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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#13	Position	#24
21	Points	8
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
22	Scored	13
23	Conceded	30
-1	GD	-17
1.40	PPG	0.53
40%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Blackburn Rovers FC to claim maximum points.

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
Daniel Johnson	2
John Buckley	2
Callum Lang	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

1.83 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.7 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC63% Draw23% Preston North End FC14%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Preston North End FC

37%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC44% Draw46% Preston North End FC10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

13%

1 – 1

10.9%

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

3 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

4.7%

4 – 0

3.6%

1 – 2

3.4%

2 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	20%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	25%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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