About Match
8 points for Blackburn Rovers (15th), 4 for Derby County (22nd): a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.43 for Blackburn Rovers and 0.86/1.86 for Derby County (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43. Blackburn Rovers would climb to 11 points with a win and up to 7th (other results held equal).
Derby County enter with three losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 26 games: 12 Blackburn Rovers wins, 9 for Derby County, 5 draws, at 2.54 goals per meeting. 4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.54.
The match takes place at Ewood Park in Blackburn (capacity 31,367).