Stoke City will battle Blackburn Rovers at the Bet365 Stadium on Wednesday. Both sides are facing challenges in their recent games, with the hosts remaining winless in 9 of their last 11 games in all competitions and the visitors losing five of their last six games on the road. Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Stoke City

Stoke City suffered a 3-2 loss to Coventry in their last game to extend their winless run to four games. They have won twice in their last 12 home games in all competitions. The Potters sit 20th on the table with 36 points in 36 games, scoring 36 goals and conceding 50. However, Lynden Gooch (leg), Ben Gibson (leg), and Ryan Mmaee (muscle) are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers suffered a 2-1 loss to Derby County in their last game to extend their winless run to three games. They have now secured two wins in their last seven games and one in their last six games on the road. The Rovers sit 8th on the table with 52 points in 36 games, scoring 41 goals and conceding 37. However, Harry Pickering (knee), Jack Vale (unknown), Danny Batth (muscle), and Scott Wharton (ACL) are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Stoke City — Viktor Johansson (GK), Junior Tchamadeu, Ashley Phillips, Ben Wilmot, Enda Stevens, Joon-ho Bae, Lewis Baker, Andy Moran, Wouter Burger, Lewis Koumas, Ali Al-Hamadi.

Blackburn Rovers — Aynsley Pears (GK), Callum Brittain, Hayden Carter, Dominic Hyam, Yuri Ribeiro, Lewis Travis, Sondre Tronstad, Joe Rankin-Costello, Yuki Ohashi, Tyrhys Dolan, Makhtar Gueye.

Match Facts

• Stoke are winless in 9 of their last 11 games in all competitions;
• Blackburn have lost five of their last six games on the road;
• Four of the last five Stoke games saw the BTTS results.

Expert Betting Tips

Both sides have been having inconsistent recent games that saw the host picking just two wins in their last 11 games and the visitors losing five of their last six games. Despite this, I expect the visitors to avoid a defeat, knowing fully well that their race for playoff finish depends mostly on games like this. However, I expect goals from both sides of the net.

Our prediction for this match is for both teams to score with odds of 1.81 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is to see less than three goals for odds of 1.72 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is Blackburn Draw No Bet for odds of 1.89 at Betway.