Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Sat 4 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Darragh Lenihan 16' Y

Jan Paul van Hecke 65' Y

Y 65' Emil Riis Jakobsen

Lewis Travis 69' Y

Y 83' Daniel Johnson

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)

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

2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Peterborough United FC	H	4–0	W
20 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
06 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	3–1	W
03 Nov	Fulham FC	H	0–7	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
20 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
06 Nov	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–3	L
03 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackburn Rovers FC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
5' Liam Lindsay is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
10' Lewis Travis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 397 appearances.
15' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Callum Lang scoring 2 goals.
16' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Darragh Lenihan.
21' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
31' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Ben Brereton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
51' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
53' Ben Brereton does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jan Paul van Hecke on 65.
66' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. John Buckley departs to be replaced by Bradley Johnson.
69' The referee calls foul for Lewis Travis. He receives a Yellow card.
74' 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.
76' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Reda Khadra has done his job and it is now time for Tyrhys Dolan to step up.
78' The crowd applauds Greg Cunningham as he leaves the pitch. Scott Sinclair steps in for Preston North End FC.
82' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Matthew Olosunde is replaced by Ryan Ledson on 82 minute.
83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Johnson.
85' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Tayo Edun on, Joe Rothwell off on 85 minutes.
90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
Another three points for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-11-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-11-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Sheffield United FC W 2021-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–7 Fulham FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.01 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC58% Draw23% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Preston North End FC

42%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw42% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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