Championship 25/26 · 1 Jan 2026

Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Wrexham

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 65%.

Wrexham won a close one on the chances: 0.8 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Liberato Cacace, 61.9 in 11′.

Player	Min	xG	Score
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	0.08	43.4
Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper	90	–	40.0
Yuki Ohashi Forward	90	0.18	34.6
George Pratt Defender	90	–	33.0
Moussa Baradji Midfielder	90	0.15	31.5
Sondre Tronstad Midfielder	90	0.07	30.2
Harry Pickering Defender	45	–	28.6
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	90	0.10	24.6
Axel Henriksson Midfielder	82	–	22.2
Ryan Hedges Midfielder	45	–	21.8
Nathan Dlamini Forward	8	–	19.7
Tom Atcheson Defender	31	–	14.8
Matthew Litherland Defender	59	0.05	6.6
Lewis Miller Defender	90	–	0.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Liberato Cacace Midfielder	11	0	0	–	61.9
Arthur Okonkwo Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	55.6
Oliver Rathbone Forward	87	1	0	0.13	53.4
Sam Smith Forward	90	1	0	0.21	49.9
Dan Scarr Defender	90	0	1	0.01	43.4
Ryan Longman Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	42.2
Ben Sheaf Midfielder	18	0	0	–	38.7
Matty James Midfielder	72	0	1	–	36.4
Harry Ashfield Midfielder	8	0	0	–	34.3
Dominic Hyam Defender	90	0	0	–	33.8
George Dobson Midfielder	90	0	0	–	33.7
George Thomason Midfielder	90	0	0	–	32.3
Lewis O'Brien Midfielder	84	0	0	0.38	30.5
Callum Doyle Defender	90	0	0	–	25.6