Wolves vs Blackburn: result 2-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 14, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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What was the result of Wolves vs Blackburn?
Wolves and Blackburn drew 2-2 on August 14, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 18′M. MunetsiWolves
- 27′S. McLoughlinBlackburn
- 48′A. GuðjohnsenBlackburn
- 90′R. JiménezWolves (pen.)
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Wolves win at 62%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 2-0. Actual score: 2-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Wolves vs Blackburn
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wolves
4-3-3- 36M. Mane
- 10A. Armstrong
- 21Rodrigo Gomes
- 5M. Munetsi
- 7André
- 28Fer López
- 6D. Møller Wolfe
- 24Toti Gomes
- 15Y. Mosquera
- 2K. Trippier
- 25D. Bentley
Blackburn
4-2-3-1- 9A. Guðjohnsen
- 21O. Afolayan
- 10T. Cantwell
- 25R. Morishita
- 28A. Forshaw
- 31Kristi Montgomery
- 3H. Pickering
- 15S. McLoughlin
- 6Tom Atcheson
- 2R. Alebiosu
- 22B. Tóth
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wolves have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Blackburn have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Port Vale(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Racing Santander(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Doncaster(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Real Sociedad(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Maidenhead(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Burton Albion(away) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Huddersfield(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Strasbourg(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Longridge Town(away) | 4-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Wolves wins, 3 draws, 0 Blackburn wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2025 | Blackburn 0-2 Wolves | FA Cup |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Wolves 0-0 Blackburn | Championship |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Blackburn 1-1 Wolves | Championship |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Wolves 0-0 Blackburn | Championship |
| Aug 8, 2015 | Blackburn 1-2 Wolves | Championship |
| Jan 11, 2015 | Blackburn 0-1 Wolves | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Wolves score 1.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 1.1 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolves | 1.2 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Blackburn | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Wolves sit 9th in Championship (14 points from 9 matches) and Blackburn sit 7th (15 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Blackburn | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| 9 | Wolves | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy