Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United meet forces at Ewood Park, in a match for the 41st round of the Championship. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 09‑11‑2019, Leeds United won at home by (2‑1). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins and 1 losses in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 20‑10‑2018, for the Championship, which ended in Blackburn Rovers winning by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by D. Graham (2 ‘) and D. Lenihan (70’), for Blackburn Rovers, and M. Klich (45 ‘), for Leeds United. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Blackburn Rovers :
After 14 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in 10th position, with 53 points won. In their last match, they lost to Derby County away by (3‑0), after in the previous match having tied (2‑2) at home, in a match against Swansea City. This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 25 suffered; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Blackburn Rovers have won 4, tied 5 and lost 1, winning 17 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (9 in 19 games). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Blackburn Rovers comes to this game unmotivated, after a 2×0 loss at Barnsley Stadium, adding to their second consecutive loss in the league. The difficulty of this game against Leeds United is great, and for this reason, coach Tony Mowbray must exercise more caution, focusing on defensive organization and quick transitions. Adam Armstrong continues to excel on this team, with 12 goals scored. Maintaining possession and ending are some of the weaknesses of the home team. The only player absent from this game will be Well Brereton, for being suspended.
Leeds United:
After 21 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 71 points won. In their last match, they defeated Huddersfield Town at home by (2‑0), after in the previous match they had won away, in a match against Hull City, by (0‑4). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have registered 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 11 suffered. For the championship, Leeds United conquered 17 points in 30 possible, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only got 1 comeback.
Leeds comes into this game with a tie to a ball at the reception to Luton, thus adding their second consecutive game without losing in the English second division: the team’s only goal was scored by Dallas. In this game against Blackburn Rovers, coach Marcelo Bielsa is expected to try to have more possession, looking to attack in a more positional way: Klich is Leeds’ grandmaster. Patrick Bamford is the top scorer with 14 goals. For this game the visiting coach does not have Casilla, due to a suspension.
