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

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Championship · 2020-21

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Fri 12 Feb 2021 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 61' Ryan Ledson

Y 84' Liam Lindsay

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 Langford
Referee James Wilson
Referee Philip Dermott
Referee David Webb

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The wait is over. Preston North End FC get us underway at Ewood Park.
5' Alan Browne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 30 cards already picked up this season.
10' Thomas Kaminski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
15' 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.
19' Greg Cunningham is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' Jarrad Branthwaite is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Preston North End FC winning 100% of all matches.
39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liam Lindsay makes it 0-2.
46' Adam Armstrong makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
46' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Joe Rothwell has done his job and it is now time for Tyrhys Dolan to step up.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jayson Molumby made 346 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
61' The referee calls foul for Ryan Ledson. He receives a Yellow card.
63' The crowd applauds Ryan Nyambe as he leaves the pitch. Harvey Elliot steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
68' 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.
73' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
75' Taylor Harwood-Bellis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Gallagher at the 75 minute mark.
76' Brad Potts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Johnson at the 76 minute mark.
81' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
84' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 84.
87' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Ben Brereton comes on to replace Lewis Travis.
90' Jayson Molumby has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ched Evans on 90 minute.
1-2 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Taylor Harwood-Bellis 75'
15
Barry Douglas
18
Jacob Davenport ↓ Stewart Downing 46'
2
Ryan Nyambe ↓ Harvey Elliot 63'
27
Lewis Travis ↓ Ben Brereton 87'
26
Darragh Lenihan C
23
Bradley Dack
7
Adam Armstrong
8
Joe Rothwell ↓ Tyrhys Dolan 46'
1
Thomas Kaminski
30
Jarrad Branthwaite

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
16
Harvey Elliot ↑ 63'
6
Stewart Downing ↑ 46'
17
Amari'i Bell
29
Corry Evans
20
Ben Brereton ↑ 87'
21
John Buckley
22
Taylor Harwood-Bellis ↑ 75'
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 46'

Coach Tony Mowbray

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
37
Greg Cunningham
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson ↓ Brad Potts 76'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 76'
8
Alan Browne C
17
Ben Whiteman
26
Ched Evans ↓ Jayson Molumby 90'
22
Daniel Iversen

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

1.71 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC47% Draw28% Preston North End FC25%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

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

74%

Draw or Preston North End FC

53%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC37% Draw46% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

9.2%

0 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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