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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Derby County FC
Tue 9 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Elliott Bennett 51' Y
Lewis Travis 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Billy Smallwood
  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson

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

7
1
4
Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 3.0 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Derby County FC 2018-09-18 Derby County FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Derby County FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
30 Mar Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–4 L
12 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W
09 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
06 Apr Brentford FC A 3–3 D
30 Mar Rotherham United FC H 6–1 W
13 Mar Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
09 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
05 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Derby County FC
#20 Position #8
52 Points 69
46 Played 46
13 / 13 / 20 W / D / L 20 / 9 / 17
42 Scored 67
56 Conceded 59
-14 GD +8
1.13 PPG 1.50
28% Win % 43%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Derby County FC.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Scotland international Craig Bryson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Martyn Waghorn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' Harrison Reed has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 38 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Elliott Bennett argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 52' Mason Bennett is replacing Martyn Waghorn for the Derby County FC side.
  • 57' Lewis Travis, a England , has 66 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Craig Bryson as he leaves the pitch. Duane Holmes steps in for Derby County FC.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Derby County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 73' Derby County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Nugent is hanging Mason Mount on the field on 73 minute.
  • 76' Joe Rothwell makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
  • 81' Joe Rothwell makes way for Adam Armstrong at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lewis Travis on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Goal! Bradley Dack scores his 44 goal in 382 matches.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Joe Nuttall. He replaces Danny Graham on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tyrhys Dolan 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Chris Martin 2
Bradley Johnson 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Harvey Elliot 2
Ben Brereton 2
Scott Wharton 1

Head to Head

2019-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Derby County FC 2018-09-18 Derby County FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2019-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-03-30 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L

Derby County FC Form

2019-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Derby County FC L 2019-04-06 Brentford FC 3–3 Derby County FC D 2019-03-30 Derby County FC 6–1 Rotherham United FC W 2019-03-13 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2019-03-09 Derby County FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-03-05 Derby County FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.31 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC45% Draw29% Derby County FC26%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Derby County FC
55%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Derby County FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw51% Derby County FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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