West Bromwich - Blackburn: Prediction And Betting Tips For The English Championship Match

Dmytro Orlov 7 August 2025, 19:26

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Last season, West Bromwich and Blackburn fought for a place in the play-off zone, but struggled to complete their missions. The teams will start the new championship with a head-to-head match at the Hawthorns Stadium, which will take place on August 9, 2025.

West Bromwich

West Bromwich completed the last championship in 9th place. The Throstles were only 4 points behind the play-off zone. The team was nearly destroyed by Coventry and Derby, and even winning against Luton in the final round didn’t save them. According to the results of the previous season, West Bromwich lost only 4 times at home: 11 wins and 8 draws.

Blackburn

Blackburn had a real chance to fight for a move to the Premier League. However, in the middle of the last Championship season, the Rovers lost quite a few points, and a successful series at the end of the championship did not allow the team to fix things. As for Blackburn's away success in the previous championship, they had 7 wins, 5 draws, and 11 losses.

Team News

At the beginning of the summer, West Bromwich brought in a new head coach, Ryan Mason. Before that, the 34-year-old expert worked with Hull City. Hayden Carter will miss the match due to injury in the Blackburn squad. In addition, Blackburn has strengthened this summer with defender Sean McLoughlin: the transfer fee for the player from Hull City was 1.5 million EUR.

West Bromwich - Blackburn Betting Odds

According to the bookmakers, West Bromwich is believed to be the favorite. However, last season the Blackbirds couldn't win against Blackburn with an away draw (0:0) and home defeat (0:2). So, the betting odds for this match are as follows:

West Bromwich win - 1.83
Draw - 3.40
Blackburn win - 4.45

West Bromwich - Blackburn Head-to-Head Statistics

In total, the clubs have played 136 head-to-head matches throughout their history. Interestingly, the statistics speak in favor of Blackburn, who have won 55, West Bromwich - 47, and both of the clubs have drawn 34 more times.

West Bromwich - Blackburn Betting Trends

In the three previous home matches of the Championship, West Bromwich scored and conceded goals.
Blackburn is unbeaten in three away matches in the league: 2 wins and a draw.
West Bromwich has failed to score in their previous two matches against Blackburn.

West Bromwich - Blackburn: Prediction

Our prediction: Both teams to score at odds of 2.06 based on GGBET. We also suggest betting on a 1-1 draw with the odds of 6.00, as both teams will face off against each other on even ground.