Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City
12th December 1500hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
Pick Away Win
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 17/10 odds taken 1231 GMT, Friday 11 December
Tony Mowbray’s Blackburn Rovers and Daniel Farke’s Norwich City meet at Ewood Park this Saturday. With these two being among the form teams in the EFL Championship, this could go either way in Lancashire. The Canaries may be the league leaders, but Rovers are the slight favourites. Keep an eye on the latest betting odds in our in-depth preview.
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Blackburn Rovers Preview – Can Mowbray’s men return to winning ways?
Blackburn Rovers have been in good form of late, winning four of their last seven. Wednesday’s narrow defeat at Bristol City was Rovers’ first reverse in eight Championship matches.
Blackburn will be one of many teams pushing for a play-off place this season. The Blue and Whites have made a solid enough start, winning seven of their opening 17 matches. Tony Mowbray’s troops are sitting in tenth, five points off the top six.
Blackburn are unbeaten at home in four, winning the last three. After a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough, Rovers have seen off Queens Park Rangers, Barnsley and Millwall. The Lancashire side have won half of their eight home fixtures thus far, drawing two and losing two of the other four.
After the midweek loss at Ashton Gate, can Blackburn respond by securing maximum points against the league leaders on Saturday? The home win is priced at 13/8.
Norwich City Preview – Three wins on the spin for the Championship leaders?
Daniel Farke’s Norwich City had a miserable time in the Premier League last term, but the Canaries are wasting no time in getting back to the top tier. City lead the way after 17 matches, winning ten, drawing four and losing three so far.
Norwich head to Ewood Park having won five of their previous seven in the league. After a 3-1 loss to Luton Town at Kenilworth Road, Farke’s boys have hit back with back-to-back 2-1 home wins over Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest in the past week.
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Away from Carrow Road, Norwich have taken 16 points from eight fixtures on the road, which is the joint best record in the division. Can the Norfolk club secure a sixth away league victory of the season at the weekend?
Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City Betting Advice
Norwich have a stunning recent record in this fixture. Since a 2-0 Blackburn win over eight years ago, the Canaries have won five and drawn one of the following six meetings. In their promotion-winning 2018-19 campaign, City did the double, winning 1-0 away from home and 2-1 at Carrow Road.
Key Facts – Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City Betting Tip
- Norwich are unbeaten in their last six against Blackburn, winning five and drawing one
- The Canaries have won ten of their opening 17 Championship games this term
- City are three points clear at the top of the division
Blackburn will be desperate to strike back with a win after the disappointment on Wednesday, but we fancy the leaders to keep their place at the top by securing a massive three points on the road. At excellent odds of 17/10, Norwich are certainly worth backing this weekend.
When the teams last met, Mario Vrancic hit the winner. This season, the 31-year-old has scored in wins over Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers as well as netting in the recent 1-1 draw with Coventry City. Vrancic is priced at 4/1 to score anytime at Ewood Park on Saturday.
The best betting odds for Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City
Blackburn Rovers to win: 13/8 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Norwich City to win: 17/10 at Bet365
