Blackburn Rovers FC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Blackburn Rovers FC

0 – 1

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Leicester City FC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC Ewood Park 19,436 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 78' Stephy Mavididi

Y 54' Ricardo Pereira

Sean McLoughlin 62' Y

Overview

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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 Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
Assistant 2

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

2026-05-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Leicester City FC 2025-11-01 Leicester City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-05-04 Leicester City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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
02 May	Leicester City FC	H	0–1	L
22 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
17 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
14 Apr	Southampton FC	A	0–3	L
11 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
24 Apr	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
21 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	2–2	D
18 Apr	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
11 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	L
06 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Leicester City FC get this one started.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Denmark international Jannik Vestergaard has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Leicester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' 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.
40' The 36-year-old Moussa Baradji has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
50' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit 20 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
54' That looks like a foul for a card for Ricardo Pereira.
59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ricardo Pereira made 361 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' That looks like a foul for a card for Sean McLoughlin.
67' Jakub Stolarczyk is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
72' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Forshaw is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
78' What composure from Stephy Mavididi! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
83' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Leicester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Leicester City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

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

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-05-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Leicester City FC Form

2026-05-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Leicester City FC W 2026-04-24 Leicester City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2026-04-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2026-04-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.07 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC37% Draw32% Leicester City FC31%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Leicester City FC

63%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Leicester City FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC24% Draw54% Leicester City FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15%

1 – 1

14.5%

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

2.5%

3 – 0

2.4%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	21%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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