Blackburn vs Wrexham Prediction & Match Preview

• Blackburn destroyed Cambridge United 5-2 in the previous round of the FA Cup.
• The Riversiders are now up against League Two side Wrexham in the battle for the fifth round of the competition.
• Samuel Szmodics is Championship’s top scorer with 16 goals to his name so far in the season.

Blackburn and Wrexham will close the curtain on the first legs of the FA Cup fourth round on Monday evening at Ewood Park. The Riversiders will be looking to forget the recent league failures and extend their cup adventure after a favourable draw. Wrexham represents one of the easiest draws for any team at this stage of the competition.

Blackburn have really been struggling to perform in recent weeks. They won just one of the last ten Championship outings. This horrendous spell of form dropped them to 17th position in the table. Jon Dahl Tomasson’s men took just two points from the previous seven league fixtures.

The lack of defensive meticulousness has been the main source of problems for the Danish manager of late. Blackburn own the worst defensive record in entire Championship with 53 goals shipped in 28 outings. They allowed two or more goals in nine of the last eleven league fixtures. They even conceded twice in the previous round of the FA Cup, albeit in the 5-2 win over lower-division Cambridge.

Wrexham occupy the second position in the League Two standings. Their automatic promotion ambitions suffered a big hit last weekend when the Welsh outfit suffered a 0-1 road loss to bottom-half Newport County. That said, Wrexham own the third-best attacking record in the League Two and they will certainly have their chances to strike against the leaky Blackburn defense on Monday at Ewood Park.

Recent Meetings

• This will be the first competitive meeting between Blackburn and Wrexham.
• The two teams met each other in a preseason friendly in 2013. It ended in a 1-1 draw.

Blackburn vs Wrexham Prediction

Blackburn have really been struggling to keep things quiet at the back in recent months. Nevertheless, they showed strength against a lower-division rival just in the previous round of the FA Cup when they destroyed Cambridge 5-2 at Ewood Park. They are now up against an even weaker rival on paper as Wrexham compete in the fourth tier of English football. The visitors generally play attacking-minded football in their division and we have plenty of reasons to expect a goal fest on Monday. The main pick is Blackburn to win & Both Teams To Score at the 2.87 odds.

Samuel Szmodics is by far Blackburn’s most dangerous attacker this season. The Irish forward currently tops Championship’s goal-scoring charts with 16 goals. He added a hat-trick in the aforementioned 5-2 victory over Cambridge United in the previous round of the FA Cup. We see great value in backing Sammie Szmodics to score anytime for the hosts at the 2.30 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- January 27, 2024

Blackburn vs Wrexham Betting Tips

Blackburn to win & Both Teams Score

OK

2.88 Odds

Sammie Szmodics to score anytime

OK

2.30 Odds

Correct Score: Blackburn 3-1

OK

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