While 40 points tend to be enough to stay afloat in the Premier League, it is not enough for the EFL Championship. Both Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle need points, as they will clash at Ewood Park on Saturday, March 9 at 4pm CET.
Blackburn Rovers
One of the few teams to win the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers were relegated in 2012, unable to come back up ever since.
In over a decade in the Championship, the Riversiders have never finished in the playoffs, as this season looks to be a forgettable one as well. However, it will only be a case if a team from Lancashire can avoid the fall to League One, being two points up on the outsiders.
Plymouth Argyle
While Ipswich Town’s return to the Championship is going gloriously, Plymouth Argyle’s one is not as smooth, despite winning the League One last year.
The key issue is that the Pilgrims’ offense recently got into a funk, scoring zero goals four times in a span of a month. With only two points up on the relegation zone, the sixth best offense has to rediscover itself quickly. Fans, for one, would be ecstatic, if it happened during the team’s visit to the Ewood Park on Saturday.
Prediction ⚽️
Plymouth Argyle crushed their upcoming opponents at home “3-0” in the first round, but now they will have to go on the road.
Blackburn Rovers have not won since the second week of February, but managed to somewhat fix the second worst defense in the league - we will go with the total goals in this match being under 2.5 with 2.24 odds 🔥.