The big picture

Burnley come in 22nd on the ladder with 10 points; Blackburn Rovers are 13th on 21. Blackburn Rovers are the side higher up the table.

Burnley are 1–6–7 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.9 against.

Blackburn Rovers are 6–6–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.5 against.

Form

Burnley have won zero of their last five and most recently drew with Queens Park Rangers 1–1.

Blackburn Rovers have won two of their last five and most recently beat West Ham United 2–1.

Head to head

These sides have met 6 times on our records since 2009: Burnley 3, Blackburn Rovers 2, 1 drawn.

Last time out (2024-25), Burnley won 1–0 at Ewood Park.

Biggest margin between these two: Burnley by 3 goals in 2022-23 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Burnley, watch Zeki Amdouni (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Largie Ramazani (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Blackburn Rovers, watch Andri Gudjohnsen (0.7 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Oladapo Afolayan (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

At Turf Moor

Burnley have won 0 of their last 20 at Turf Moor.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Blackburn Rovers have the edge.