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Aston Villa vs Blackburn Predictions

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      Aston Villa vs Blackburn Rovers Predictions

      Dean Smith has turned it around for Aston Villa after his rocky start to his tenure, they have now won 4 Championship games on the spin with wins against Derby County, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and a superb 3-0 win at home to Middlesbrough last time out. That has seen Dean Smith’s side climb into the playoff places, however they can’t afford to rest on their laurels as just 3 points separate them in 6th place and Nottingham Forest in 11th.

      Blackburn Rovers are enduring a rough patch in the league of late as they have won just one of their last 9 games, a 3-0 win at home to strugglers Wigan. Worryingly they have lost 7 of those 9 games and are slipping quickly down the table. Their good start to the season should save them however as they sit 11 points above the relegation places with just 8 games remaining.

      Aston Villa have been a strange side this season, they rank as low as 9th in the home table after winning 8, drawing 8 and losing 3 of their 19 home league games. They are the highest scorers on home soil, netting a colossal 44 goals, averaging 2.32 per game. Their main problem has been the defence, particularly at home. They have conceded 32 goals at home which is also the most in the league, averaging 1.68 goals per game against this season. Their recent home form has been encouraging however, beating Derby County 4-0 and Middlesbrough 3-0 in their last 2 outings at Villa Park.

      Blackburn have been mediocre away from home, picking up just 17 points from their 19 games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 10. They are decent scorers, netting 1.37 per game on their travels but like most of the strugglers, they can’t keep the ball out. Blackburn are the highest conceders on the road, letting in a huge 42 goals at a rate of 2.21 per game.

      Goals have been a prominent feature in both sides games this season, Aston Villa games have on average 3.21 goals per game with 84.2% of their games seeing 2 or more goals and 60.5% of their games seeing 3 or more goals. Blackburn on the other hand see the 5th most goals per game averaging 2.95, with 73.6% of their games seeing 2 or more goals and 55.2% of their games seeing 3 or more.

      Both sides come into this game in differing form and with the playoffs on the horizon, we can’t see Aston Villa slipping up here against a Blackburn side who have conceded the most goals away from home this season. For that reason we are backing Aston Villa to win this game at max stakes. We are also going to back Aston Villa & Over 2.5 match goals as an alternative tip. On the correct score front we feel this is game that’s going to be one way traffic and expect this to finish 3-0 to the home side.

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