Blackburn Rovers FC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 4

Full Time

Leicester City FC

Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 11:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 4' Wout Faes

Samuel Szmodics 9' 1–1

1–2 28' Jamie Vardy

1–3 82' Kelechi Iheanacho pen

1–4 88' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall

Y 15' Abdul Issahaku

Y 30' Stephy Mavididi

Y 46' Jannik Vestergaard

Hayden Carter 48' Y

Adam Wharton 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Leicester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Leicester City FC 2023-02-28 Leicester City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Leicester City FC	H	1–4	L
23 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	3–4	L
20 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	1–3	L
16 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	0–3	L
27 Aug	Watford FC	A	1–0	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	4–1	W
23 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
15 Sep	Southampton FC	A	4–1	W
02 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
26 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	2–1	W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackburn Rovers FC launch into their encounter with Leicester City FC.
4' The deadlock is broken! Wout Faes gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
9' Samuel Szmodics has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
14' Stephy Mavididi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
15' Abdul Issahaku catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
18' Wout Faes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
23' Sondre Tronstad has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 6 appearances.
28' A stunning finish from Jamie Vardy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
30' That is a Yellow card for Leicester City FC. Stephy Mavididi will be fuming at that decision.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leicester City FC backline.
40' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Leicester City FC's compact 4-3-3.
46' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a Yellow card on 46.
48' Controversy at the stadium! Hayden Carter argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
58' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Abdul Issahaku is withdrawn and Kasey McAteer gets his opportunity.
62' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Aynsley Pears exits the field as Leopold Wahlstedt enters on 62.
63' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Aynsley Pears departs to be replaced by Leopold Wahlstedt.
68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adam Wharton on 70 minutes.
71' The crowd applauds Ricardo Pereira as he leaves the pitch. Hamza Choudhury steps in for Leicester City FC.
76' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kelechi Iheanacho is hanging Jamie Vardy on the field on 76 minute.
81' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
82' A goal from the Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho! He fires home on 82 to make it 1-4!
83' Semir Telalovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dilan Markanday at the 83 minute mark.
88' The England Kiernan Dewsbury Hall breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 1-5!
88' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Rankin-Costello is hanging Harry Pickering on the field on 88 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears ↓ Leopold Wahlstedt 63'
27
Lewis Travis
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 88'
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↓ Tyrhys Dolan 62'
17
Hayden Carter
18
Dilan Markanday ↓ Semir Telalovic 83'
24
Andrew Moran
23
Adam Wharton ↓ Sondre Tronstad 83'

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

9
Jamie Vardy ↓ Kelechi Iheanacho 76'
25
Wilfred Ndidi
21
Ricardo Pereira ↓ Hamza Choudhury 71'
23
Jannik Vestergaard
8
Harry Winks
2
James Justin
10
Stephy Mavididi ↓ Yunus Akgun 71'
3
Wout Faes
30
Mads Hermansen
22
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
18
Abdul Issahaku ↓ Kasey McAteer 58'

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Samuel Szmodics	4
Kelechi Iheanacho	2
Jamie Vardy	1
Wout Faes	1
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall	1
Stephy Mavididi	1
Tyrhys Dolan	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.27 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.99 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC26% Draw25% Leicester City FC49%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Leicester City FC

74%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Leicester City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw41% Leicester City FC39%

Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 3

4.9%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

1 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	21%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Leicester City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Clean Sheet