Match Report
Before the match
Blackburn came into the game with three wins, one draw and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring ten goals and conceding seven. A 3-2 defeat away to West Brom (17 October) was their most recent result.
Championship, 17 October brought an away meeting with West Brom; Blackburn lost 2-3, a return of two goals scored and three conceded. Blackburn visited Bristol City on 13 October (Championship) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded. Cardiff travelled to face Blackburn (Championship) on 10 October. For Blackburn, the score was 2-1: two goals scored, one allowed. 2-2 was Blackburn's result against Portsmouth on 19 September (Championship), playing away from home; Blackburn drew, with two scored to two conceded. The 12 September fixture (Championship) paired Blackburn with Millwall. Blackburn won 3-1 at home, netting three goals while conceding one.
Blackburn: 12th, 15 points, 11 matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.
eight goals for and 11 against accompanied Wrexham's two wins, one draw and two defeats across five outings. A 4-1 win at home to Preston NE (17 October) was their most recent result.
Championship, 17 October brought a home meeting with Preston NE; Wrexham won 4-1, a return of four goals scored and one conceded. Wrexham hosted West Brom on 13 October (Championship) and lost 1-2; their goals totalled one, compared with two conceded. Derby County hosted Wrexham (Championship) on 10 October. For Wrexham, the score was 1-1: one goal scored, one allowed. 2-1 was Wrexham's result against Southampton on 19 September (Championship), playing at home; Wrexham won, with two scored to one conceded. The 11 September fixture (Championship) paired Wrexham with West Ham. Wrexham lost 0-6 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding six.
Wrexham stood 14th in the results-based Championship table before kickoff, with 14 points from 11 matches.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 2-0 away win for Wrexham on 1 January and a 1-1 draw at Wrexham on 29 November 2025.
After the match
Blackburn beat Wrexham 2-0 on 24 October 2026. Andri Guðjohnsen opened the scoring in the 44th minute for Blackburn to make it 1-0. Andri Guðjohnsen added to the tally 79 minutes into the game for Blackburn, set up by Todd Cantwell, to make it 2-0. Our current Elo ratings have the two sides almost level, Wrexham just 10 rating points ahead of Blackburn, so on those numbers there is little to choose between them. The substitution total for Blackburn was three. The substitution total for Wrexham was five. Blackburn conceded no goals.