Blackburn Rovers
- Rovers have drawn their last two at Ewood.
- Michael O’Neill has brought a degree of structure and defensive discipline to Blackburn since taking over in February 2026, but they remain 20th in the Championship with 52 points from 45 games - nine more than the Foxes who are 23rd.
- Blackburn will sit deep and look to control the pace of the game by slowing Leicester’s play down and hitting them on the break.
Leicester City
- Leicester are winless in their last five, drawing three and losing two.
- Gary Rowett took over at Leicester in February and, despite the club’s instability, his short-term pragmatism has helped to avoid disaster in the second-tier.
- Since he took over, the nature of their play has changed in that they play with the ball less, are less nuanced and more direct.
Head-to-Head
Blackburn Rovers have beaten Leicester City in three of their last four Championship meetings , winning 2-0 on the road just five months ago .
Blackburn Rovers
Rovers’ main attacking threat has been Yuki Ohashi, who has scored 10 goals in 45 games this term , but Ryoya Morishita has found some form recently with two goals in his last five .
Leicester City
- For Leicester, Jordan James has been their most prolific player this term with 11 in 33 appearances.
- Rovers have conceded 26 goals in 22 home games, but Leicester have scored 1.18 per game away and conceded 1.55 in the Championship this season, so there could be plenty of goalmouth action on Saturday with both teams hitting the net.
Prediction
- Blackburn will keep it tight, but Leicester are still trying to control possession and dictate the tempo, so there should be space for both to take advantage of.
- That’s why we are backing Rovers to come out on top in what should be a high-scoring game.
