Stoke vs Blackburn prediction 12.03.2025 | Championship

• Competition: Championship
• Date: Wednesday, 12th March, 2025
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
• Venue: Bet365 Stadium (Stoke on Trent)

Stoke City are playing their seventh consecutive season in the Championship where they were constantly in the lower part of the league's table. This season is no different for The Potters as they once again found themselves around the danger zone. Right now, they are in 20th place with 36 points from 36 rounds - just four away from the relegation zone. However, they are in terrible form, with just one point in the last four games, and have every reason to be worried about the upcoming period.

Blackburn came to this season after a terrible one last year as they finished 19th! Considering everyone expected them to be one of the teams contending for the playoffs, it was a massive failure. This season, the Rovers are doing a better job and are sitting in 8th place with 52 points from 36 matches - just three away from the Playoffs. Unfortunately, similarly to  Stoke, Blackburn are also in bad form, winning one point in the last three matches.

Stoke vs Blackburn pick: Both teams to score

Stoke have been in terrible form, winning just one point in the last four games, but they are scoring goals regardless of the results. On the other hand, defensively, Stoke were terrible, allowing three or more goals in three of those four matches, and a clean sheet seems like an impossible task.

Blackburn are similar situation with a few bad results. However, they are scoring goals regularly and have done so in four of the last five games. So, they should be able to score against struggling Stoke. Meanwhile, away from home, the Rovers had massive problems keeping a clean sheet. They had their net intact in two of the last nine games - 22%.

In the previous h2h game, we saw a 2:0 win for Stoke. However, both sides had many goalscoring chances, as Blackburn had 2.56 and Stoke 2.04 xG. Considering the previous h2h game and all the above, we expect both teams to score in this Championship tie.