Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Blackpool FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Ken Dougall
Sam Gallagher 63' Y
Harry Pickering 80' Y
Y 85' Gary Madine
Y 90' Josh Bowler
Y 90' Callum Connolly

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Blackpool FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Blackburn Rovers FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2021-10-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
02 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–2 D
19 Mar Reading FC A 0–1 L
15 Mar Derby County FC H 3–1 W
12 Mar Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
08 Mar Millwall FC H 0–0 D
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
05 Apr Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
02 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–4 L
16 Mar Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
05 Mar Stoke City FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Blackpool FC get this one started.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Blackpool FC's compact .
  • 10' GOAL! Sam Gallagher fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Josh Bowler has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' Ken Dougall has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
  • 48' Magnificent from Marvin Ekpiteta! That is 14 goals in 150 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — John Buckley on, Ryan Nyambe off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sam Gallagher.
  • 68' Charlie Kirk has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 96 appearances.
  • 71' CJ Hamilton makes way for Keshi Anderson at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackpool FC.
  • 76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Blackpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Pickering.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Ryan John Giles comes on to replace Scott Wharton.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Blackpool FC — Richard Keogh on, Shayne Lavery off on 82 minutes.
  • 85' Gary Madine picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Sam Gallagher by Ryan Hedges on 90 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Josh Bowler on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackpool FC will be frustrated.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 2
Sam Gallagher 1
Marvin Ekpiteta 1
Tyrhys Dolan 1
Jerry Yates 1
Shayne Lavery 1

Head to Head

2022-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2021-10-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-04-02 Coventry City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-03-19 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Derby County FC W 2022-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-03-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Millwall FC D

Blackpool FC Form

2022-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2022-04-02 Blackpool FC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-03-16 Blackpool FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2022-03-12 Blackpool FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2022-03-05 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.15 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Blackpool FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw31% Blackpool FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Blackpool FC
62%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Blackpool FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw52% Blackpool FC23%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.