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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Derrick Williams 76' Y
Elliott Bennett 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Salisbury
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Matt Foley

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

5
4
7
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
30 Mar Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–4 L
12 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W
09 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
02 Mar Rotherham United FC A 2–3 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
30 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D
16 Mar Reading FC H 0–0 D
13 Mar Derby County FC A 0–0 D
09 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
02 Mar Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Stoke City FC
#16 Position #7
9 Points 13
8 Played 8
2 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
12 Scored 13
12 Conceded 12
+0 GD +1
1.13 PPG 1.63
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 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
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ 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
Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Ewood Park!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Stoke City FC backline.
  • 14' Assisted by Tom Ince with the perfectly-timed delivery and Oghenekaro Etebo makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 19' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nathan Jones might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 24' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' Stoke City FC make a change. Tom Ince trudges off to be replaced by Sam Clucas on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Ashley Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Charlie Mulgrew is withdrawn and Derrick Williams gets his opportunity.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' Ashley Williams gets the nod from Stoke City FC. He replaces Ryan Shawcross and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' 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.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Sam Vokes comes on to replace Bojan.
  • 66' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Richard Smallwood has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Travis to step up.
  • 76' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Ryan Nyambe is replaced by Ben Brereton on 77 minute.
  • 82' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James McClean made 385 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ki-Jana Hoever 3
Lewis Baker 2
Tyrese Campbell 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Bradley Dack 2
Nick Powell 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-03-30 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2019-03-02 Rotherham United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2019-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-03-30 Stoke City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-03-16 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2019-03-13 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2019-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2019-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw29% Stoke City FC36%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Stoke City FC
65%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC27% Draw48% Stoke City FC25%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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