Blackburn aim to protect their home turf against a resilient Sheffield Utd side looking to climb out of the lower reaches of the table.
Blackburn sit in the lower half of the standings, holding a narrow cushion above the relegation zone. Their primary objective is to build consistency and pull away from danger by tightening up their early-game defensive fragility.
This challenge is magnified by their struggles in the opening 45 minutes, sitting with a low ranking in the First Half table. They also contend with a poor habit of conceding the opening goal, holding a Team Scored The First Goal rate of just 20%, which sits notably lower than the league average. Their immediate challenge is finding a way to establish early stability.
Sheffield Utd travel while also positioned in the lower half of the table, sitting just one point above their hosts and desperate to secure a vital win to move clear of the bottom places.
The visitors have shown an impressive resilience despite their struggles, highlighted by an Equalizing Rate of 80% that is notably higher than the league average of 45%.
This mental toughness provides them with a strong platform when chasing games on their travels. What's more, they boast a Clean Sheet rate of 40%, which sits well above the league average of 21% and gives them a reliable defensive baseline.
Both sides enter this encounter following disappointing defeats in their latest league outings. Blackburn fell 2-1 away to Preston after conceding two first-half goals from Callum Lang before a Stanley Mills own goal halved the deficit, meaning they continue to struggle with slow starts.
Conversely, Sheffield Utd suffered a 3-1 home loss to Norwich City, where Patrick Bamford's equalizer was undone by subsequent goals from Mohamed Tour and Mathias Kvistgaarden.
Hosts Blackburn will look to rely heavily on turning their home advantage into points, and leverage their ability to hit right after the break as 5 of their 6 goals have been scored in the first 15 minutes of the second half.
Meanwhile, Sheffield Utd will look to exploit their opponents' slow starts, drawing confidence from a Lead-Defending Rate of 33% for Blackburn that is notably lower than the division's norm.
Blackburn
▼ Down trends
FIRST-HALF PERFORMANCE - Blackburn have a low ranking in the First Half table, based on First-Half goals only, scored and conceded (1-45 min).
SCORING FIRST - Team Scored The First Goal rate of 20% is notably lower than the league average of 46%.
LEAD-DEFENDING RATE - Lead-Defending Rate of 33% is notably lower than the league average of 55%.
Sheffield Utd
▲ Up trends
CLEAN SHEETS - Sheffield Utd clean sheets rate of 40% is notably higher than the league average of 21%.
EQUALIZING RATE - Equalizing Rate of 80% is notably higher than the league average of 45%.
▼ Down trends
SCORING FIRST - Team Scored The First Goal rate of 0% is notably lower than the league average of 46%.
Both teams average (Total) vs League average (Total)
1.5+
2.5+
3.5+
TG
BTS
Both teams (Total)
70%
70%
40%
2.60
70%
League (Total)
83%
65%
35%
2.87
67%
Featured Highest / Lowest individual rankings
Blackburn
OFFENCE (AWAY) is among Blackburn's highest individual rankings.
POINTS (AWAY) is among Blackburn's lowest individual rankings.
Sheffield Utd
DEFENCE (AWAY) is among Sheffield Utd's highest individual rankings.
OFFENCE (AWAY) is among Sheffield Utd's lowest individual rankings.
Contextual averages
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
(home matches)
Average
(away matches)
Played
2
2
Played
Avg Scored
1.50
1.25
1.00
Avg Conceded
Avg Conceded
1.50
1.25
1.00
Avg Scored
Avg Total Goals (GF+GA)
3.00
2.50
2.00
Avg Total Goals (GF+GA)
Scoring rate
100%
75%
50%
Conceding rate
Conceding rate
100%
75%
50%
Scoring rate
Clean Sheets
0%
25%
50%
Failed to score
Failed to score
0%
25%
50%
Clean Sheets
Scored in both halves
0%
0%
0%
Conceded in both halves
Conceded in both halves
0%
0%
0%
Scored in both halves
Scored first
50%
50%
50%
Conceded first
Conceded first
50%
25%
0%
Scored first
Leading at HT
0%
0%
0%
Losing at HT
Losing at HT
50%
25%
0%
Leading at HT
AVG minute GF
51'
36'
20'
AVG minute GA
AVG minute GA
46'
26'
6'
AVG minute GF
GF+GA > 0.5
100%
75%
50%
GF+GA > 0.5
GF+GA > 1.5
100%
75%
50%
GF+GA > 1.5
GF+GA > 2.5
100%
75%
50%
GF+GA > 2.5
GF+GA > 3.5
0%
25%
50%
GF+GA > 3.5
GF+GA > 4.5
0%
0%
0%
GF+GA > 4.5
GF+GA > 5.5
0%
0%
0%
GF+GA > 5.5
Both teams scored
100%
75%
50%
Both teams scored
GF+GA > 0.5 at HT
50%
50%
50%
GF+GA > 0.5 at HT
GF+GA > 1.5 at HT
0%
25%
50%
GF+GA > 1.5 at HT
GF+GA > 2.5 at HT
0%
25%
50%
GF+GA > 2.5 at HT
Avg Corners For
2.50
6.00
9.50
Avg Corners Against
Avg Corners Against
6.50
4.50
2.50
Avg Corners For
Avg Total Corners (F+A)
9.00
10.50
12.00
Avg Total Corners (F+A)
Over 7.5 total corners
50%
75%
100%
Over 7.5 total corners
Over 8.5 total corners
50%
75%
100%
Over 8.5 total corners
Over 9.5 total corners
50%
50%
50%
Over 9.5 total corners
Over 10.5 total corners
50%
50%
50%
Over 10.5 total corners
Over 11.5 total corners
50%
50%
50%
Over 11.5 total corners
Over 12.5 total corners
0%
25%
50%
Over 12.5 total corners
Over 13.5 total corners
0%
25%
50%
Over 13.5 total corners
The focus of the above average values lays on Blackburn's home matches and Sheffield Utd's away matches played this season in the league.
For more average values regarding total goals, over under stats at the league level for all teams, you may want to review
the goals statistics in Championship page.
Over 1.5 goals, over 2.5 goals (or GF+GA over 0.5, GF+GA over 1.5) etc.: matches where the total number of goals (team goals + opponent goals) was over a given value.
Over 7.5 total corners, over 8.5 total corners etc.: matches where the total number of corners (team corners + opponent corners) was over a given value.
Results progression and current form
Blackburn's progression
(home & away)
Line graph variation:
win:+2 draw:0 defeat:-1
Sheffield Utd's progression
(home & away)
Line graph variation:
win:+2 draw:0 defeat:-1
Goal statistics
Scoring rates
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
Home
Total
Stat
Total
Away
100%
80%
Scoring rate
60%
50%
0%
20%
Scoring Rate 1st-H.
60%
50%
100%
80%
Scoring Rate 2nd-H.
20%
0%
0%
20%
Scored in both halves
20%
0%
100%
80%
Both teams scored
60%
50%
100%
80%
Conceding rate
60%
50%
50%
60%
Conceding Rate 1st-H.
60%
50%
50%
40%
Conceding Rate 2nd-H.
40%
0%
0%
20%
Conceded in both halves
40%
0%
Scoring rate: percentage of matches where the team scored at least one goal
Conceding rate: percentage of matches where the team conceded at least one goal
Goals scored / Goals conceded
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
Home
Total
Stat
Total
Away
100%
80%
GF over 0.5
60%
50%
50%
40%
GF over 1.5
40%
50%
0%
0%
GF over 2.5
20%
0%
0%
0%
GF over 3.5
0%
0%
0%
0%
GF over 4.5
0%
0%
100%
80%
GA over 0.5
60%
50%
50%
60%
GA over 1.5
60%
50%
0%
0%
GA over 2.5
20%
0%
0%
0%
GA over 3.5
0%
0%
0%
0%
GA over 4.5
0%
0%
GF: goals scored
GA: goals conceded
Match total goals (Scored + Conceded)
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
Home
Total
GF + GA
Total
Away
0%
20%
Total goals = 0
40%
50%
0%
0%
Total goals = 1
0%
0%
0%
0%
Total goals = 2
0%
0%
100%
60%
Total goals = 3
0%
0%
0%
20%
Total goals = 4
40%
50%
0%
0%
Total goals = 5+
20%
0%
0%
20%
Total goals = 0 or 1
40%
50%
100%
60%
Total goals = 2 or 3
0%
0%
0%
20%
Total goals = 4+
60%
50%
Total Goals: on this table, Total Goals refers to the total number of goals scored in a match (goals scored by the home team + goals scored by the visiting team)
Note: in the table above, to allow for averaging duration values based on a total of 90 minutes per game, goals scored on the 45th minute and during added time of the first half are all considered to be scored on the 45th minute, and goals scored on the 90th minute and during added time of the second half are also considered scored on the 90th minute.
(2) (Equalizer goals scored / Goals giving lead to opponent) * 100
Non-crucial goals scored: goals scored that increased an existing lead, or decreased the opponent's existing lead.
Non-crucial goals conceded: goals conceded that decreased an existing lead, or increased the opponent's existing lead.
Note regarding the Goals giving the lead and the Goals giving lead to opponent values: both the team and the opponent team might take the lead more than once during a single match,
so the total number of goals giving the lead to a team might be higher than the number of matches played by the team.
For more info on how many times each team has taken the lead per match, how many times per match their opponents have taken the lead, or how many time each team has scored the first goal
this season in Championship you may want to view the following pages:
'31-45' and '76-90' include added time
GF: Goals scored
GA: Goals conceded
Blackburn
Home
0-15
GF
0
GA
1
16-30
GF
0
GA
0
31-45
GF
0
GA
0
46-60
GF
3
GA
1
61-75
GF
0
GA
1
76-90
GF
0
GA
0
1st Half
GF
0
0%
GA
1
33%
2nd Half
GF
3
100%
GA
2
67%
'31-45' and '76-90' include added time
GF: Goals scored
GA: Goals conceded
Sheffield Utd
Total
0-15
GF
3
GA
3
16-30
GF
1
GA
0
31-45
GF
0
GA
2
46-60
GF
0
GA
0
61-75
GF
1
GA
2
76-90
GF
1
GA
0
1st Half
GF
4
67%
GA
5
71%
2nd Half
GF
2
33%
GA
2
29%
'31-45' and '76-90' include added time
GF: Goals scored
GA: Goals conceded
Sheffield Utd
Away
0-15
GF
2
GA
1
16-30
GF
0
GA
0
31-45
GF
0
GA
1
46-60
GF
0
GA
0
61-75
GF
0
GA
0
76-90
GF
0
GA
0
1st Half
GF
2
100%
GA
2
100%
2nd Half
GF
0
0%
GA
0
0%
'31-45' and '76-90' include added time
GF: Goals scored
GA: Goals conceded
In addition to Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd goal time statistics, you may also want to review timing stats at the league level
on the Goal time statistics in Championship page.
Goal Differences by time segment (TOTAL)
Goal Differences by time segment (HOME vs AWAY)
Average goal times
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
Home
Total
AVERAGE MINUTES
Total
Away
51'
46'
Average minute GF
33'
6'
46'
40'
Average minute GA
32'
20'
GF: Goals scored
GA: Goals conceded
Outcome scenarios (this season in the league)
If BLACKBURN win, Blackburn would overtake Sheffield Utd in the league table.
If the match ends in a DRAW, Sheffield Utd would remain 1 point ahead of Blackburn in the league table.
If SHEFFIELD UTD win, Sheffield Utd would increase their lead over Blackburn to 4 points in the league table.
The matches in the list above only relate to encounters where
Blackburn and Sheffield Utd have been playing against each other in the current league/level in recent history. Any cup matches,
or matches played when the teams were playing in a different league or division, or playoff matches, are not included.
In the 8 matches above between Blackburn and Sheffield Utd, Blackburn won 3 times, both teams drew once, Sheffield Utd won 4 times, and as for goals, Blackburn scored a total of 9 goals (1.13 per match) while Sheffield Utd scored 12 goals in total, averaging 1.50 goals per match.
Example 0.5+: matches where the total number of goals (team goals + opponent goals) was over 0.5
Segments Table
0 pt
11 pts
5th Segment
4th Segment
3rd Segment
2nd Segment
1st Segment
up to 1.8 pts
from 1.9 to 4.1 pts
from 4.2 to 6.4 pts
from 6.5 to 8.7 pts
from 8.8 to 11 pts
(5) 4
Southampton
(5) 4
Derby County
(5) 4
Bolton
(5) 3
Cardiff City
(5) 3
Preston
(5) 2
Burnley
(5) 6
Wrexham
(5) 6
Norwich City
(5) 6
Stoke City
(5) 6
Portsmouth
(5) 6Sheffield Utd (5) 5Blackburn (5) 5
Lincoln City
(5) 5
Watford
(5) 8
West Ham Utd
(5) 8
Wolverhampton
(5) 7
Birmingham City
(5) 11
Swansea City
(5) 10
Middlesbrough
(5) 10
QP Rangers
(5) 10
Bristol City
(5) 10
West Brom
(5) 10
Charlton
(5) 9
Millwall
The Segments Table is a visual representation splitting the teams into 5 segments. Each team is assigned to a specific segment, depending on the team's number of points. Each of the 5 segments spans one-fifth (20%) of the total points held by the team ranked 1st in the league. For each team, the number of matches played appears in green between brackets, and the number of points is displayed in black.
More statistics tables can be accessed from the 'Statistics' dropdown list on the league navigation menu.
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