Blackburn vs West Ham Prediction

Contrasting runs coming in

West Ham's Championship form shows plenty of goals, with wins over Wrexham, Bolton, Derby and Wolves, scoring four or more twice. Their only loss in this sample came at home to Charlton, and they've drawn three times without really faltering elsewhere.

Blackburn: 20 completed matches; West Ham: 20 completed matches.

Blackburn

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

26

Difference

0

West Ham

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

26

Difference

+17

Blackburn's picture is messier. They've lost three Championship matches by 1-2, drawn three and won only twice, with goals for and against level at 12 apiece. It's a pattern of games staying close but not quite going their way.

West Ham look the more consistent and more productive side across this sample.

Comparative Team Statistics: Blackburn vs West Ham

History doesn't say much here

The meetings on record stretch back to 2010, including a 5-1 Blackburn win in a 2016 FA Cup tie and a couple of old Premier League draws. None of that reflects either squad as they stand now.

With the most recent meeting a 2022 League Cup draw, there's nothing current enough here to lean on.

A big gap in the table

West Ham are second with 15 points from eight games, built on four wins, three draws and just one defeat. Blackburn sit 16th with nine points from the same number of matches, having won only two.

That's an eight-point cushion inside eight rounds, which is a decent early-season gap by any measure.

Goals are coming from a few familiar names

For West Ham, Bowen and Mavropanos have four goals each in their sample, with Kanté also among the scorers, while Bowen and Solomon are chipping in with assists too. It points to goals being shared around rather than down to one player.

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

West Ham:

Best scorers:

K. Mavropanos - 4

J. Bowen - 4

M. Kanté - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Bowen - 3

M. Solomon - 2

V. Castellanos - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Kanté x 1 x 1

Blackburn's threat centres on Afolayan and Guðjohnsen, three goals apiece, with Afolayan also setting up a couple. Worth noting that Kanté has picked up a red card in his sample of matches, though there's no indication yet of how that affects availability for this specific fixture.

Home advantage hasn't been reliable for Blackburn

Blackburn have won just two of four home Championship games in this sample, losing the other two by 1-2. That's a shaky home record for a side hosting a team currently second in the table.

West Ham, meanwhile, haven't lost away from home in their sample, picking up one win and three draws on the road. Combined with their overall scoring form, that suggests they travel reasonably well even without being dominant away.

Blackburn's home form doesn't look strong enough to lean on purely because they're hosting.