Championship: Blackburn host Burnley in ‘El Lanclasico’ clash

Sam Barnard, Assistant Sports Editor | October 23, 2015

Blackburn Rovers v Burnley

• Championship
• Saturday, October 24th
• Kick-off: 12:30 BST
• Ewood Park, Blackburn
• Live on Sky Sports 1

Old rivals nearing 100th head-to-head

Football in Lancashire is always a passionate affair, and these two teams in the east of the county, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley, go way back to when they first met in 1888.

In what will be their 98th competitive head-to-head, Rovers edge their Cotton Mills Derby (also known as El Lanclasico) opponents 41-38 overall, but are only the slight favourites at 7/5 with Coral to extend their lead.

That may be due to the fact that they currently sit 10 points and 12 points behind the Clarets in the Championship table, and haven’t beaten them in their last four fixtures.

Recent Premier League side Burnley, therefore, are decent 7/4 shouts for victory, and 9/1 to do so 2-1, which was the scoreline in their favour in the duo’s last meeting, also at Ewood Park.

However, going by recent history, a draw may be the best bet. Prior to that last match in 2014, Blackburn and Burnley had claimed three consecutive 1-1 results, so a share of the spoils once more is priced at 9/4, while that same scoreline is 5/1.