Blackburn v West Brom prediction

Championship · Sat, 16 Jan 2027 15:00 GMT · Ewood Park

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Blackburn v West Brom, Championship on Sat, 16 Jan 2027 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Blackburn host West Brom in the Championship on Saturday 16 January (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

12 of Blackburn’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%).

West Brom are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. West Brom have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Both teams scored in 11 of Blackburn’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, Blackburn have four wins, no draws and four defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.50 points per game, scoring 1.63 and conceding 1.38. Blackburn have scored 20 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Blackburn have conceded 22 goals, the 11th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Seven of West Brom’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in 11 of West Brom’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). Away from home, West Brom have four wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.63 points per game, scoring 1.50 and conceding 1.38. West Brom have scored 20 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). West Brom have conceded 15 goals, the third-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Blackburn (14th) and West Brom (sixth) are seven points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have West Brom the stronger side, 222 rating points above Blackburn (West Brom 1670, Blackburn 1448, after at least 340 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

West Brom are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Blackburn. The most recent meeting, on 17 October 2026, finished West Brom 3–2 Blackburn.

Team news

Predicted Blackburn XI (4-2-3-1): B. Tóth, S. McLoughlin, H. Carter, R. Alebiosu, H. Pickering, O. Afolayan, S. Morsy, K. Montgomery, T. Cantwell, M. Baradji, A. Guðjohnsen — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Andri Guðjohnsen (4.3 per match over 14 appearances, 10 goals and one assist) and Oladapo Afolayan (4.1 per match over 16 appearances, five goals and two assists) have been Blackburn’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Blackburn (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Andri Guðjohnsen averages 1.7 shots per 90 over 1194 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances. Oladapo Afolayan averages 0.7 key passes per 90 over 1166 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted West Brom XI (4-4-2): M. O’Leary, C. Styles, C. Mepham, B. Pereira, G. Campbell, I. Price, J. Molumby, O. Diakité, R. Nzingoula, J. Morgan, F. Myhre — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Isaac Price (5.1 per match over 16 appearances, seven goals and two assists) and Callum Styles (4.8 per match over 16 appearances, three goals and one assist) have been West Brom’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for West Brom (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Isaac Price averages 1.4 key passes per 90 over 1868 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Callum Styles averages 3.2 tackles per 90 over 1415 minutes, with a tackle in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 16 Jan 2027 15:00 GMT · Championship · Ewood Park
Head-to-head (last 6): Blackburn 1 · draws 2 · West Brom 3 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Blackburn 2W 0D 3L · West Brom 3W 2D 0L

Blackburn v West Brom (Championship): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 6.5

Corners

against 6.25 / 5.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.63 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 3 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Blackburn for / against	Line	West Brom for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.5 for · 18.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.63 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.13 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Blackburn

Blackburn Goalkeeper

Blackburn — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Tóth	12	901080 min	342.8 /90	131.1 /90	00 /90
A. Pears	4	90360 min	61.5 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Tóth n 8	90	2.8 5/3
A. Pears n 8	90	1.4 3/1

Blackburn Defensive

Blackburn — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. McLoughlin	16	901440 min	171.1 /90	301.9 /90	221.4 /90	794.9 /90	120.8 /90	30.2 /90
R. Alebiosu	15	841255 min	201.4 /90	100.7 /90	20.1 /90	443.2 /90	70.5 /90	00 /90
H. Pickering	12	78930 min	171.6 /90	90.9 /90	80.8 /90	444.3 /90	80.8 /90	30.3 /90
Tom Atcheson	11	82903 min	111.1 /90	90.9 /90	151.5 /90	454.5 /90	90.9 /90	30.3 /90
H. Carter	10	72718 min	111.4 /90	40.5 /90	111.4 /90	334.1 /90	20.3 /90	20.3 /90
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Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.8 4/2	—
T. Cantwell n 8	79.4	1.6 6/4	1.4 8/2	—
O. Afolayan n 8	74.1	2 7/4	3.2 8/6	—
R. Alebiosu n 8	78.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0	—
Kristi Montgomery n 8	84.1	0.9 6/1	0.9 4/1	—
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Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.8 4/2
T. Cantwell n 8	79.4	1.7 6/4
O. Afolayan n 8	74.1	2 7/4
R. Alebiosu n 8	78.3	1.9 6/5
Kristi Montgomery n 8	84.1	3.5 7/7
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Blackburn Attacking

Blackburn — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Guðjohnsen	14	64899 min	101 /90	10.1 /90	171.7 /90	121.2 /90	80.8 /90	40.4 /90
J. Fevrier	14	44610 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	192.8 /90	50.7 /90	121.8 /90	111.6 /90
A. Kargbo	5	26130 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.4 /90	10.7 /90	32.1 /90	53.5 /90
Y. Ohashi	3	35105 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90
T. Cantwell	16	791257 min	20.1 /90	20.1 /90	251.8 /90	130.9 /90	372.6 /90	120.9 /90
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Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
T. Cantwell n 8	79.4	1.1 6/2	0.7 4/1
O. Afolayan n 8	74.1	2.4 6/5	1.1 5/2
R. Alebiosu n 8	78.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Kristi Montgomery n 8	84.1	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
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Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Cantwell n 8	79.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
O. Afolayan n 8	74.1	0.6 3/1	0.2 1/0
R. Alebiosu n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Kristi Montgomery n 8	84.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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West Brom

West Brom Goalkeeper

West Brom — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. O’Leary	15	901354 min	463.1 /90	120.8 /90	00 /90
M. Ingram	1	9090 min	44 /90	33 /90	00 /90

West Brom — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. O’Leary n 8	90	3.2 7/6

West Brom Defensive

West Brom — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Styles	16	851353 min	473.1 /90	161.1 /90	60.4 /90	744.9 /90	100.7 /90	10.1 /90
G. Campbell	14	871216 min	151.1 /90	90.7 /90	70.5 /90	533.9 /90	90.7 /90	20.1 /90
N. Phillips	10	86858 min	171.8 /90	141.5 /90	111.2 /90	555.8 /90	40.4 /90	20.2 /90
C. Mepham	9	88791 min	111.3 /90	60.7 /90	50.6 /90	374.2 /90	50.6 /90	10.1 /90
B. Pereira	7	82574 min	91.4 /90	30.5 /90	20.3 /90	325 /90	81.3 /90	20.3 /90
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West Brom — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Styles n 8	90	0.9 4/2	0.5 4/0	—
M. O’Leary n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
I. Price n 8	89.3	0.5 3/1	1.1 6/2	—
O. Diakité n 8	75	0.6 4/0	2.1 7/5	—
Jimmy Morgan n 8	70.5	1.9 6/4	1.9 7/2	—
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West Brom — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Styles n 8	90	3.8 8/7
I. Price n 8	89.3	1.4 5/4
O. Diakité n 8	75	2.1 8/3
Jimmy Morgan n 8	70.5	1.3 6/2
J. Molumby n 8	89.3	1 5/3
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West Brom Attacking

West Brom — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Jimmy Morgan	15	741111 min	70.6 /90	40.3 /90	262.1 /90	121 /90	181.5 /90	70.6 /90
Felix Horn Myhre	12	67803 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	70.8 /90	40.4 /90	141.6 /90	60.7 /90
A. Heggebø	10	56562 min	20.3 /90	20.3 /90	152.4 /90	40.6 /90	30.5 /90	30.5 /90
B. Stewart	6	44264 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	41.4 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90
J. Morgan	3	82245 min	20.7 /90	00 /90	62.2 /90	41.5 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
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West Brom — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Styles n 8	90	1 7/1	0.5 3/1
M. O’Leary n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Price n 8	89.3	2.6 7/6	1.4 6/3
O. Diakité n 8	75	1.8 8/3	0 0/0
Jimmy Morgan n 8	70.5	2.4 7/4	0.5 3/0
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West Brom — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Styles n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. O’Leary n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Price n 8	89.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
O. Diakité n 8	75	0 0/0	0 0/0
Jimmy Morgan n 8	70.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Blackburn v West Brom — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BlackburnWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

West BromWWDWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Blackburn 1 · 2 draws · West Brom 3 · 2.17 goals/game

2026-10-17 West Brom 3–2 Blackburn
2026-04-06 Blackburn 0–0 West Brom
2025-08-09 West Brom 1–0 Blackburn
2025-02-12 West Brom 0–2 Blackburn
2024-10-23 Blackburn 0–0 West Brom
2024-01-13 West Brom 4–1 Blackburn

League standing · 2026/27

Blackburn#14 pos18 pts14 pl-2 GD

West Brom#6 pos25 pts14 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Blackburn scored1.43

West Brom scored1.43

Blackburn conceded1.57

West Brom conceded1.07

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What is the head-to-head record between Blackburn and West Brom?: In their last 6 meetings, Blackburn won 1, West Brom won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
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