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

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

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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
5' Greg Cunningham needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Darragh Lenihan.
21' 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.
26' Ben Brereton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 61 goals in his last 386 appearances.
31' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Earl made 382 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
41' 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.
46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
51' Alistair McCann has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Brereton makes it 1-0.
58' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
63' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Jan Paul van Hecke will be fuming at that decision.
66' John Buckley makes way for Bradley Johnson at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lewis Travis.
74' 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.
76' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Reda Khadra is replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
78' The supporters are chanting for Scott Sinclair. He replaces Greg Cunningham on 78 minute.
82' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ryan Ledson comes on to replace Matthew Olosunde.
83' A moment of madness from Daniel Johnson on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
85' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Joe Rothwell has done his job and it is now time for Tayo Edun to step up.
90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Blackburn Rovers FC to claim maximum points.

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
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Sam Gallagher	3
Ched Evans	2
Bradley Dack	2
Ben Brereton	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

2 / 4

1.98 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC56% Draw23% Preston North End FC21%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

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	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Preston North End FC

44%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC41% Draw42% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.3%

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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