Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Mon 18 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Josh Maja
Scott Wharton 32' Y
Jan Paul van Hecke 34' Y
Y 56' Tommy Smith

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
02 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–2 D
19 Mar Reading FC A 0–1 L
15 Mar Derby County FC H 3–1 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
15 Apr Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
09 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–1 W
05 Apr Reading FC A 1–2 L
02 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
19 Mar Millwall 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Stoke City FC has kicked off!
  • 4' The Scotland forward Jacob Brown breaks the deadlock on 4 minutes. 0-1!
  • 9' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 14' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 19' Darragh Lenihan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 23' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Maja is booked for Stoke City FC — Yellow card on 23.
  • 28' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' Scott Wharton is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 34' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Joe Rothwell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jan Paul van Hecke at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Tommy Smith. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' Steven Fletcher, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Bradley Johnson is replaced by John Buckley on 67 minute.
  • 72' Tommy Smith is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tyrhys Dolan is replaced by Ryan Hedges.
  • 76' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Tyrhys Dolan has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Hedges to step up.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Jaden Philogene Bidace on, Romaine Sawyers off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' Steven Fletcher gets the nod from Stoke City FC. He replaces Josh Maja and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Stoke City FC players.

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

2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-04-15 Peterborough United FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-04-02 Coventry City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-03-19 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Derby County FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-04-15 Stoke City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-04-09 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–3 Stoke City FC W 2022-04-05 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-04-02 Stoke City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2022-03-19 Stoke City FC 2–0 Millwall FC W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw29% Stoke City FC38%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

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

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Stoke City FC
67%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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