- Blackburn have won three of the last four Championship meetings between these sides, including a 2-0 away win five months ago.
- Leicester City are winless in five Championship games, with three draws and two defeats.
- Rovers have drawn their last two home games.
Leicester’s style has changed
Blackburn Rovers may have a better chance of staying up in the Championship than Leicester City, but the 2025-2026 season has not been kind to either club. The hosts are 20th in the table with 52 points from 45 games, while Leicester are 23rd with only 43 from the same number of fixtures.
The two teams have identical home and away records, with both picking up four wins, nine draws and nine defeats from 22 home and 22 away games respectively. But the underlying issues at the two clubs are very different, which could lead to a fascinating encounter and adds an extra dimension to our Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City preview.
Under Gary Rowett, who was appointed as City manager in February 2026, there has been a shift away from the positional, possession-based play that had been used previously to a more pragmatic, less nuanced approach. Perhaps that was the only realistic way to try to stabilize the ship in the short term, given the club instability and lack of clear direction, but they have not looked like scoring enough goals or maintaining the intensity of performances through full games in recent weeks, making the Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City prediction even more intriguing.
Blackburn have a bit more bite
Michael O’Neill has introduced a more structured, defensive discipline to Rovers since his appointment in February 2026, but there is a bit more life to them now in terms of the threat they pose. Yuki Ohashi, Rovers’ best player and one of the best wide players in the Championship, has only scored 10 goals in 45 appearances this term, but the club has been finding the net more often lately with Ryoya Morishita netting two goals in the last five.
Leicester’s Jordan James has been a revelation for City, with 11 in 33 league appearances, but the contrast in approach of the teams could lead to the Foxes giving Rovers more chances to express themselves and, if the visitors are not careful, be overrun. Taking this into account, the Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City betting tips may favor a closely contested game with opportunities for both sides.
Rovers can nick it
City have drawn their last two and failed to win either of their last two away games. Rovers have also drawn their last two and are undefeated in their last two at home, although they have failed to beat City in their last home fixture against the Foxes.
Rovers are a big 2.23 to win this game, so it might be safer to play the goal markets, where the odds for Over 2.5 goals is a little too short at 1.78 and Both Teams to Score - Yes looks better value at 1.62. This will be a hard-fought match with plenty of end-to-end action and both sides should have enough to score, which is reflected in this Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City prediction.
