Stoke City vs Blackburn tips: High stakes but few goals as Rovers push for promotion
- Seb Sternik
- 10 March 2023
Blackburn Rovers will be looking to continue their push for automatic promotion to the Premier League when they travel to Stoke this Friday night.
Following an eight-match unbeaten run in the Championship, Blackburn have thrust themselves into the automatic promotion conversation.
With second-placed Sheffield United dropping points in recent weeks, their position in the standings does feel somewhat precarious.
The Blades are still seven-points clear of Middlesbrough and nine of Blackburn, though with the pressure piling towards the end of the season, all is still to play for.
Blackburn will be looking to capitalise on recent events as they target their fifth straight Championship victory.
Their 1-0 home win over the Blades last weekend felt like an important moment in the season.
However, continuing their winning run against Stoke City may not be as easy as it seems.
On paper, the Potters look fairly harmless considering they sit 16th in the standings and boast the fifth-worst home record in the league.
Nonetheless, last weekend's 5-1 demolition of Sunderland proved there is potential in Alex Neil's side.
Stoke have performed well in this fixture, winning three of the last five head to heads - including the last two.
This has been a low-scoring affair over the last four years, with just 10 goals across the last eight meetings.
With that in mind, our recommendation is to back under 2.5 goals in the betting and maybe steer towards another Blackburn win.
