Blackburn vs Charlton Prediction

Recent form for both sides

Blackburn's last month has been uneven. They beat Wrexham 2-0 and edged past Cardiff 2-1 at home, but lost away at West Brom and Bristol City in between. That's a team capable of good spells but not yet consistent.

Blackburn: 20 completed matches; Charlton: 20 completed matches.

Blackburn

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

24

Difference

+4

Charlton

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

20

Conceded

30

Difference

-10

Charlton's recent run reads worse on the scoreboard. They lost 1-3 at home to Norwich, went down 0-2 at Watford, and drew with Burnley and Bristol City either side of that. Three draws and two losses in their last five says a lot about how hard they're finding it to win games.

Charlton's goals have dried up lately, which fits with their struggles further down the table.

Comparative Team Statistics: Blackburn vs Charlton

Head-to-head

The two sides have met plenty of times down the years, stretching back through League One as well as the Championship, so recent meetings tell us more than the full list. Last season Charlton beat Blackburn 3-0 at home, and the reverse fixture back in January finished 2-2 at Blackburn.

Older meetings go back and forth with no clear pattern, so it's the last couple of results that feel most relevant given how both squads have changed since.

Where they sit in the table

Blackburn are 10th with 15 points from 11 games, while Charlton are down in 17th on 14 points from the same number of matches. It's a tight gap on points, but Blackburn's goal difference is notably healthier.

Charlton have scored only 10 goals in 11 league games, which lines up with what we've seen in their recent form.

Players to watch

Blackburn's goals have been shared around, with Afolayan and Guðjohnsen both on three in their last several appearances, and Afolayan also chipping in with assists. That spread of threat is useful for Blackburn going forward.

Blackburn:

Best scorers:

O. Afolayan - 3

A. Guðjohnsen - 3

Best assist providers:

O. Afolayan - 2

Penalty cards:

Tom Atcheson x 1 x 2

Sam Morsy x 4

Charlton:

Penalty cards:

D. McNamara x 1 x 3

On the discipline side, Blackburn's Sam Morsy has picked up four yellow cards in eight matches, while Charlton's McNamara has three in seven. Worth keeping an eye on if the game gets feisty.