📏 Form Guide

Blackburn Rovers

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Blackburn Rovers go into this fixture after a 1-1 Championship stalemate vs Ipswich Town.

In that game, Blackburn Rovers managed 46% possession and 14 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Blackburn Rovers was Andri Guðjohnsen (76'). Ipswich Town got 11 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Sindre Walle Egeli (94') scored for Ipswich Town.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Blackburn Rovers have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Blackburn Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 6 goals during that time.

Oxford United

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Swansea City in Championship action, Oxford United and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Oxford United managed 49% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. At the other end, Swansea City got 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Marko Stamenić (40') and Josh Tymon (45') scored for Swansea City.

Oxford United have regularly broken through opposing defences in the lead-up to this encounter, having scored 7 times in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Oxford United can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same clashes. That kind of trend might not be carried forward here, though.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Oxford United:

• are winless against Blackburn Rovers in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 3 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head clashes going back to 29/02/1992 shows that Blackburn Rovers have won 4 of these & Oxford United 1, with the tally of draws being 1.

A sum of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 12 for Rovers and 6 for The U's. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.

The previous league match between these clubs was Championship match day 27 on 18/01/2025 when it ended Oxford United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers.

On that day, Oxford United managed 55% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. The scorer was Cameron Brannagan (67').

At the other end, Blackburn Rovers got 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.

The referee was Will Finnie.

🗞️ Team News: Blackburn Rovers

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Blackburn Rovers gaffer Valérien Ismaël to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength group. Todd Cantwell (Knee injury) is sidelined.

In all likelihood, Rovers may well opt for a 3-4-1-2 formation for this game with Aynsley Pears, Lewis Miller, Sean McLoughlin, George Pratt, Ryan Alebiosu, Moussa Baradji, T. Gardner-Hickman, Yuri Ribeiro, Ryoya Morishita, Yuki Ohashi and Andri Gudjohnsen.

📋 Team News: Oxford United

In an otherwise available squad, there’s only the lone fitness worry for the Oxford United gaffer Gary Rowett to contend with. Ole Romeny (Broken foot) won’t be playing here.

We believe The U's seem most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 system using Jamie Cumming, Sam Long, Michal Helik, Ciaron Brown, Jack Currie, Will Vaulks, B. De Keersmaecker, Stanley Mills, Will Lankshear, Filip Krastev and Nik Prelec.

🔮 Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Oxford United may not find it easy to break down this Blackburn Rovers team who we reckon will emerge victorious.

We’re therefore seeing a very even match with a 1-0 winning margin for Blackburn Rovers at full-time.

Let’s see how it plays out.

Renata Leite, 19:03 09/12/2025