Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Lewis Travis 36' Y
Y 48' Jordan Thompson
Y 71' Rhys Norrington-Davies
R 79' James Chester

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Lewis
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Steve Meredith

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
7
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
09 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
02 Jan Birmingham City FC A 2–0 W
29 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
19 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
09 Jan Leicester City FC H 0–4 L
02 Jan AFC Bournemouth H 0–1 L
29 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
19 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Stoke City FC
#6 Position #26
1 Points 0
1 Played 0
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG –
0% Win % –

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Stoke City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ewood Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Lewis Travis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Thomas Kaminski, a Belgium , has 24 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' 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.
  • 36' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 38' Brilliant from the ! Nick Powell makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 38.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Joe Rothwell as he leaves the pitch. Sam Gallagher steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 48' Jordan Thompson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Ben Brereton. He replaces Sam Gallagher on 61 minute.
  • 64' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Lewis Travis has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Holtby to step up.
  • 69' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' Rhys Norrington-Davies catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 72 minute. Bradley Dack leaves to be changed by John Buckley.
  • 76' A goal from the England international John Buckley! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-1!
  • 79' James Chester has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 79.
  • 83' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Rabbi Matondo departs to be replaced by Danny Batth.
  • 88' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Nick Powell 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Lewis Baker 2
Tyrese Campbell 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Bradley Dack 2

Head to Head

2021-01-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-01-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2021-01-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-01-02 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2021-01-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2021-01-09 Stoke City FC 0–4 Leicester City FC L 2021-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2020-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-12-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.33 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.42 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC24% Draw50% Stoke City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 50%
50%
± 1.5 19%
81%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Stoke City FC
76%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC
50%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC8% Draw80% Stoke City FC12%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
50.2%
0 – 1
17.8%
1 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 0
2%
1 – 2
1.8%
2 – 1
1.3%
0 – 3
0.5%
2 – 2
0.4%
1 – 3
0.3%
3 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 14% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 20% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
72% ✗

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