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Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham predictions: FA Cup tips and odds
James Milton’s Blackburn vs Wrexham betting tips include 5/4, 24/5 and 19/5-priced selections, with Sammie Szmodics tipped to score first
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Our betting expert has three Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham tips for tonight’s FA Cup fourth-round tie at Ewood Park (kick-off, 7.30pm). Scroll down for the analysis behind his selections.
Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham betting tips
- Over 3.5 goals @ 5/4 with BetMGM
- Sammie Szmodics to score first @ 24/5 with BetMGM
- Bet builder: both teams to score, over 3.5 cards and Wrexham or draw double chance @ 19/5 with BetMGM
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Stage set for goalfest at Ewood
This match has all the makings of a high-scoring contest. Wrexham’s three FA Cup meetings with Championship teams last season featured 17 goals, as they won 4-3 at Coventry City and drew 3-3 at home to Sheffield United before losing 3-1 to the Blades in a replay at Bramall Lane.
Rovers are without injured defenders Hayden Carter and Harry Pickering, and have been vulnerable at the back in recent weeks. Seven of their previous eight games in all competitions have produced over 2.5 goals, with five, including the 5-2 third-round win over Cambridge, passing the 3.5-mark.
Five of those eight matches also ended in defeat, while Wrexham have won six of their previous eight. The Welsh side hope to have Steven Fletcher available again and he has proved an inspired signing, scoring six goals in only 411 minutes of League Two action, while midfielder Elliot Lee and prolific centre forward Paul Mullin have 13 and 10 league goals respectively.
The visitors should be full of confidence and over 3.5 goals looks a solid bet at Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham tip 1: Over 3.5 goals @ 5/4 with BetMGM
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Szmodics can strike first
Blackburn’s slide down the Championship standings has been particularly frustrating given that they have the division’s top goalscorer in Sammie Szmodics.
The forward has found the net 16 times in 26 league starts this season and his goal glut continued in the third round of the cup when he scored his first career hat-trick in the win over Cambridge.
Szmodics had a quiet game in Rovers’ 1-1 draw with Huddersfield last time out but he scored with one of his seven shots in his previous league outing against Rotherham United and is worth backing to break the deadlock against Wrexham.
Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham tip 2: Sammie Szmodics to score first @ 24/5 with BetMGM
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Wrexham are long odds-on to complete back-to-back promotions this season while Blackburn are uncomfortably close to the Championship relegation zone, so there may not be a huge gulf in class between the sides.
The visitors can cause problems for the home defence and both teams to score is a solid foundation for a bet builder, having been a winning wager in nine of Rovers’ last 12 matches.
The exceptions were 2-0, 4-0 and 3-0 defeats by Leeds United, Southampton and Huddersfield Town respectively so Wrexham, who rose to the occasion against Coventry City and Sheffield United in last term’s cup run, should be backed to avoid defeat at Ewood Park.
Complete the bet builder by backing over 3.5 cards to be shown in the match. Blackburn have received four red cards in the Championship this season and their defensive reshuffle could lead to more disciplinary issues. Wrexham had William Boyle sent off inside 20 minutes at Newport County last time out and nine other players were booked in that fiery Welsh derby.
Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham tip 3: Bet builder: Both Teams To Score, Over 3.5 Cards & Wrexham or Draw Double Chance @ 19/5 with BetMGM
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