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

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC get this one started.
Another three points for Blackburn Rovers 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

1.8 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC61% Draw24% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Preston North End FC

39%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw46% Preston North End FC12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

12.2%

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	25%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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