Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday Predictions

Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday predictions for today Championship tie. Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday meet Tuesday at Ewood Park, both aiming to recover from weekend losses and keep faint Championship play-off hopes alive. Read on for all our free Championship predictions and betting tips.

Championship | Apr 8, 2025 at 7.45pm UK at Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday Predictions

Can Either Side Stop the Slide or Is More Misery on the Cards?

• Blackburn’s Freefall Continues
  • With six defeats in their last seven Championship matches and five consecutive losses under Ismael, Rovers are in full-blown crisis mode.
• Wednesday’s Road Warriors
  • Sheffield Wednesday have picked up 30 points on their travels this season, a tally bettered by only four sides in the league.
• Both Teams Struggle for Consistency
  • Across their last 12 combined matches, these sides have only managed three wins, with defensive lapses and late collapses defining their recent outings.

Best Bet for Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday

It’s hard to call this Tuesday night’s showdown at Ewood Park anything other than a meeting of the wounded. Once in sniffing distance of the play-off places, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday now find themselves lumped together mid-table, locked on 52 points, and limping into the final stretch of the season. The only thing separating the two is goal difference, though judging by recent displays, that may not last long either.

The Rovers come into this match looking like a team stuck in first gear with the handbrake still on. Valerien Ismael has yet to win a single game since stepping into the dugout, and five straight defeats have left the fans asking if the season’s already finished in early April. As for the visitors, Sheffield Wednesday haven’t exactly been dazzling either, but their away form tells a different story. They’ve taken 30 points on the road — a total only a handful of Championship sides can better — and that’s what could tip the balance in their favour here.

It’s not a glamour fixture, let’s be honest, but with both teams in desperate need of a confidence injection, it could get spicy. And if nothing else, misery does love company — so expect a fair amount of tension, a few sloppy mistakes, and maybe, just maybe, a few goals to go along with them.

Best Bet for Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday: Sheffield Wednesday to Win and Both Teams to Score

Here at BettingTips4You.com, we don’t believe in flooding you with endless tips and hoping one lands. Instead, we dig deep, cut through the noise, and bring you one sharp, no-nonsense prediction per match. For this Championship clash, our Best Bet is Sheffield Wednesday to win and both teams to score — the standout value from all the available markets.

Let’s face it, Blackburn are leaking goals like a sieve and show little sign of tightening up. Five defeats on the bounce and only two goals scored during that stretch is hardly the mark of a team ready to bounce back. Defensively, they’ve been fragile, and with Pears continuing in goal behind a makeshift backline missing key names like Wharton, Carter, and Beck, there’s little to suggest they’ll suddenly turn watertight. Even the midfield pairing of Tronstad and Travis has lacked bite recently, and going forward, Makhtar Gueye’s barren spell leaves them short of a clinical edge.

Sheffield Wednesday, on the other hand, aren’t perfect — far from it — but they do know how to get it done on the road. With 10 away wins this season, and recent showings from the likes of Anthony Musaba and Josh Windass giving them some bite up top, they’ll fancy their chances against a side looking utterly devoid of confidence. Even if the Owls concede — which is a fair shout given their defensive lapses and the chaos in the dying minutes against Hull — they’ve shown enough forward thrust to outscore a faltering Blackburn.

What might clinch it is the contrasting vibes: Sheffield Wednesday feel like a side still clinging to some sense of identity, while Blackburn look like they’ve forgotten their own name. The Ewood Park crowd could turn quickly if things go south early on, and if Wednesday can pounce in those moments, the game might be theirs.

“Sheffield Wednesday may not be bulletproof, but against a crumbling Blackburn defence and a team running on fumes, they’ve got the tools to win this and still leak a goal.”
— BettingTips4You.com expert STEVE HARRINGTON

With both sides shaky at the back but only one of them carrying a genuine threat going forward, this bet just makes sense.

Correct Score Prediction: Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

If you were hoping for a tense 0-0 grind, look away now. This could end up being one of those mad midweek clashes where defensive errors pile up. Blackburn might grab a goal, perhaps through a moment of individual skill from Dolan or a half-chance falling kindly, but they don’t look like scoring more than once. Sheffield Wednesday, on the other hand, have the pieces to exploit a vulnerable backline and could easily net a few if they smell blood. A 3-1 away win doesn’t seem far-fetched in the slightest.

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