Championship · Matchday 15 
Our pick Away win Missed
Blackburn vs West Ham: Recent meetings point to another close contest
West Ham are unbeaten in the last four meetings, but three ended level. Blackburn will look to turn home advantage into a response to consecutive defeats.
📍 Ewood Park
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Match report
Final result: Blackburn 2-1 West Ham.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 5–20; Shots on target: 3–5; Corners: 4–9; Expected goals: 1.01–1.35.
Goals
- 54' Andri Guðjohnsen · J. Fevrier · Blackburn
- 71' Oladapo Afolayan · Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn
- 82' Joel Piroe · Taty Castellanos · West Ham
Cards
- 34' Gady Beyuku · Blackburn
- 67' Kristi Montgomery · Blackburn
- 72' Maximilian Kilman · West Ham
- 86' Arne Engels · West Ham
- 87' Augustus Kargbo · Blackburn
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn) 7.7
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Blackburn · 4-2-3-1
- 22B. TóthG
- 27Gady BeyukuD
- 17H. CarterD
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 3H. PickeringD
- 8Sam MorsyM
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
- 11J. FevrierM
- 10T. CantwellM
- 21O. AfolayanM
- 9A. GuðjohnsenF
Coach: Tony Mowbray
West Ham · 4-4-1-1
- 1M. HermansenG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 15K. MavropanosD
- 3M. KilmanD
- 63Ezra MayersD
- 20J. BowenM
- 14D. MukasaM
- 7A. EngelsM
- 35E. AustböM
- 17M. KantéM
- 9J. PiroeF
Coach: S. Parker
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| West Ham | 2.6 | 1.5 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | West Ham | 14 | +15 | 23 |
| 14 | Blackburn | 14 | -2 | 18 |
Last meetings
- 2022 West Ham 2-2 Blackburn
- 2016 Blackburn 1-5 West Ham
- 2011 West Ham 1-1 Blackburn
- 2010 Blackburn 1-1 West Ham
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Medium
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.25 – 1.87
- Double chance
- 12 · 76%1X 49% · X2 75%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 60%Over 1.5: 82% · Over 3.5: 38%
- Both teams score
- 61%
- Clean sheet
- 15% – 29%Blackburn–West Ham
- Half-time result
- 2 · 39%1 23% · X 38%
- Half-time / full-time
- 2/2 · 32%X/2 16% · 1/1 14%
- Expected corners
- 11.65.6 – 6.0 · Over 9.5: 71%
- Expected cards
- 3.81.7 – 2.1 · Over 3.5: 51%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A five-point gap to bridge
Blackburn need to halt a two-match losing run as they take on a West Ham side six places and five points above them in the Championship.
West Ham sit eighth with 23 points from 14 matches, while Blackburn are 14th on 18. Blackburn have won four of seven home league games, but West Ham have been difficult to beat away, collecting three wins and four draws from their seven trips.
Blackburn seek a reset
Blackburn’s most recent league match ended in defeat, leaving them with two losses in a row. Across their last five, they have recorded two wins and three defeats, scoring six goals and conceding nine.
West Ham also arrive without much momentum: their latest league game was a draw, and they are without a win in three. Their last five brought two wins, a draw and two defeats, with 13 goals scored and nine conceded. That attacking return is a contrast to Blackburn’s six goals over the same span.
A history of draws and West Ham resistance
The recent head-to-head record gives Blackburn reason to expect a tight test, but little evidence of an easy breakthrough. West Ham have gone unbeaten in the last four meetings, winning once while the other three ended in draws. Two of those four matches featured no more than two goals.
The latest encounter, in the League Cup in November 2022, finished 2-2. Earlier meetings included a 1-1 draw in the Premier League and West Ham’s 5-1 FA Cup win at Blackburn in 2016. The pattern is mixed on goals, yet West Ham’s unbeaten run is the clearest thread.
The home edge meets West Ham’s attack
Blackburn have scored 12 and conceded nine in seven home league matches, with four wins. West Ham’s away record is stronger still: three wins and four draws, alongside 18 goals scored and 10 conceded.
That creates a test of Blackburn’s ability to use Ewood Park to change the recent narrative against West Ham. The visitors’ 13 goals in their last five suggest they can punish defensive lapses, while Blackburn’s consecutive defeats leave them needing a more assured display.
Our prediction
West Ham’s stronger away record and greater recent scoring output give them the edge, even with a three-match winless run. The head-to-head history points to resistance from Blackburn, so a close game looks likely.
Blackburn 1-2 West Ham
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