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

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Championship · 2019-20

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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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 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
#16	Position	#23
9	Points	4
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
12	Scored	8
12	Conceded	15
+0	GD	-7
1.13	PPG	0.50
25%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
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' The game is set. Blackburn Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
3' The deadlock is broken! Adam Armstrong gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
8' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
13' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Corry Evans is replaced by Bradley Johnson on 13 minute.
17' Joshua Harrop doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
27' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
32' 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.
37' Amari'i Bell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Darragh Lenihan on 51.
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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
62' The crowd applauds Tom Barkhuizen as he leaves the pitch. Jayden Stockley steps in for Preston North End FC.
67' Lewis Travis is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
69' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 69 minute. Lewis Holtby leaves to be changed by Danny Graham.
74' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
79' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
81' Scott Sinclair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua Harrop on 81 minute.
86' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
88' Brad Potts gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Paul Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

1.55 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw28% Preston North End FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Preston North End FC

57%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC32% Draw46% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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