Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Blackburn Rovers
Match Time & Date:
06/01/2024
16:00
Prediction: 2-0
Cambridge United
Blackburn Rovers will look to kickstart 2024 in great manner when they take on Cambridge United in the FA Cup round 3. The Riversiders do not seem to be at their sharpest, with the team failing to win the previous five league matches, but they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course. All Scott Wharton, Tyrhys Dolan, Joe Rankin-Costello, Aynsley Pears, Ryan Hedges, and Sam Gallagher should miss out with injuries.
The U’s, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team losing to both Oxford United and Leyton Orient in the previous two league matches and given their shaky defence, we predict that the hosts are going to advance to the FA Cup last 32. In their last meeting in a competitive match, back in 1992, Cambridge United defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-1, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
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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