Our prediction for this Championship match:
Leeds United
Match Time & Date:
13 April 2024
12:30
Prediction: 3-2
Blackburn Rovers
Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers take on each other at Elland Road in what is expected to be an interesting Championship encounter. The Whites are eyeing automatic Premier League promotion and, no doubt, they are desperate to return to winning ways following a slim goalless draw with Sunderland. All Darko Gyabi, Pascal Struijk, and Stuart Dallas are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Riversiders, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-0 loss to Bristol City in midweek. Blackburn Rovers have already suffered three defeats on the road this term and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Leeds United’s party at Elland Road. All Yasin Ayari, Ryan Hedges, Arnor Sigurdsson, Harry Leonard, and John Fleck are out of contention with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Patrick Bamford):
Known for his technical ability and versatility, Patrick Bamford is an English professional footballer who plays for Leeds United in the Championship. The 6ft tall forward who was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, is a Nottingham Forest youth product and signed his first professional with the club in 2011. He made his professional debut, playing for the Reds in a 0-1 home defeat to Cardiff on the 31st of December, 2011.
Bamford's career then took him to Premier League giants Chelsea with whom he signed a five year deal worth 1.5 million pounds on the 31st of January, 2012. His time at the Blues included loan spells at clubs like Milton Keynes Dons, Derby County, Middlesborough, Crystal Palace, Norwich, and Burnley. He scored his first professional goal while playing for Milton against Crewe Alexandra on the 19th of March, 2013. In January 2017, Bamford permanently left Chelsea to reunite with Middlesborough on a four-and-a-half-year deal. In his second spell, Bamford made 47 appearances for the club and scored 12 goals.
The Striker followed up by joining Championship side Leeds United for the 18/19 season and is currently on a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Born on the 5th of September, 1993, the 26-year-old initially featured for the Republic of Ireland under-18 team before switching to represent England for whom he's gone on to serve at the under-18, under-19, and the under-21 level.
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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