Stoke City - Blackburn Rovers predictions

Stoke City will have to put on their best performance to record a home win against Blackburn Rovers. The price of 2.75 indicates a difficult battle and that’s exactly what we expect to see in this match.

The visitors understand the difficulty of the task at hand. To beat Stoke on their own turf would be a major feat, and it is always a tough challenge.

Stoke returned home from their latest Championship trip without anything in their bag. However, knowing they were the huge underdogs anyway, a narrow Coventry City HT/FT defeat is not to be considered too devastating for their confidence heading into the Wednesday clash.

Blackburn are coming off of an unimpressive 2:1 defeat in the previous round. They played as visitors against Derby County, which means their chances of winning never looked all that great. They were already behind at halftime never managed to catch up.

With more than 5 conceded goals over their latest 3 fixtures, Stoke’s performance leaves something to be desired. That said, savvy punters could be able to exploit this – think BTTS or Over 5 Goals markets, for example.

Blackburn Rovers’s recent track record shows a very concerning amount of concessions – 6 of them in their previous 3 matches, to be exact. While it’s obvious their defence has a lot of problems, Over markets might be a good option for this match.

Blackburn Rovers are still reeling from the previous time they played against Stoke City and lost to a hefty goal difference. They may be considered the favourites if the 2.62 odds for an away win are to be believed, but they’re the away team this time, which puts them at a bigger disadvantage.

Over 2.5 Goals is easily the safest bet when it comes to this matchup. The best part is that it also maintains a decent betting value, especially if you use the 1 odds offered at 1xbet.