Blackburn Rovers host Wrexham at Ewood Park on October 24 in matchday 12 of the Championship. Just one point separates the sides: Blackburn are 10th with 15 points, while Wrexham are 14th with 14. Both arrive after matches featuring five goals, although with very different results. Blackburn lost 3-2 to West Bromwich Albion, ending a four-match unbeaten run, whereas Wrexham beat Preston North End 4-1. Recent scoring figures give this Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham preview an intriguing angle, but neither side’s defensive record offers a clear advantage.

Blackburn Rovers’ Recent Form and Key Stats

Blackburn Rovers are looking for an immediate response to their defeat against West Bromwich Albion on October 17. They had previously gone four matches without losing, winning three and drawing one. Across their last five games, Blackburn have averaged 2.0 goals scored and 1.4 conceded, a record that reflects both their attacking output and the chances they have allowed opponents.

Their Championship campaign stands at four wins, three draws and four defeats after 11 matches. Season averages of 1.6 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game suggest there has been little separation between what Blackburn produce and what they give up. Their five most recent Championship fixtures have each featured more than 2.5 goals, making the 3-2 loss to West Bromwich Albion part of a broader run of high-scoring results rather than an isolated exception.

Home form provides a reason for optimism. After three consecutive defeats across all competitions at Ewood Park, Blackburn have won their last two matches there. They have also been ahead at half-time in each of their last three Championship games. Those starts could matter against a Wrexham side whose recent away results have been less convincing, though Blackburn will still need to improve on the defensive side of their latest result.

Wrexham’s Recent Form and Key Stats

Wrexham travel after a convincing 4-1 home victory over Preston North End on October 17. They restricted Preston to one shot on target from 11 attempts, giving them a positive result to build on after an uneven run. That win was only their second in seven Championship matches, and they now have an opportunity to record consecutive victories for the first time in six months.

Over their last five matches, Wrexham have recorded two wins, one draw and two defeats. They have averaged 1.6 goals scored and 2.2 conceded in that span. Their wider Championship record is three wins, five draws and three defeats, with season averages of 1.4 goals scored and 1.5 conceded. The four goals against Preston show what they produced in their most recent outing, but the recent goals-conceded figure highlights a concern ahead of this trip.

Away from home, Wrexham have won only one of their last five games and are winless in their last three outings, during which they have conceded seven goals. Carrying the attacking form shown against Preston into this fixture would give them a better chance of extending their momentum, but their away record makes another victory far from straightforward.

Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham Match Analysis

The gap in the Championship standings is narrow, and the recent head-to-head summary offers no clear pattern of control: Blackburn have one win, one draw and one defeat across the three meetings covered by the supplied figures. The latest encounter finished 0-2 on January 1, 2026. For this match, the more immediate contrast is between Blackburn’s improved results at Ewood Park and Wrexham’s difficulty winning away.

Blackburn’s two successive home victories and three straight half-time leads in the Championship give the hosts grounds for confidence. Yet their five-match sequence of league games with more than 2.5 goals also underlines how often their fixtures have opened up. Wrexham, meanwhile, have just scored four against Preston but have conceded seven across their last three away outings. Those facts point to opportunities for goals without settling which side is best placed to win.

Blackburn will want to put the West Bromwich Albion defeat behind them, while Wrexham are trying to turn a strong home performance into consecutive wins. With the teams separated by a single point and both carrying recent evidence of attacking production and defensive vulnerability, the goal total is a more persuasive focus than the match result.

Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham prediction from BetMines: Over 1.5 goals with 69% probability.