West Brom vs Blackburn Prediction

West Brom
3-2
Finished
HT 1-2
Blackburn
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich·Adam Herczeg 17/10/2026

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
77%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.22
SignalHIGHModel48%SurpriseMediumGap-5.2%
West Brom Rest
3 days
Blackburn Rest
3 days

West Brom vs Blackburn: result, form and history

West Brom beat Blackburn 3-2 in the Championship on 17 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Meetings between them tend to be tight, with just 1.9 goals a game across 10 matches.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
49%1.91
X
28%3.54
2
23%3.97
Double Chance
1X
77%1.22
X2
51%1.86
Both Teams to Score
Yes
50%1.83
No
50%1.87
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.48 + 1 = 2.48
Over 1.5
70%1.33
Over 2.5
46%2.00
Over 3.5
25%3.45
Under 1.5
30%3.25
Under 2.5
54%1.77
Under 3.5
75%1.28
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.1 + 4.7 = 10.8
Over 8.5
73%1.31
Over 9.5
62%1.58
Over 10.5
51%1.94
Under 8.5
27%2.98
Under 9.5
38%2.20
Under 10.5
49%1.76
Cards
Projected Cards: 2 + 2.2 = 4.2
Over 3.5
61%1.79
Over 4.5
41%2.44
Under 3.5
39%1.97
Under 4.5
59%1.52

Match Events

6'Andri GuðjohnsenAssist: Kristi Montgomery
12'Andri Guðjohnsen
19'Barney Stewart
21'Kristi MontgomeryFoul
23'George CampbellFoul
27'Ryoya Morishita INJ. Fevrier out
32'Oladapo AfolayanFoul
41'Chris MephamFoul
43'Toby Collyer INOusmane·Diakite out
60'Todd Cantwell INMathias Jørgensen out
60'Oladapo Afolayan INMoussa·Baradji out
61'Sam Morsy INJake Garrett out
63'Barney Stewart INAune Heggebo out
63'Rabby Nzingoula INHarry Whitwell out
71'Sean McLoughlinFoul
72'Isaac Price(Penalty)
73'Andri Guðjohnsen INHayden Carter out
87'J. Morgan INFelix Horn Myhre out
87'George Campbell INNathaniel Phillips out
89'Felix Horn MyhreAssist: Aune Heggebo

Lineups

West Brom
4-1-4-1Coach: J. Morrison
Blackburn
4-2-3-1Coach: Tony Mowbray
Avg rating6.68
Avg rating6.12
M. O’Leary6.21M. O’Leary
B. Pereira6.818B. Pereira
C. Mepham6.22C. Mepham
G. Campbell6.76G. Campbell
C. Styles6.54C. Styles
Tobias Christopher Collyer6.615T. Christopher Collyer
I. Price7.821I. Price
J. Molumby6.58J. Molumby
R. Nzingoula6.420R. Nzingoula
J. Morgan6.311J. Morgan
B. Stewart7.99B. Stewart
B. Tóth5.622B. Tóth
R. Alebiosu6.02R. Alebiosu
Tom Atcheson5.56T. Atcheson
S. McLoughlin5.815S. McLoughlin
H. Pickering5.93H. Pickering
Sam Morsy6.28S. Morsy
Kristi Montgomery6.431K. Montgomery
R. Morishita5.925R. Morishita
T. Cantwell6.010T. Cantwell
O. Afolayan5.721O. Afolayan
A. Guðjohnsen8.39A. Guðjohnsen

West Brom Substitutes

23T. Bany
17O. Diakité43'for Toby Collyer7.0
19A. Heggebø63'for Barney Stewart6.8
13M. Ingram
7F. Myhre87'for J. Morgan89'7.1
3N. Phillips87'for George Campbell6.1
22C. Townsend
26K. Tunde
29Harry Whitwell63'for Rabby Nzingoula6.1

Blackburn Substitutes

11J. Fevrier27'for Ryoya Morishita6.4
30J. Garrett61'for Sam Morsy6.4
29M. Jørgensen60'for Todd Cantwell6.2
7A. Kargbo
1A. Pears
17H. Carter73'for Andri Guðjohnsen5.6
14D. De Neve
27Gady Beyuku
24M. Baradji60'for Oladapo Afolayan6.1

Match Stats

West BromBlackburn
64%Ball Possession36%
8Corner Kicks4
2Yellow Cards3
25Total Shots10
4Shots on Goal2
15Shots off Goal7
20Shots Inside Box7
5Shots Outside Box3
6Blocked Shots1
9Fouls16
1Offsides1
0Goalkeeper Saves2
531Total Passes305
451Passes Accurate212
16Free Kicks9

Team Comparison

West BromWest Brom
BlackburnBlackburn
1650Elo Rating 1619
1.41Attack 1.91
1.73Defense 1.52
50%Hit Rate 56%
14.4Shots per Game 10.6
3.2Shots on Target 3.7
7.0Corners per Game 6.4
1.6Cards per Game 2.4

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend50% in H2H
📊Home Overperforming
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

West BromWest Brom
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
BlackburnBlackburn
  • Leads at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1.5 vs 0.4 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

West BromWest Brom3Wins · 30%
Draws440%
BlackburnBlackburn3Wins · 30%
1.9Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored5 of 10
40%3+ goals4 of 10

Previous meetings

Championship06/04/2026
BlackburnWest Brom
00
Championship09/08/2025
West BromBlackburn
10
Championship12/02/2025
West BromBlackburn
02
Championship23/10/2024
BlackburnWest Brom
00
Championship13/01/2024
West BromBlackburn
41
Championship05/08/2023
BlackburnWest Brom
21
Championship15/02/2023
West BromBlackburn
11
Championship14/08/2022
BlackburnWest Brom
21
Championship14/02/2022
West BromBlackburn
00
Championship21/08/2021
BlackburnWest Brom
12

Recent Form

West BromWest Brom
4W2D4L
13/10/2026
WrexhamWest Brom
12
W
10/10/2026
West BromBirmingham
01
L
20/09/2026
WolvesWest Brom
10
L
12/09/2026
West BromQPR
11
D
09/09/2026
DerbyWest Brom
01
W
05/09/2026
West BromWatford
10
W
02/09/2026
West BromCharlton
11
D
29/08/2026
MiddlesbroughWest Brom
31
L
26/08/2026
NewcastleWest Brom
32
L
23/08/2026
West BromBurnley
31
W
BlackburnBlackburn
4W2D4L
13/10/2026
Bristol CityBlackburn
01
W
10/10/2026
BlackburnCardiff
21
W
19/09/2026
PortsmouthBlackburn
22
D
12/09/2026
BlackburnMillwall
31
W
08/09/2026
BlackburnSheffield Utd
12
L
05/09/2026
PrestonBlackburn
21
L
01/09/2026
LincolnBlackburn
00
D
29/08/2026
BlackburnQPR
12
L
25/08/2026
BlackburnSheffield Utd
12
L
22/08/2026
BlackburnMiddlesbrough
21
W

Referee Profile

Adam Herczeg156 matches

3.54Cards per match
3.45Yellow cards per match
0.09Red cards per match
23.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Adam Herczeg3.54
Other referees4.00

3.54 cards a match, 0.46 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.00).

Cards come from 122 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Championship 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1SwanseaSwansea1172216:8+823LWWWW
2West HamWest Ham1164130:12+1822WWDDW
3MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough1164122:16+622DWWDD
4BirminghamBirmingham1155120:11+920WWWDW
5West BromWest Brom1162315:12+320WWLLD
6Stoke CityStoke City1161418:16+219WLWWW
7WolvesWolves1153319:16+318DWLLW
8SouthamptonSouthampton1163221:10+1117DWWLW
9QPRQPR1145215:12+317LWDDD
10BlackburnBlackburn1143417:16+115LWWDW
11Sheffield UtdSheffield Utd1143415:14+115WLWLL
12MillwallMillwall1143418:18015DLWDD
13PortsmouthPortsmouth1143414:14015DWWLD
14WrexhamWrexham1135315:16-114WLDWL
15BoltonBolton1142515:18-314DWLWW
16Bristol CityBristol City1142512:15-314LLDWL
17CharltonCharlton1135310:15-514LDDLD
18LincolnLincoln113359:19-1012DLLLW
19CardiffCardiff1125418:17+111DWLWL
20WatfordWatford1132610:19-911WLLLL
21NorwichNorwich1130817:21-49LLLLL
22BurnleyBurnley1115516:21-58LDWDL
23DerbyDerby111379:20-116LLDDL
24PrestonPreston111199:24-154LLLDL
#TeamMPGPts
1SwanseaSwansea1116:823
2West HamWest Ham1130:1222
3MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough1122:1622
4BirminghamBirmingham1120:1120
5West BromWest Brom1115:1220
6Stoke CityStoke City1118:1619
7WolvesWolves1119:1618
8SouthamptonSouthampton1121:1017
9QPRQPR1115:1217
10BlackburnBlackburn1117:1615
11Sheffield UtdSheffield Utd1115:1415
12MillwallMillwall1118:1815
13PortsmouthPortsmouth1114:1415
14WrexhamWrexham1115:1614
15BoltonBolton1115:1814
16Bristol CityBristol City1112:1514
17CharltonCharlton1110:1514
18LincolnLincoln119:1912
19CardiffCardiff1118:1711
20WatfordWatford1110:1911
21NorwichNorwich1117:219
22BurnleyBurnley1116:218
23DerbyDerby119:206
24PrestonPreston119:244
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About the West Brom vs Blackburn forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

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.

West Brom and Blackburn in the Championship table

In the Championship table, West Brom are 5th and Blackburn 10th, 5 points apart. League goal record so far: West Brom 15-12, Blackburn 17-16. The full standings are on the Championship Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Blackburn have led at half-time in 80% of their recent matches. 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.