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

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Championship · 2025-26

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Preston North End FC

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

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 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
#6	Position	#25
1	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	4
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Liam Lindsay	2
Daniel Johnson	2
John Buckley	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

0.69 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC46% Draw41% Preston North End FC13%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes15% 0% No85%

Avg goals/match: 0.99

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	60%	40%
± 1.5	27%	73%
± 2.5	9%	91%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Preston North End FC

54%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC21% Draw73% Preston North End FC6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

40%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

2 – 1

3.1%

3 – 0

1.8%

0 – 2

1.3%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

0.8%

2 – 2

0.6%

4 – 0

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	9%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	27%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	10%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

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