Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 11 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Darragh Lenihan 51' Y

Lewis Travis 67' Y

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Yates
Referee Nicholas Barnard
Referee James Linington
Referee James Wilson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-10-26 Preston North End FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2018-11-24 Preston North End FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–3	L
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
14 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
29 Dec	Reading FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	Luton Town FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Preston North End FC
#20	Position	#14
52	Points	60
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
42	Scored	55
56	Conceded	62
-14	GD	-7
1.13	PPG	1.30
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
3' Adam Armstrong makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
8' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
13' The whistle greets Corry Evans as he departs to be replaced by Bradley Johnson.
17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joshua Harrop makes it 1-1.
22' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
37' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
42' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
51' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
51' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ryan Nyambe has done his job and it is now time for Elliott Bennett to step up.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Darragh Lenihan made 382 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
62' Jayden Stockley gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Tom Barkhuizen and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
69' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Lewis Holtby trudges off to be replaced by Danny Graham on 69 minutes.
74' Lewis Travis, a England , has 66 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
81' Scott Sinclair gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Joshua Harrop and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Sam Gallagher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
88' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Paul Gallagher departs to be replaced by Brad Potts.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-01-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–2 Reading FC L 2019-12-26 Leeds United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2019-12-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.98 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw31% Preston North End FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Preston North End FC

69%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw52% Preston North End FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13.3%

0 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 2

7.9%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.3%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	22%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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