Updated 5 November 2026.
Blackburn Rovers host West Ham United at Ewood Park on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 15:00 UK. The Championship's top scorers arrive in 8th, five points and six places above a home side who sit 14th. West Ham have scored 36 goals in 14 games and are 1.67 at midnite to win, with Blackburn 5.25 at bet365.
Both sides have seen both teams score in 71% of their games, the 3rd highest rate in the Championship, and we put the chance of both scoring here at 57%.
Blackburn are 14th on 18 points from 14 games, with five wins, three draws and six defeats, and a goal difference of minus two. They have lost twice in the last week, 1-2 at home to Stoke on 3 November and 4-0 at Swansea on 31 October. Before those came a 2-0 win over Wrexham on 24 October and a 3-2 defeat at West Brom, and they won 1-0 at Bristol City on 13 October. Over their last ten they have won four and lost five.
Blackburn's games have gone over 2.5 goals 79% of the time, the highest rate in the Championship, and they average 2.5 cards a game, the 3rd most. They commit 11.36 fouls a game, the 8th most.
West Ham are 8th on 23 points, with six wins, five draws and three defeats and a goal difference of plus fifteen. They scored six at Lincoln and won 1-0 at Swansea, then lost 3-2 to Southampton and 3-1 to West Brom, both at home. On Wednesday they drew 3-3 at Cardiff.
They average 2.57 goals a game, the most in the division, and lead the league for shots on target at 6.71 a game and for corners at 6.86. The flip side is a defence that has conceded 1.5 a game, the 12th most in the Championship.
Blackburn Rovers possible starting lineup:
Tóth; Beyuku, McLoughlin, Carter, Pickering; Morsy, Montgomery; Fevrier, Cantwell, Afolayan; Gudjohnsen
West Ham United possible starting lineup:
Hermansen; Veltman, Mavropanos, Kilman, Morato; Engels, Magassa; Bowen, Solomon, Mukasa; Castellanos
Jarrod Bowen has had a shot in 14 straight games, averaging 3.6, and a shot on target in 13 straight. The shot on target is 1.40 at ladbrokes.
Sam Morsy has committed at least two fouls in five straight games and made a tackle in seven in a row. Two or more fouls again is 2.10 at midnite.
Oladapo Afolayan has committed two or more fouls in four straight games, and two or more again is 1.62 at midnite. Alongside him, Kristi Montgomery has made a tackle in 13 straight games at three a game.
Maximilian Kilman has committed a foul in eight games in a row, and another is 1.44 at midnite.
Konstantinos Mavropanos has made a tackle in 12 straight games, and two or more shots from him is 2.10.
We back West Ham United to win, at 1.67 with midnite. Blackburn are 5.25 at bet365 and the draw is 4.20 at coral. For a bet builder, Bowen to have a shot on target is 1.40 at ladbrokes, Morsy to commit a foul 1.25 at midnite, Kilman to commit a foul 1.44 at midnite and Manor Solomon to have a shot 1.29 at bet365.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers win | 5.25 (bet365) | 17% |
| Draw | 4.20 (coral) | 22% |
| West Ham United win | 1.67 (midnite) | 61% |
| Both teams to score | 1.62 (bet365) | 57% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.62 (bet365) | 61% |
Our model projects 2.10 goals for West Ham and 1.04 for Blackburn. 1-1 is the likeliest single score, though we make West Ham United 61% to win and the draw 22%.
Blackburn Rovers host West Ham United in the Championship at Ewood Park, with kick-off at 15:00 UK on Saturday 7 November 2026. It is a 2026/27 league fixture between the 14th and 8th placed sides.
Our prediction for Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United in the 2026/27 Championship is 1-1, the likeliest single score, though we make West Ham United 61% to win, with the draw at 22% and Blackburn at 17%.
West Ham United are 1.67 favourites at midnite to win at Blackburn Rovers in the 2026/27 Championship, a 61% chance in our model. Blackburn are 5.25 at bet365 and the draw is 4.20 at coral.
We give both teams to score a 57% chance in Blackburn vs West Ham, a 2026/27 Championship game, and over 2.5 goals 61%. Both sides have seen both teams score in 71% of their games, the 3rd highest rate in the Championship.
Jarrod Bowen has had a shot in 14 straight Championship games this 2026/27 season, averaging 3.6, and a shot on target in 13 straight. The shot on target is 1.40 at ladbrokes.
West Ham United are 8th on 23 points from 14 games in the 2026/27 Championship, and Blackburn Rovers are 14th on 18 points from 14. West Ham have scored 36 goals to Blackburn's 20.
Predicted lineups for Blackburn vs West Ham in the 2026/27 Championship on Saturday 7 November 2026: Blackburn Rovers may start Tóth; Beyuku, McLoughlin, Carter, Pickering; Morsy, Montgomery; Fevrier, Cantwell, Afolayan; Gudjohnsen. West Ham United may start Hermansen; Veltman, Mavropanos, Kilman, Morato; Engels, Magassa; Bowen, Solomon, Mukasa; Castellanos.