- Wrexham won the reverse fixture 2-0 away in Championship 2025/2026 and have 1 win and 1 draw in their last 2 matches against Rovers.
- Blackburn have won 3 of their 5 home games in Championship 2026/2027, scoring 1.80 goals per game and conceding 1.40.
- Wrexham have won just 1 of their 5 away games in Championship 2026/2027, averaging 1.00 goals per match.
Rovers and Red Dragons in a similar league position
These two teams are close in the Championship 2026/2027 table, so Saturday's game should be a mid-table battle with neither side looking like they can run away with it. The odds are dead-even for both teams at 79/50, so the market is in agreement that Blackburn Rovers and Wrexham are on a similar level of ability and form.
Rovers sit 10th in the table with 15 points from 11 games, 1 more than the Red Dragons, who are 14th.
Tony Mowbray took over Blackburn on 1st July 2026 and has a side who play a controlled 4-2-3-1. They are patient in build-up, but with full-backs who push forward and wingers who get wide.
Andri Gudjohnsen has been their focal point so far this season with 3 goals in 7 appearances in this Championship campaign, but Oladapo Afolayan has been Rovers' hot hand recently, scoring 4 of their 8 goals in the last 5 games.
Wrexham are a more pragmatic side and Phil Parkinson has been their head coach since 1st July 2021. The Red Dragons set up with a back three and rely on direct transitions with wing-backs who provide width.
Kieffer Moore leads the scoring charts with 3 goals in 8 Championship 2026/2027 games and has scored 2 of Wrexham's last 3 goals.
Rovers’ controlled approach will match up well
Wrexham lost 2-1 at home to West Bromwich Albion.
Blackburn, with a calmer, possession-based style, will be a good match for Wrexham's physical, direct approach, so midfield control and the wide areas may decide this match-up.
Rovers have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games in all competitions while Wrexham have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2. So there are reasons to lean towards both sides in this fixture, but the draw and home edge should both be in play.
These make the under 2.5 goals odds of 4/5 the sharp alternative in this game.
Rovers and Wrexham to share the spoils
They followed that up with a 2-1 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion.
Wrexham responded to that defeat with a 4-1 win over Preston North End, so we're backing this game to be close and cagey, but with both teams carrying a threat and some goals expected at both ends.
Blackburn Rovers average 2.0 goals in 3 home head-to-heads and Wrexham have averaged 1.5 goals, so we're expecting a low-scoring draw.
