Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

Championship · 2025-26

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Fri 20 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Blackburn Rovers FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2025-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
14 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–1	W
07 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
03 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–0	W
31 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
24 Jan	Watford FC	H	1–1	D

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
14 Feb	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
07 Feb	Portsmouth FC	H	1–0	W
31 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
24 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L
20 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Preston North End FC
#15	Position	#23
8	Points	3
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 6
10	Scored	6
10	Conceded	13
+0	GD	-7
1.14	PPG	0.43
29%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 15th (8 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

5/2

61-75

–/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC.
Blackburn Rovers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	4
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Callum Lang	2
Ben Whiteman	2
Ched Evans	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-02-07 Norwich City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2026-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2026-02-07 Preston North End FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2026-01-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-01-20 Preston North End FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.75 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC62% Draw24% Preston North End FC14%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Preston North End FC

38%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw47% Preston North End FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

13.1%

1 – 1

11.2%

0 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 1

1 – 2

3.4%

4 – 0

3.3%

2 – 2

3.1%

4 – 1

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	26%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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