Blackburn vs Wrexham: Rovers to hold Red Dragons

Blackburn host Wrexham at Ewood Park on New Year’s Day and will be hoping to extend their current unbeaten run into 2026.After beating Millwall before Christmas, Rovers have earned two goalless draws on the road over the festive period and now sit five points above the Championship drop zone.

On Thursday lunchtime, Blackburn take on a Wrexham side who have beaten Sheffield United and Preston at the Racecourse to climb to 11th, just four points off the play-off spots.However, Rovers can be confident of halting the Reds as the Welsh club have failed to win away since beating Norwich at Carrow Road in September. Read on for my Blackburn vs Wrexham predictions with the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Blackburn are without defender Ryan Alebiosu who is on international duty with Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Rovers have a lengthy injury list with Andri Gudjohnsen, Scott Wharton, Augustus Kargbo, Hayden Carter and Adam Forshaw among those currently sidelined.

James McClean is unavailable for Wrexham as the left-wing back completes a three-game ban. Forward Kieffer Moore is a doubt after going off in the win over Preston.

Ryan Hardie, Lewis Brunt and Lewis O'Brien are among those currently sidelined for the Red Dragons, while loanee Issa Kabore is away at the Africa Cup of Nations with Burkina Faso.

Blackburn vs Wrexham Odds

Wrexham are priced at 5/2 to win at Ewood Park while Blackburn are 11/10 to claim the victory. The draw is priced at 23/10.

Both teams to score is priced at 4/5, while Blackburn’s Yuki Ohashi is 4/1 to net the opening goal on Thursday. Wrexham forward Nathan Broadhead is 11/4 to get on the scoresheet at any time.

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Blackburn and Wrexham to draw @ 23/10

While Wrexham have shown impressive form to beat Preston, Sheffield United and Bristol City at home, it’s a different story on the road and so another victory is unlikely at Ewood Park.

The Red Dragons have not won away in the Championship for more than three months with the majority of their points this season being earned at the Racecourse.

Blackburn, meanwhile, are unbeaten in the last three games at home and beat Millwall last time out. Also drawing with Ipswich and Oxford, Rovers should have enough quality to earn at least another point against Wrexham.

The teams drew in the reverse fixture in North Wales back at the start of December and it’s still hard to separate the two for this match-up.

Under 2.5 goals @ 8/11

Blackburn have kept clean sheets in each of their last three matches. However, Rovers themselves have scored just twice in that time.

Seven of Wrexham’s last eight games away from home have seen two goals or fewer scored, with the Red Dragons struggling to net on the road but remaining solid at the back.

That all suggests that backing this New Year’s Day fixture to feature under 2.5 goals could be a smart pick.

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