Blackburn host Stoke City at Ewood Park in the EFL Championship on Monday, with both sides having contrasting seasons so far.Blackburn are currently 8th in the table, two points off 5th. Tony Mowbray's side have faltered of late, having failed to win their last four games on the trot. They will look to turn things around with a win against Stoke on Monday.Stoke City, on the other hand, are currently 15th in the table, eight points behind their opponents. Michael O'Neill's side will be going into the game off the back of a 1-0 loss against Bristol City last time out and will hope to bounce back with a win against Blackburn on Monday.Blackburn Rovers@Rovers Tony Mowbray admitted that yesterday's defeat was a bitter pill to swallow for his side.Read his comments. #Rovers rovers.co.uk/news/2022/apri…4:35 AM · Apr 16, 202213💬 Tony Mowbray admitted that yesterday's defeat was a bitter pill to swallow for his side.Read his comments. 👇#Rovers 🔵⚪️rovers.co.uk/news/2022/apri…Both sides will be looking to win for different reasons and that should make for an interesting matchup.Blackburn vs Stoke City Head-to-HeadBlackburn have slightly edged the recent head-to-head record between the two sides, having won two of their last five meetings, with Stoke City winning only one.Blackburn came away as 1-0 winners in the reverse fixture earlier this season. Reda Khadra's second-half goal was enough to secure all three points on the night.Blackburn Form Guide: L-D-D-L-WStock City Form Guide: L-W-L-W-WBlackburn vs Stoke City Team NewsSouttar will be a huge miss for Stoke CityBlackburnTayo Edun will miss the game due to suspension. Meanwhile, Reda Khadra, Joe Rothwell and Ian Poveda are all unavailable for the game.Injured: Reda Khadra, Ian PovedaDoubtful: NoneSuspended: Tayo EdunUnavailable: Joe Rothwell (Illness)Stoke CityStoke City have no new injury worries following their 1-0 loss against Bristol last time out. Jordan Thompson, Nick Powell and Harry Souttar are all still out injured.Injured: Jordan Thompson, Nick Powell, Harry SouttarDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneBlackburn vs Stoke City Predicted XIStoke City FC 🇺🇦@stokecityMichael O'Neill's reaction to today's result. v #SCFC #STKBRC10:37 AM · Apr 15, 2022454Michael O'Neill's reaction to today's result.🔴⚪️ v 🐦#SCFC #STKBRCBlackburn Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Thomas Kaminski; Scott Wharton, Jan Paul van Hecke, Darragh Lenihan; Ryan Giles, Bradley Johnson, Lewis Travis, Ryan Nyambe; John Buckley; Ben Brereton Diaz, Sam GallagherStoke City Predicted XI (3-5-2): Jack Bonham; Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Phil Jagielka, William Forrester; Josh Tymon, Joe Allen, Mario Vrancic, Lewis Baker, Tom Smith; Jacob Brown, Steven Fletcher2 for 1 New Player Bonus at BarstoolBlackburn vs Stoke City PredictionDespite Stoke City being in better form of late, Blackburn should have enough quality to pick up all three points on Monday.We predict a tight game, with Blackburn coming away with the win.Prediction: Blackburn 2-1 Stoke City