see less than three goals for odds of 1.73 at Betway.

Our second prediction is to see at least one side keep a clean sheet for odds of 1.91 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is a draw for odds of 3.40 at 1xbet.