Blackburn vs West Ham Prediction

Blackburn
2-1
Finished
HT 0-0
West Ham
Ewood Park, Blackburn·Thomas Kirk 07/11/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
3.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
82%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.17
SignalSTRONGModel61%SurpriseMediumGap-3.4%
Blackburn Rest
3 days
West Ham Rest
2 days

Blackburn vs West Ham: the result in context

Blackburn beat West Ham 2-1 in the Championship on 7 Nov 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

West Ham tend to win more corners, 7.9 a game to 4.8 for Blackburn.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
20%5.00
X
23%4.15
2
57%1.62
Double Chance
1X
43%2.23
X2
80%1.16
Both Teams to Score
Yes
58%1.57
No
42%2.22
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.02 + 1.58 = 2.60
Over 1.5
80%1.17
Over 2.5
58%1.55
Over 3.5
37%2.38
Under 1.5
20%4.80
Under 2.5
42%2.35
Under 3.5
63%1.53
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.9 + 5.4 = 10.3
Over 8.5
68%1.19
Over 9.5
57%1.37
Over 10.5
45%1.65
Under 8.5
32%3.94
Under 9.5
43%2.81
Under 10.5
55%2.08
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.2 + 2.2 = 4.4
Over 3.5
64%1.67
Over 4.5
45%2.26
Under 3.5
36%2.10
Under 4.5
55%1.59

Match Events

34'Gady BeyukuFoul
54'Andri GuðjohnsenAssist: J. Fevrier
59'Edvin Austbö INManor Solomon out
65'Mohamadou Kante INTaty Castellanos out
67'Kristi MontgomeryFoul
70'J. Fevrier INAugustus Kargbo out
71'Oladapo AfolayanAssist: Yuki Ohashi
71'Andri Guðjohnsen INYuki Ohashi out
72'Maximilian KilmanDissent
78'Divine Mukasa INLewis Orford out
78'Joël Veltman INTomáš Souček out
82'Kristi Montgomery INMoussa·Baradji out
82'Joel PiroeAssist: Taty Castellanos
86'Arne EngelsDissent
87'Augustus Kargbo

Lineups

Blackburn
4-2-3-1Coach: Tony Mowbray
West Ham
4-4-1-1Coach: S. Parker
Avg rating6.80
Avg rating6.54
B. Tóth6.922B. Tóth
Gady Beyuku6.327G. Beyuku
H. Carter6.917H. Carter
S. McLoughlin6.715S. McLoughlin
H. Pickering7.23H. Pickering
Sam Morsy6.28S. Morsy
Kristi Montgomery6.531K. Montgomery
J. Fevrier7.411J. Fevrier
T. Cantwell6.610T. Cantwell
O. Afolayan7.221O. Afolayan
A. Guðjohnsen7.79A. Guðjohnsen
M. Hermansen5.91M. Hermansen
J. Veltman6.534J. Veltman
K. Mavropanos7.515K. Mavropanos
M. Kilman6.43M. Kilman
Ezra Mayers6.763E. Mayers
J. Bowen6.320J. Bowen
D. Mukasa6.314D. Mukasa
A. Engels6.67A. Engels
E. Austbö6.035E. Austbö
M. Kanté6.117M. Kanté
J. Piroe7.79J. Piroe

Blackburn Substitutes

1A. Pears
4Yuri Ribeiro
23Y. Ohashi71'for Andri Guðjohnsen6.8
7A. Kargbo70'for J. Fevrier87'6.4
30J. Garrett
14D. De Neve
24M. Baradji82'for Kristi Montgomery6.5
6Tom Atcheson
16S. Wharton

West Ham Substitutes

23A. Areola
11V. Castellanos65'for Mohamadou Kante6.9
58A. Golambeckis
27S. Magassa
61L. Orford78'for Divine Mukasa6.7
5Morato
30O. Scarles
10M. Solomon59'for Edvin Austbö6.3
28T. Souček78'for Joël Veltman6.2

Match Stats

BlackburnWest Ham
36%Ball Possession64%
4Corner Kicks9
3Yellow Cards2
5Total Shots21
3Shots on Goal5
1Shots off Goal12
2Shots Inside Box11
3Shots Outside Box10
1Blocked Shots4
16Fouls8
1Offsides0
4Goalkeeper Saves1
318Total Passes583
243Passes Accurate481
8Free Kicks15

Team Comparison

BlackburnBlackburn
West HamWest Ham
1607Elo Rating 1772
1.13Attack 2.44
1.05Defense 0.92
34%Hit Rate 31%
10.3Shots per Game 19.5
2.5Shots on Target 8.3
4.8Corners per Game 7.9
2.5Cards per Game 2.3

AI Insights

📊Home Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

BlackburnBlackburn
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
West HamWest Ham
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.7 vs 0.7 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

1 previous meeting, all competitions

BlackburnBlackburn0Wins · 0%
Draws1100%
West HamWest Ham0Wins · 0%
4.0Avg Goals
100%Both teams scored1 of 1
100%3+ goals1 of 1

Previous meetings

League Cup09/11/2022
West HamBlackburn
92102

Referee Profile

Thomas Kirk163 matches

4.30Cards per match
4.18Yellow cards per match
0.11Red cards per match
22.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Thomas Kirk4.30
Other referees3.94

4.30 cards a match, 0.36 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.94).

Cards come from 132 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Championship 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1BirminghamBirmingham1585228:14+1429WWWLW
2MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough1585230:19+1129DLWWD
3Stoke CityStoke City1592424:18+629WWWDW
4WolvesWolves1584326:18+828DWWWD
5West BromWest Brom1584323:15+828WDWDW
6SwanseaSwansea1582522:18+426LLWLL
7SouthamptonSouthampton1584329:15+1424LDWWD
8QPRQPR1566324:18+624WDLWL
9West HamWest Ham1565437:23+1423LDLLW
10Sheffield UtdSheffield Utd1564521:19+222LWWDW
11PortsmouthPortsmouth1564520:18+222LWDWD
12NorwichNorwich1570832:24+821WWWWL
13BlackburnBlackburn1563622:23-121WLLWL
14CardiffCardiff1546527:27018WDLWD
15WrexhamWrexham1546518:20-218DWLLW
16MillwallMillwall1553723:27-418LLWLD
17Bristol CityBristol City1553716:24-818LLWDL
18BoltonBolton1552820:29-917LWLLD
19CharltonCharlton1545613:23-1017WLLLL
20WatfordWatford1543813:23-1015DWLLW
21LincolnLincoln1543815:26-1115LLLWD
22BurnleyBurnley1517722:31-910LDDLL
23DerbyDerby1524914:30-1610WLLDL
24PrestonPreston15221113:30-178WLLDL
#TeamMPGPts
1BirminghamBirmingham1528:1429
2MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough1530:1929
3Stoke CityStoke City1524:1829
4WolvesWolves1526:1828
5West BromWest Brom1523:1528
6SwanseaSwansea1522:1826
7SouthamptonSouthampton1529:1524
8QPRQPR1524:1824
9West HamWest Ham1537:2323
10Sheffield UtdSheffield Utd1521:1922
11PortsmouthPortsmouth1520:1822
12NorwichNorwich1532:2421
13BlackburnBlackburn1522:2321
14CardiffCardiff1527:2718
15WrexhamWrexham1518:2018
16MillwallMillwall1523:2718
17Bristol CityBristol City1516:2418
18BoltonBolton1520:2917
19CharltonCharlton1513:2317
20WatfordWatford1513:2315
21LincolnLincoln1515:2615
22BurnleyBurnley1522:3110
23DerbyDerby1514:3010
24PrestonPreston1513:308
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About the Blackburn vs West Ham forecast

The forecasts for this Championship match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Blackburn and West Ham in the Championship table

In the Championship table, West Ham are 9th and Blackburn 13th, 2 points apart. League goal record so far: Blackburn 22-23, West Ham 37-23. The full standings are on the Championship Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Blackburn have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Blackburn and West Ham have met only 1 time recently, with 4.0 goals in that meeting. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.