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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Fri 12 Feb 2021 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Y 61' Ryan Ledson
Y 84' Liam Lindsay

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee James Wilson
  • Referee Philip Dermott
  • Referee David Webb

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
4
6
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
30 Jan Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
24 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
16 Jan Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
09 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
06 Feb Rotherham United FC H 1–2 L
30 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
24 Jan Reading FC H 0–0 D
20 Jan Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
16 Jan Bristol City FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Preston North End FC
#6 Position #25
1 Points 0
1 Played 0
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG –
0% Win % –

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackburn Rovers FC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Preston North End 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.
  • 15' Ryan Ledson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 19' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Greg Cunningham on 19.
  • 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' Andrew Hughes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 39' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liam Lindsay makes it 0-2.
  • 46' A goal from the England international Adam Armstrong! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-2!
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Tyrhys Dolan. He replaces Joe Rothwell on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Ledson.
  • 63' Harvey Elliot is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Nyambe at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' Taylor Harwood-Bellis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Gallagher at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Daniel Johnson is replaced by Brad Potts.
  • 81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Lindsay on 84.
  • 87' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Travis departs to be replaced by Ben Brereton.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ched Evans is replaced by Jayson Molumby on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 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

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 4
Tom Barkhuizen 3
Sam Gallagher 3
Adam Armstrong 3
Samuel Szmodics 3
Liam Lindsay 2
Daniel Johnson 2
John Buckley 2

Head to Head

2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-01-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-01-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2021-01-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-02-06 Preston North End FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC L 2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-01-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.57 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw42% Preston North End FC30%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Preston North End FC
72%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC15% Draw69% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.8%
0 – 1
16.9%
1 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
1.1%
0 – 3
1%
3 – 0
0.8%
1 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 19% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 21% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

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