Our prediction for this Championship match:
All eyes will be on Ewood Park when Blackburn Rovers and Norwich City face each other in the Championship derby. The Riversiders are eyeing their fifth consecutive win at home ground, but Friday’s game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home team. All Jack Vale, Daniel Ayala, and Clinton Mola are sidelined with injuries, while key attacker Ben Brereton Diaz returns to the starting XI.
The Canaries, on the other hand, aim to put an end to their four-game winless run, but beating Blackburn Rovers on the road is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the horizon, and we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. As for the visiting team, all Kieran Dowell, Sam Byram, Isaac Hayden, Jon Rowe, and Przemyslaw Placheta are out of contention through injuries. Under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of their last three meetings in all competitions.
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 (Norwich):
After spending only one season in the Premier League, Norwich City dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 campaign. Norwich City are located in Norwich, Norfolk and they welcome their rivals at Carrow Road.
The stadium was built and opened in 1935 and the capacity of the venues is 27,137 (all-seater). However the stadium’s record attendance is 43,984. The Canaries have won two League Cup trophies (1973, 1975) and their main rivals are Ipswich Town. The two teams have been facing each other in the East Anglian Derby since 1902.
The colour of Norwich City’s home kit is yellow and green and that is the main reason why they are known as the Canaries. The likes of Kevin Keeland, Ian Culverhouse, Steve Bruce, Duncan Forbes, Mark Bowen, Darren Huckerby, Ian Crook, Martin Peters, Darren Eadier, Chris Sutton and Iwan Roberts are notable footballers who played for the Carrow Road outfit in the past.