Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Ewood Park.
- Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Backhouse
- Referee Oliver Langford
- Referee Akil Howson
- Referee Philip Dermott
4 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 13.5 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | Preston North End FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Mar | Rotherham United FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 23 Feb | Birmingham City FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 17 Feb | Middlesbrough FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Feb | Reading FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Feb | Bristol City FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | Blackburn Rovers FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Mar | Bristol City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Feb | Millwall FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 16 Feb | Nottingham Forest FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Feb | Norwich City FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 09 Feb | Bolton Wanderers FC | A | 2–1 | W |
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)
H2H (17 games)
65%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
7%
Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
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' Blackburn Rovers FC have kicked off against Preston North End FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' England international Brandon Barker has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Johnson makes it 0-1.
- 13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 23' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Declan Rudd has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 38' Alan Browne is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
- 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 48' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
- 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 58' Corry Evans catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
- 60' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Harrison Reed will be fuming at that decision.
- 61' Harrison Reed is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
- 63' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Harrison Reed is replaced by Joe Nuttall on 63 minute.
- 68' Corry Evans has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 396 appearances.
- 72' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Charlie Mulgrew exits the field as Amari'i Bell enters on 72.
- 77' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Paul Gallagher is replaced by Jayden Stockley on 77 minute.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Darnell Fisher.
- 83' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Brandon Barker on, Sean Maguire off on 83 minutes.
- 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
- 90' Darnell Fisher was booked on 90.
- 90' Joe Rafferty is replacing Lukas Nmecha for the Preston North End FC side.
- It finishes all square. Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 0-1.
Lineups
Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
4
Harrison Reed ↓ Joe Nuttall 63'
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 14
- 29
- 31
- 6
- 23
- 10
- 7
Bench
- 13
- 27
-
17
Amari'i Bell ↑ 72'
- 32
-
24
Joe Nuttall ↑ 63'
-
8
Joe Rothwell ↑ 72'
- 19
Coach
Tony Mowbray
Preston North End FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 18
- 14
-
45
Lukas Nmecha ↓ Joe Rafferty 90'
- 11
-
24
Sean Maguire ↓ Brandon Barker 83'
- 2
- 8
- 1
- 12
- 6
Bench
- 13
- 23
- 3
-
21
Brandon Barker ↑ 83'
- 17
-
15
Joe Rafferty ↑ 90'
-
20
Jayden Stockley ↑ 77'
Coach
Alex Neil
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
2019-03-09
Blackburn Rovers FC
0–1
Preston North End FC
L
2019-03-02
Rotherham United FC
3–2
Blackburn Rovers FC
L
2019-02-23
Birmingham City FC
2–2
Blackburn Rovers FC
D
2019-02-17
Blackburn Rovers FC
0–1
Middlesbrough FC
L
2019-02-13
Reading FC
2–1
Blackburn Rovers FC
L
2019-02-09
Blackburn Rovers FC
0–1
Bristol City FC
L
Preston North End FC Form
2019-03-09
Blackburn Rovers FC
0–1
Preston North End FC
W
2019-03-02
Preston North End FC
1–1
Bristol City FC
D
2019-02-23
Millwall FC
1–3
Preston North End FC
W
2019-02-16
Preston North End FC
0–0
Nottingham Forest FC
D
2019-02-13
Preston North End FC
3–1
Norwich City FC
W
2019-02-09
Bolton Wanderers FC
1–2
Preston North End FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.33
Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39
Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for:
Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Preston North End FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Preston North End FC
68%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Preston North End FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC
| Handicap | Blackburn Rovers FC covers | Push | Preston North End FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 19% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 19% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 11% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.