Wigan vs Blackburn Betting Tips

Wigan face a tough task when they visit Ewood Park to play Blackburn on Monday evening as Mark Hughes' charges are unbeaten in their last eight home matches - seven of which were victories and one draw - and the Latics will have painful memories of the 3-0 bashing the Rovers gave them in their own back yard on New Year's Eve.Both of these side's have exceeded all expectations in the way they have performed this season, currently occupying healthy positions in fifth and eighth in the Premiership respectively, but Wigan's heroics in the first half of the season have caught up with them slightly, and their overall form has curtailed.That said, Paul Jewel's men have markedly improved their away form, now unbeaten in their last five starts on their travels, accruing three victories and two highly respectable draws against Bolton and Spurs.However, what sets these teams apart is Blackburn's superior home form. They have been a collective model of consistency at Ewood Park in the league this season, winning eleven, drawing two and losing just two - a record that ranks highly with the Premiership's finest!On average, the Rovers score 1.8 goals per match at home and concede 1 per fixture, which is pretty good going, while Wigan have both scored and conceded seventeen times in their fifteen away matches in this competition, an average of just over 1.1 for and against per match.Seven of the last eleven goals Blackburn have scored have been netted by either Craig Bellamy or Morten Gamst Pedersen - that's in excess of 60 per cent of recent goals for the Lancashire side coming from that duo.In nine of their last fifteen matches, backing Blackburn/Blackburn in the double result market would have yielded a tasty profit, which makes PaddyPowers offering of 11/5 about this again being the case simply too good to miss.Backing Bellamy in the anytime goalscorer market at 11/8 is a bit too skinny, and at 9/4 in the same market, also with PaddyPower Pedersen looks well worth saver.In addition, it is interesting to note that, in the last sixteen matches Blackburn have played in all competitions, be it home or away, and win, lose or draw, the first half of eleven of those matches - that's an average of nearly 70 per cent - have produced more goals - compelling stuff.With this in mind, Betfred's offering of 9/4 about most goals being scored in the first half is another betting opportunity that, frankly, would be rude to miss.