Our prediction for this Championship match:
Leicester
Match Time & Date:
04/05/2024
13:30
Prediction: 2-1
Blackburn Rovers
Leicester City will be aiming to put icing on the cake on a very successful Championship campaign when they take on Blackburn Rovers on Saturday afternoon. The Foxes are eager to give fans yet another reason to celebrate after sealing automatic promotion. Therefore, we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach against Blackburn. The opposition back-line should have experienced forward Jamie Vardy at bay as the 37-year-old scored a brace at Preston, while manager Enzo Maresca has no fresh injury worries.
The Riversiders, on the other hand, are three points clear of the relegation zone, meaning that they should be happy with one point from the decider. Anyhow, home win should be considered as Leicester City have been scoring goals for fun of late. The likes of Scott Wharton, Ryan Hedges, Arnor Sigurdsson, Harry Leonard, and John Fleck are out of contention with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Jamie Vardy):
Spending his early career playing no-league football, Jamie Vardy made the headlines when he joined Leicester City in a £1 million deal in 2012, but little did he know that he would go on to become a genuine Premier League star just three years later.
The experienced forward helped the Foxes gain promotion to the elite division and then score more than 20 goals as they mounted an unlikely title bid, earning worldwide acclaim as well as a place in the England squad. Vardy went on to score his first two goals for the Three Lions in March 2016 friendlies, with his back-heel goal against Germany in Berlin seeing him instantly become a fans’ favourite.
Over the years, Vardy has earned a reputation as a striker who never gives up and can be a real menace for opposition defenders, but his excellent goalscoring record and good link-up play are enough to suggest he can be described as a mix of old-style pacey forwards and modern strikers.
Highlighted Team (Blackburn Rovers):
Blackburn Rovers have been trying to return to the Premier League ever since they dropped to the Championship in 2012. The Riversiders compete in the English second tier and they play their home games at Ewood Park. Blackburn were founded back in 1875 and they are one of the founding members of the Football League (1888).
Burnley are considered Blackburn’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the East Lancashire derby. It has to be noted that Blackburn Burnley 7-1 in their first ever meeting in the East Lancashire Derby on 3 November, 1888. The Riversiders have won three First Division (Premier League) trophies (1911/1912, 1913/1914, 1994/1995).
Blackburn Rovers have clinched six FA Cup titles as well. Speaking of the club’s European success, the Riversiders won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2007. The colour of Blackburn’s home kit is blue and white.
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