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

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Championship · 2019-20

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Preston North End FC

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

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game

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

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
#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' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC.
3' Goal! Adam Armstrong scores his 91 goal in 397 matches.
8' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
13' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Bradley Johnson comes on to replace Corry Evans.
17' What a strike from Joshua Harrop! The score is 1-1.
22' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
51' The referee calls foul for Darragh Lenihan. He receives a Yellow card.
51' Elliott Bennett has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Nyambe on 51 minute.
56' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
61' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
62' Tom Barkhuizen makes way for Jayden Stockley at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
67' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Lewis Travis will be fuming at that decision.
69' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Holtby departs to be replaced by Danny Graham.
74' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
79' Preston North End FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
81' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Sinclair is hanging Joshua Harrop on the field on 81 minute.
86' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
88' Brad Potts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Gallagher on 88 minute.
It finishes all square. Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 1-1.

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
Callum Lang	2
Ben Whiteman	2
Ched Evans	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

1.58 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC44% Draw28% Preston North End FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Preston North End FC

56%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw46% Preston North End FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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