Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers prediction | 1 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Derby County
Ranking: #289 overall, #39 in England

65.7 → 63.1 (-2.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 09 Sep West Brom (H) 64.0 +0.6
1-2 12 Sep Birmingham (H) 62.9 -1.1
1-1 19 Sep Burnley (A) 64.1 +1.2
1-1 10 Oct Wrexham (H) 63.3 -0.8
4-1 14 Oct QPR (A) 63.1 -0.2
Blackburn Rovers
Ranking: #348 overall, #44 in England

63.2 → 61.4 (-1.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 08 Sep Sheff Utd (H) 62.1 +0.7
3-1 12 Sep Millwall (H) 61.8 -0.3
2-2 19 Sep Portsmouth (A) 61.4 -0.4
2-1 10 Oct Cardiff City (H) 62.1 +0.7
0-1 13 Oct Bristol City (A) 61.4 -0.7

Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers: by the numbers

There are 59 places between these two in our European rankings, with Derby County the higher, and 5 places between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Blackburn Rovers have moved -1.8 rating points, against -2.6 for Derby County.

Last time these teams played, on 28 February 2026, Blackburn Rovers lost 0.1 rating points.

Derby County first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 68.4 on 22 December 2018.

Blackburn Rovers first climbed to joint #122 in our European rankings on 8 August 2021.