Blackburn – Bradford Prediction & Picks (29.03.2018)

Only six years ago, the Blackburn Rovers played in the Premier League and were allowed to compete with Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and the other greats from England. After eleven years Erstligazugehörigkeit the Rovers then rose in 2012 from. A return to the Beletage of English football will probably not be so fast, because since this season the club plays only in the League One. But Blackburn has a great opportunity to at least make an immediate return to the championship. Currently it is a three-way fight for the two direct promotion ranks and the Blackburn Rovers are in the thick of it. Against Bradford City, a threesome is scheduled for Thursday at home.

Blackburn:

Be careful when looking at the League One table. For some of the 24 clubs have only completed 36 games, others 37 to even 39th The Blackburn Rovers have 37 league games under their belt and from them 22 victories and ten draws brought. Blackburn lost only five games in league play. With 76 points, the relegated is currently in third place. At least the rise playoffs should be sure Blackburn, because the Rovers’ lead in seventh, which does not qualify for these playoffs, is nineteen points. But Blackburn wants to save this detour course and rise directly. Behind Wigan Athletic is one point behind, but Wigan has played one game less than Blackburn. However: Leader Shrewsbury Town has only two more points than the Rovers but also one more game. That means: With a victory on Thursday, Blackburn is at the top of the table.

In any case, the Rovers have the direct rise in their own hands. At home Blackburn is currently the best team in League One with eleven wins, six draws and only two defeats in nineteen home games. In the home Ewood Park Blackburn lost on 16.09.2017 last league game. For the equivalent of sixteen home games in League One, there was no more defeat for Blackburn. Overall, the Blackburn Rovers have been unbeaten in seven league games and have won five of them. With seventy goals Blackburn represents the best attack of all 24 clubs. In twelve of their last thirteen home games in League One, Blackburn Rovers scored at least two goals.

Bradford:

The year 2018 has not been so good for Bradford City so far. Starting with an away win on New Year’s Day, there was no victory in the next eleven competitive matches. On the contrary: Nine of these eleven games have Bradford lost – eight in League One and one in the FA Cup -, in two other league games there was a draw. This negative run, with only two out of a possible thirty points, came to an end last weekend when Bradford won again at home against Gillingham. Bradford prevailed 1-0, for it was once again the first to zero since 25.11.2017 or since converted nineteen competitive games. Despite this miserable record in the ten league games mentioned above, Bradford still has every chance of a playoff.

Bradford is currently in tenth place with sixteen wins, five defeats and five more draws. The gap to Peterborough United in the last playoff rank seven, which has already completed a game more, is only four points. Interesting: Although Bradford has lost five of his last six away games and only scored one of the possible eighteen points, the club is still League One’s fifth best away team. Also interesting: There were seven defeats for Bradford in nineteen league games. Six of these seven bankruptcies have been claimed by Bradford in his last eight away games. There was a bust for Bradford in the first leg. At home, the Bantams narrowly lost 0: 1.