- Wolves have won 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Blackburn Rovers have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 in all competitions (L3-0 to Nottingham Forest, W3-0 away to Racing Club Strasbourg & W1-0 away to Huddersfield Town).
- Wolves have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their 6 home matches in all competitions.
Hotter Wolves too hot for Rovers at Molineux
This is a clear style clash between two teams at the Championship 2026-2027 pace.
Wolves like to get forward at pace and hit the spaces, while Rovers are more about keeping the ball and probing with patience.
Cesar Peixoto's men play a 4-2-3-1 system which gets some good vertical transitions with wide overloads. They can play a mid-block, but can also go to a higher press when they need to.
Tony Mowbray has set up Rovers to play with the ball, preferring a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 that builds up play patiently. The Rovers full-backs provide width, while the tempo of the game is controlled by those in front of them.
Back the home side for a tight win
Wolves are the clear favourites at 53/100 to win Friday's game, with Rovers at 5/1 and the draw at 31/10, and we will back the hosts for this one.
Wolves have won their last three matches following a 2-0 away win over Doncaster Rovers, a 3-0 home win against Racing Santander and a 3-0 win at Port Vale.
The Black Country side have a decent recent H2H advantage, beating Rovers 2-0 away in the FA Cup 2024/2025, but Tony Mowbray's men have been tough to beat on the road (W3, D3, L2 in all comps), so this should be close.
Fer Lopez is Wolves' spark right now with three goals in their last five, but Rovers can make it tough, so we're going to back the match to stay tight for as long as possible and take the under 2.5 goals at 1/1 if Rovers can slow the game down and Wolves win the midfield battle.
