- Team form: Southampton have won four and drawn one of their last five matches.
- Opposition form: Blackburn have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five.
- Home form: Southampton have won their last two home games.
St Mary’s a stronghold for Saints
Home form and recent results
Southampton have picked up another win to put them firmly on track for the top six in the Championship and they can repeat the trick when they face Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday. St Mary’s has been a stronghold for the Saints this season, with them losing just three of their 19 home league games (W10, D6).
Tactics and key players
Tonda Eckert’s side have won each of their last four games, including a 5-1 hammering of Wrexham three days ago. The high-energy, proactive style the American has instilled in this team has been the key to their upturn in form, as they press high and look to dominate territory and finish games off in the third.
Adam Armstrong, the talisman in their side, has bagged 11 Championship goals in 29 games this term, but Southampton have been so strong at home because of their ability to shut teams out. The Saints have conceded just 14 times in 19 home league matches - an average of 0.74 goals per game in the Championship - and should have far too much for Blackburn Rovers.
Rovers have enough to avoid the drop
The Rovers sit 19th in the table with 47 points from 41 games, but Michael O’Neill’s pragmatic approach since taking over in February 2026 appears to have steered them away from the relegation dog fight.
O’Neill has been a breath of fresh air at Ewood Park and, unlike Eckert, he has tried to get his team back to basics, focusing on organisation rather than relentless pressing. This is a clash of styles and one that could really test the Rovers’ resolve, but they have won two of their last three away games and will be up for the game.
- They have won eight away games in the Championship this season, but have also lost nine of their 20 trips and average just 0.95 goals per away game - scoring only 19 in total.
- They have won two of their last three away games and will be up for the game.
- In Yuki Ohashi, they have a reliable goal-scorer with eight in 41 league games this campaign, but the reliable Mathias Joergensen has been on a purple patch with two of Blackburn’s last three goals coming from his foot.
Saints to squeeze through
However, this is a tough ask for the Rovers and they have not won at Southampton in recent encounters. The last time these two sides met in the Championship, the Lancashire club ran out 2-1 winners at home, but that was five months ago and both teams are in different places now.
Southampton have been the more consistent of the two this campaign, sitting sixth in the Championship with 66 points from 40 matches and they look to be on the up. With a superior home record and a four-match winning streak, we’re backing the favourites to take the points in this one.
