Our prediction for this Championship match:
Blackburn and Blackpool face each other at Ewood Park in what is expected to be a very exciting Championship game. The Riversiders are two points behind the playoffs berth, meaning that Saturday’s clash is of big importance for them. Top scorer Ben Brereton has overcome his injury, and the 22-year-old Chile attacker is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while all Reda Khadra, Darragh Lenihan, Tayo Edun, and Ian Poveda are likely to miss the game with injuries.
The Seasiders, on the other hand, head into the match following back-to-back losses to Nottingham Forest and Preston. Blackpool, though, have little to play for in the season finale, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. To make things even worse for the visiting side, first-choice goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw suffered an injury in the midweek loss.
Highlighted Player (Bradley Dack):
Born in Greenwich, England on December 31, 1993, Bradley Dack is a midfielder who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. Bradley Dack began his youth career at Charlton Athletic back in 2005 and five years later he moved to Corinthian. However, the English footballer started his senior career at Gillingham, making his league debut against Bradford City on August 18, 2012. 20 days later he scored his first senior goal as he found the net in Football League trophy clash against Crawley Town.
Before joining Blackburn Rovers on June 27, 2017 Bradley Dack played four games on loan for Braintree Town, scoring one goal in those league games. His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is used as both right and left midfielder as well. Dack once described himself as “free role behind two strikers”.
The Blackburn Rovers midfielder often finds the net and it has to be noted that he scored 16 goals in 36 appearances for the Riversiders in the 2017/2018 League One campaign.
Highlighted Team (Blackpool):
Blackpool FC are a professional English club based in Blackpool, Lancashire. Considering that Blackpool is a seaside town, it is no surprise they are nicknamed the Seasiders. Founded back in 1887, the club play their home matches at Bloomfield Road, which can hold up to 17,338 spectators. In the 2009/2010 season Blackpool secured promotion to the Premier League, but they were not competitive at this level, suffering relegation to the Championship the following season.
The club’s biggest success, though, came in 1953 when they defeated Bolton Wanderers 4-3 in the FA Cup final. Blackpool are well known for their orange shirts, but the dominant colour of their away kit is white. Preston are considered the club’s biggest rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the West Lancashire derby.
Charlie Adam, who played for Liverpool and has 26 caps for Scotland national team, is regarded as one of the club’s most notable players.