Blackburn vs Hull prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-08-18 14:00.
Blackburn Rovers are proving to be early season entertainers, although their 2-2 draw with Rotherham was bound to leave a bitter taste in supporters’ mouths given they missed a penalty and played against ten men for nearly the entire second half. Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson described it as a “rollercoaster”, and despite the fact that Rovers failed to secure victory, he’ll know every point is crucial given that his side missed out on a play-off position last year on goal difference.
Blackburn now have the chance to continue their unbeaten start to the season and record consecutive home wins. They host a Hull side they’ve won six of the last eight H2Hs against (D1, L1), yet a goalless draw in their most recent meeting was part of a seven-match winless run in April (D4, L3), that helped extinguish Rovers’ promotion hopes.
Hull make the journey to Lancashire determined to frustrate Blackburn once more, but a total of nine match goals across their opening two Championship games suggests they’re in no mood for a bore draw. The Tigers overcame newly-promoted Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 last time out – a good response after opening their campaign with consecutive defeats, one of which came against League Two Doncaster in the Carabao Cup.
Boss Liam Rosenior described his players as “fantastic from start to finish”, but backing that performance up presents another challenge given that Hull managed back-to-back league wins just three times in 2022/23. A trip to Ewood Park complicates matters as the Tigers haven’t won an away league H2H since February 2016 (D1, L3), with that success their first since November 1986!
Players to watch: Blackburn’s Sammie Szmodics has been in the thick of the action this term, scoring twice, assisting once and being booked in both of his first two games of the season. The Irishman netted the only goal across the two H2Hs but Aaron Connolly could be plotting to steal his thunder after starring off the bench in Hull’s victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
Hot stat: Of the last 12 Championship H2Hs, eight have been goalless at half-time.