Blackburn Rovers will continue their preparations for the new Championship campaign when they take on Dundee FC in a friendly on Wednesday.
Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side will be competing in their 90-minute match of the summer, while their opponents will be playing their fourth game of the month.
Dundee FC currently find themselves going through a schedule where they are playing pre-season friendlies at the same time as participating in the Scottish League Cup.
On the friendlies part, a 4-0 victory at Peterhead was followed up by a 1-1 draw with Montrose, providing the recently-relegated team with some much-needed minutes ahead of a competitive encounter with Hamilton Academical.
Dundee FC cruised to a 3-0 victory in that contest, as result which has set them up to mount a strong bid for the second round.
A number of players were released from the club at the end of last season, but Tyler French and Zak Rudden have arrived from Wrexham and Partick Thistle respectively.
Meanwhile, with the Blackburn hierarchy having taken time to replace Tony Mowbray with Jon Dahl Tomasson, the club’s pre-season schedule did not kick off until the weekend.
Instead of playing the normal 90-minute encounter with Accrington Stanley, two 60-minute games took place, their opponents won 1-0 in the first before Blackburn prevailed in the second by a 2-0 scoreline.
Blackburn would have got what they required out of the contest, but the real work starts now with fixtures against Dundee FC and Celtic in quick succession.
Tommason is currently working with somewhat of a depleted squad with four first-teamer having moved on from Ewood Park only to be replaced by Preston North End youngstar Ethan Walker.
However, that is not likely to change over the coming weeks as Blackburn launch an attempt to mount a challenge for the Championship playoffs once again.
Dundee FC vs Blackburn Rovers head to head
The two teams have not previously met in any competition and this will be the first time they meet in a club friendly match.
Dundee FC latest home form
Dundee FC have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Hamilton Academical 3-0 in their last home game in the League Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded six.
Dundee 1-2 Rangers 20/03/22
Dundee 2-2 Aberdeen 02/04/22
Dundee 1-1 St. Johnstone 23/04/22
Dundee 3-1 Hibernian 10/05/22
Dundee 3-0 Hamilton Academical 09/07/22
Dundee FC latest away form
Dundee FC have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Montrose in their last away game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded six.
Aberdeen 1-0 Dundee 30/04/22
St. Mirren 2-0 Dundee 07/05/22
Livingston 2-1 Dundee 15/05/22
Peterhead 0-4 Dundee 02/07/22
Montrose 1-1 Dundee 05/07/22
Blackburn Rovers latest home form
Blackburn Rovers have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 3-0 to AFC Bournemouth in their last home game in the Championship. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded seven.
Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Bristol City 12/03/22
Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Derby County 15/03/22
Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Blackpool 09/04/22
Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Stoke City 18/04/22
Blackburn Rovers 0-3 AFC Bournemouth 30/04/22
Blackburn Rovers latest away form
Blackburn Rovers have recently been on an upturn in form on the road, having won each of their two most recent matches. They managed to defeat Birmingham City 2-1 in their last away game in the Championship. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded seven.
Reading 1-0 Blackburn Rovers 19/03/22
Coventry City 2-2 Blackburn Rovers 02/04/22
Peterborough United 2-1 Blackburn Rovers 15/04/22
Preston North End 1-4 Blackburn Rovers 25/04/22
Birmingham City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers 07/05/22
Dundee FC news
Head coach Bowyer is likely to make a number of changes to his Dundee FC XI with another League Cup tie scheduled for the weekend.
Shaun Byrne, Ryan Sweeney, Josh Mulligan, Sam Fisher and Cammy Kerr are all likely to drop to the substitutes’ bench after playing 90 minute on Saturday.
Blackburn Rovers news
Tommason should decide whether to stick to the teams from the weekend or mix up the two lineups from the 60-minute matches.
Of the team from the second game, Tyrhys Dolan and Ryan Hedges are most likely to be drafted into the squad, while Ben Brereton Diaz should keep his place in the team.
Prediction and Odds
Under normal circumstances, Blackburn Rovers could be the favourites to come away with all three points in this contest.
However, their lack of match fitness cannot be ignored, while Dundee FC are currently more up to speed, leading us to predict a draw or a home win for the Scottish side.
Odds: 1 2.10 X 1.88 2 2.26
Probable outcomes
Dundee 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
Dundee 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Dundee 2-2 Blackburn Rovers
Dundee 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Dundee 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
