Blackburn Rovers will welcome Birmingham City in Blackburn, Lancashire, in the 4th round of the FA Cup. The venue: Blackburn Rovers, kick-off: 16:00, date: 28/01/2023.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Match result: Blackburn Rovers to win — 2.36
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Both teams to score: YES — 1.93
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: To qualify: Blackburn Rovers — 1.7
Birmingham have lost their last five Championship matches on a bounce and this speaks volume about their current form. Blackburn Rovers are somewhat better form-wise, having won one and drawn one in their last five Championship games and they won 2-1 the last time both teams crossed paths.
Blackburn have struggled at the back in recent games as they have conceded at least one goal in five of their last seven matches across all competitions. Birmingham are somewhat decent going forward. The last time both teams met, Blackburn won 2-1 at home.
Blackburn head into this game as the favourites while Birmingham head into the game coming off the back of five defeats in the Championship on a bounce. The last time both teams met, Blackburn won the tie at home, hence I’m backing them to repeat the same performance.
The Riversiders are not in their best shape, having lost three of their last five Championship matches. However, they currently occupy the 4th position with 43 points after 28 games. Blackburn will look to advance to the 5th round of the FA Cup against
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The Blue and White side are in dreadful form, having lost their last five Championship matches on a bounce. They are not entirely safe from the relegation zone, occupying the 19th position with 32 points after 28 matches. They play visitors to Blackburn this weekend in the FA Cup.
Both teams are keen to bounce back to winning ways but Blackburn are in better shape than Birmingham City. It’s a tough game but I expect the hosts to go through to the next round of the FA Cup.
The last time both teams met, Blackburn Rovers won the clash 2-1 at Blackburn Rovers, hence I expect them to repeat a similar victory over the White and Blue.
It’s always safe when you double chance the favourites. For this reason, I have backed Blackburn Rovers to either win or draw against Birmingham City.
Goalkeeper: Kaminski
Defenders: Pickering, Wharton, Ayala, Rankin-Costello
Midfielders: Morton, Buckley, Dack
Forwards: Brereton, Vale, Hedges
Goalkeeper: Ruddy
Defenders: Colin, Sanderson, Long, Trusty
Midfielders: Chong, Mejbri, Bielik, Khadra
Forwards: Deeney, Hogan
This match will be played at Blackburn Rovers (in Blackburn, Lancashire,)
This starting whistle will sound on January 28th, 2023. 16:00 UTC.