Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Preston North End FC

Fri 20 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2025-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
14 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–1	W
07 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
03 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–0	W
31 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
24 Jan	Watford FC	H	1–1	D

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
14 Feb	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
07 Feb	Portsmouth FC	H	1–0	W
31 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
24 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L
20 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Preston North End FC
#20	Position	#14
52	Points	60
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
42	Scored	55
56	Conceded	62
-14	GD	-7
1.13	PPG	1.30
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	4
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Ben Whiteman	2
Ched Evans	2
Bradley Dack	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-02-07 Norwich City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2026-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2026-02-07 Preston North End FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2026-01-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-01-20 Preston North End FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.23 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC50% Draw29% Preston North End FC21%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Preston North End FC

50%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw54% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.4%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.8%

2 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

0 – 2

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 1

3.3%

2 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	24%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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