Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Wed 26 Feb 2020 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Darragh Lenihan 13' Y
Y 30' Jordan Thompson
Ryan Nyambe 81' Y
Y 90' Sam Clucas

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Lewis Smith

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
2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2019-11-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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
26 Feb Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
22 Feb Brentford FC A 2–2 D
15 Feb Charlton Athletic FC A 2–0 W
11 Feb Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
08 Feb Fulham FC H 0–1 L
01 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
22 Feb Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
15 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–4 L
12 Feb Preston North End FC H 0–2 L
08 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 3–1 W
31 Jan Derby County FC A 0–4 L

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' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Stoke City FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Michael O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Stoke City FC have won 408 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 13' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Darragh Lenihan on 13 minutes.
  • 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Ince made 385 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Namibia international Ryan Nyambe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Stoke City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' Tosin Adarabioyo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 20 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' With 1 assists to his name this season, Sam Gallagher is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 72' Lee Gregory has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tyrese Campbell on 72 minute.
  • 76' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 76 minute. Jordan Thompson leaves to be changed by Jordan Cousins.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Sam Gallagher as he leaves the pitch. Dominic Samuel steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 81' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 82' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Bradley Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Danny Graham to step up.
  • 87' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' The whistle greets Nick Powell as he departs to be replaced by James Chester.
  • 90' Sam Clucas was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

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

2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2019-11-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-02-22 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-02-15 Charlton Athletic FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-02-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2020-02-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Fulham FC L 2020-02-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-02-22 Stoke City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2020-02-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–2 Stoke City FC L 2020-02-12 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2020-02-08 Stoke City FC 3–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2020-01-31 Derby County FC 4–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.63 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC48% Draw26% Stoke City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Stoke City FC
52%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw46% Stoke City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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