Blackburn vs Wrexham Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent league form

Wrexham have won two, drawn four and lost two of their opening eight league games this season. That includes a bright 3-0 win at Millwall and a 2-1 win over Southampton, but also a heavy 6-0 defeat at West Ham.

Blackburn: 20 completed matches; Wrexham: 20 completed matches.

Blackburn

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

26

Difference

0

Wrexham

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

20

Conceded

29

Difference

-9

Blackburn have a near-identical record on paper, two wins, three draws and three losses, though their goals have flowed a bit more freely at both ends. Neither side has managed to string more than one or two positive results together at a time.

Both teams are stuck in the same up-and-down pattern, which makes picking a clear form leader tricky.

Comparative Team Statistics: Blackburn vs Wrexham

Head-to-head

Blackburn won the most recent league meeting 2-0 back in January, having drawn 1-1 at Wrexham the previous November. There's also an FA Cup tie from early 2024 which Blackburn won 4-1, though that's a different competition and a while ago now.

Taken together, recent head-to-head form gives Blackburn a slight nod, but it's a small sample and doesn't tell us much about where either side stands today.

Where they sit in the table

After eight matches, Wrexham are 14th with 10 points and Blackburn are 16th with 9. There's just a single place and a single point separating them right now.

Blackburn have scored a few more goals than Wrexham this season but conceded the same amount, so the underlying numbers are fairly balanced too.

This looks like two sides of similar current quality meeting in a congested part of the table.

Players carrying the goal threat

Blackburn's O. Afolayan and A. Guðjohnsen have three league goals apiece so far, while Wrexham's K. Moore has matched that tally on his side. Afolayan also leads the way on assists with two, with Wrexham's Daniel Imray not far behind on the same number from fewer appearances.

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

Wrexham:

Best scorers:

K. Moore - 3

Best assist providers:

Daniel Edward Peter Imray - 2

Penalty cards:

D. Hyam x 3

On the disciplinary side, Blackburn's Sam Morsy has already picked up four yellow cards this season, more than anyone else in this data, which is worth keeping an eye on given how tight some of these games have been.