Wigan vs Blackburn prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-09-09 14:00.
“The sky is the limit” for Thelo Aasgaard according to Wigan Athletic boss Leam Richardson, and it was the young Norwegian star whose late goal secured all three points for the Latics last weekend against Luton (2-1). With limited summer recruitment, what Richardson has achieved in the Championship so far has likely shocked supporters (W2, D4, L1), though their credentials will now be put to the test against Blackburn Rovers.
It’s a challenge Wigan will willingly accept given they are unbeaten in 12 home H2Hs (W8, D4), with an entertaining clash potentially in store as those contests have averaged a whopping 3.75 goals per game! Wigan’s home success doesn’t stop at Blackburn, as they have lost just once over their last 12 Championship home games (W5, D6), though they are yet to get off the mark at the DW Stadium this season (D3, L1).
Jekyll and Hyde would perhaps be the perfect summary of Blackburn’s start to the Championship season, with four wins being offset by four defeats. Still, it’s a start many Rovers fans would have gladly taken before the season got underway, considering the large turnover of players and a recently-appointed manager in Jon Dahl Tomasson – who insists his young side are still learning.
However, four defeats in Blackburn’s last five Championship outings (W1) means that Tomasson’s side need to learn fast if they are to keep pace with the frontrunners. There is a silver lining in the fact that win came on the road (1-0 vs Blackpool) though and with only one side managing to find the net in each of Rovers’ four away league games this term, the first goal could prove to be vitally important here.
Players to watch: Wigan’s Aasgaard has seen his last four goals serve as game winners, including here against Blackburn in the FA Cup last season. Meanwhile, Ben Brereton DĂaz was Blackburn’s game winner against Blackpool and his last two goals were the game’s last.
Hot stat: Wigan have scored exactly once in five of their last six home league games.