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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Leeds United FC
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 11:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Richard Smallwood 47' Y
Y 68' Kemar Roofe
Corry Evans 86' Y
Jack Rodwell 87' Y
Y 90' Mateusz Klich

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Philip Dermott
  • Referee James Mainwaring
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
1
4
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Leeds United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
06 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
03 Oct Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
29 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D
22 Sep Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
18 Sep Derby County FC A 0–0 D
Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Brentford FC H 1–1 D
02 Oct Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
28 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Preston North End FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackburn Rovers FC is hosting Leeds United FC for another epic battle.
  • 2' Danny Graham makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
  • 7' 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.
  • 12' Over 12 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' A quiet spell here at . Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 27' Charlie Mulgrew needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' Leeds United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Jack Clarke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Leeds United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' GOAL! Mateusz Klich scores on 45. Assisted by Gaetano Berardi
  • 46' Mateusz Klich puts Leeds United AFC on the lead.
  • 47' The referee calls foul for Richard Smallwood. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Richard Smallwood trudges off to be replaced by Jack Rodwell on 58 minutes.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Ben Brereton on, Danny Graham off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Leeds United AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 69' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 69 minute. Harrison Reed leaves to be changed by Craig Conway.
  • 70' What composure from Darragh Lenihan! The Ireland international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 70' Pablo Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kemar Roofe on 70 minute.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 76' Leeds United AFC make a change. Stuart Dallas trudges off to be replaced by Jack Clarke on 76 minutes.
  • 81' England international Bradley Dack has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Corry Evans. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Leeds United AFC. Gaetano Berardi is replaced by Jamie Shackleton.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jack Rodwell on 87 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mateusz Klich.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrick Bamford 2
Mateusz Klich 2
Derrick Williams 2
Charlie Mulgrew 2
Adam Armstrong 1
Kalvin Phillips 1
Daniel James 1
Darragh Lenihan 1

Head to Head

2018-10-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Leeds United FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-10-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2018-10-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-09-18 Derby County FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Leeds United FC Form

2018-10-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Leeds United FC L 2018-10-06 Leeds United FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2018-10-02 Hull City AFC 0–1 Leeds United FC W 2018-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2018-09-22 Leeds United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2018-09-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC47% Draw27% Leeds United FC26%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Leeds United FC
53%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Leeds United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw48% Leeds United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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