Each week in the EFL season, our resident EFL expert Gab Sutton will be providing insight along with his top EFL betting tips for the best games of the weekend across the Championship, League One or League Two.
Take advantage of Gab’s tips with the best football betting offers, odds, and markets from our selection of top football betting sites ahead of Blackburn v Derby.
Blackburn v Derby Betting Tips
Blackburn v Derby Odds
- Blackburn to win odds - 13/10
- Draw odds - 12/5
- Derby to win odds - 21/10
Odds courtesy of Betfred, correct at the time of publication
Blackburn v Derby Match Preview
Blackburn and Derby kick-off the televised Championship season as two sides likely to be involved in a relegation dogfight, so Friday’s game could come to have a bearing on the basement battle.
There are question marks over both, with Rovers having a competitive best XI but being reliant on their academy for any sort of options in reserve, while much of the Rams squad arguably served their primary purpose in last season’s promotion from League One.
With little to choose between the two, though, it’s questionable that the visitors are considered outsiders at 15/8, even with the odds weighted towards home bias.
John Eustace’s side may feel compelled to take the game to Paul Warne’s side, as hosts, but defensive options of Kyle McFadzean, Danny Batth and Dom Hyam won’t give them much pace.
So, there’s an opportunity for Derby to hit Blackburn on the counter-attack, with a narrow front-three including Kayden Jackson and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
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