Blackburn Rovers vs Newcastle United prediction and betting tips on February 27, 2024
Game Prediction
The participants have reached the 1/8 final stage in the FA Cup so far. Still, there are many curious couples there. The clubs such as Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United will also play against each other. Nowadays, these teams are in different divisions – does this neutralize the field factor? The readers of the website have already got the access to a free prediction for the confrontation on February 27, 2024.
Blackburn Rovers replaced the manager but unlikely to save this season
“The Riversiders”, after returning from the League One, quickly began to set themselves the task of competing for another promotion, to the Premier League. And they decided that Jon Dahl Tomasson, who had coached Malmö well, could handle this. Still, the Danish specialist did not do much more as a coach in England than as a footballer, although the ex-forward almost rose to the top 6 in the previous season (Sunderland had got the same number of points!). The state of things got worse and worse after the summer holidays, and eventually the mentor was replaced by John Eustace in mid-winter. However, this did not lead to a dramatic transformation, and there is nothing special to fight for. There remains the cup, where there will finally be a serious opponent after overcoming Cambridge and Wrexham.
Newcastle United failed to cope with unusual workload
“The Magpies” were able to show excellent and consistent football in the previous season, which allowed them to finish in the top 4. The higher mentioned position influenced the new cycle: Eddie Howe’s wards found themselves in a classic “chasing two birds with one stone” situation, for which they were not prepared and had no such experience. As a result, they, with a good performance, ended up fourth in the Champions League, were knocked out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals and there was a decline in the Premier League in the winter with a number of defeats. The club was able to stabilize the situation only by February, when the schedule became simpler. Still, little worked in the battle against Arsenal, which took place in the previous round – it lost devastatingly. There are chances to compete at least for 7th place, but is it worth wasting energy in the cup tournament? On the other hand, the team confidently beat not only its old enemy, Sunderland, but also won the game on the field of Fulham with a 2-0 score.
Previous head-to-head matches
The clubs have been meeting in exactly this format in recent years. “The Magpies” won the replay in extra time in 2019 – 4-2. As for the League Cup 2020, everything was decided by the hosts’ only goal at St. James’ Park.
Free prediction for the match Blackburn Rovers vs Newcastle United on February 27:
“The Riversiders” are clearly weaker, and this does not compensate for the field factor. We bet on the guests with “a -1.0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.79).