Blackburn vs Wolverhampton Prediction 9 February 2025

🔊 Which team will win in the FA Cup Round of 16? Wolverhampton is the favorite for the upcoming match. Although they are not doing well in the Premier League, their class advantage over Blackburn is obvious. Once, they also played in the top English league, but in recent years they've been stuck in the Championship. However, this season the "Rovers" intend to fight for the third promotion spot to the Premier League. Nevertheless, this is not a reason to sacrifice the FA Cup. Therefore, we will consider different options to make the prediction optimal. Note that the match will take place at Ewood Park.

📊 Head-to-Head

In a stretch of seven head-to-head matches, Wolverhampton has the advantage with 43 percent wins. The last time the opponents met was in the 2016/17 season when they played in the Championship. Both matches ended in a draw then. If at Ewood Park spectators saw one goal from each team, at Molineux the match ended without any goals.

🌹 Blackburn

Blackburn is in fifth place in the Championship standings. However, they are 13 points behind Sunderland, who are nearby. The team even risks leaving the playoff zone, being in poor form. In a stretch of 11 matches, they have only two wins. Meanwhile, the "Rovers" often lose. For example, last weekend they lost to QPR (1:2), who are mid-table. However, Blackburn could soon find themselves there too. In the FA Cup, they played only one match where they were considered underdogs. Nevertheless, their only shot on goal became decisive against Middlesbrough (1:0). Note that the club was active in the transfer window, making use of loans. Thus, they added three forwards to their squad. However, many players remain in the infirmary. Key players like Carter, Ohashi, Pickering, Sigurdsson, Tronstad, and Wharton are out, so it's no surprise that the team's current results leave much to be desired.

🐺 Wolverhampton

In December, Wolverhampton was led by Vitor Pereira. For a while, he managed to invigorate the team, which gained seven points in three matches. However, this was followed by a series of four defeats in the Premier League. Still, all opponents were from the top 6. In the last round at Molineux, Aston Villa came to visit, who are also no easy task. However, Unai Emery's team is not in their best form now. Therefore, the "Wolves" not only won but also kept a clean sheet (2:0). Note that in winter, Vitor Pereira decided to rebuild the defense. At the beginning of January, Emmanuel Agbadou was signed from Reims and immediately became a starter. At the end of the transfer window, Nasser Djiga was bought from Crvena Zvezda, but he has yet to debut for Wolverhampton. Marshall Munetsi also moved to Molineux (Reims). He will likely be a direct replacement for Mario Lemina, who left for Galatasaray. However, there are quite a few personnel losses in the team. The most significant occurred less than two weeks ago when Strand Larsen, who had already scored seven goals this season, was sidelined.

⚽️ Prediction on Goals

Matches involving Wolverhampton are quite high-scoring due to weak defense. That’s why in 12 away games in a row at least three goals were scored. In the previous FA Cup round, they conceded against Bristol City but still won. Therefore, this match fits this trend. In such a situation, it’s worth considering a bet on total goals over 2.5.

🚩 Prediction on Corners

This season Wolverhampton delivers very few corners (3.2). Blackburn's similar figure is not much higher (4.5). If we look back at Wolverhampton's match against Bristol City, there were only three corners between them. Therefore, a bet on total corners under 10.5 seems justified.

📝 Match Prediction

The favorite for the upcoming match is Wolverhampton. Even with rotation, they should beat Blackburn, who have recently been plagued by injuries. In the upcoming match there might be a lack of motivation or underestimation of the opponent, but this should at most result in a conceded goal. Therefore, we note a potential exact score of 1:2.

This season Wolverhampton has been quite problematic defensively. Therefore, it’s not worth rushing to bet on the outcome. Remember that the team delivers very few corners, not only in the Premier League. And it is expected to control possession in the upcoming match. Therefore, as a key bet we choose total corners under 10.5. Moreover, the average figures for both teams this season do not exceed this mark.