Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Stoke City FC

Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Joe Rankin-Costello 10' Y

Lewis Travis 41' Y

Y 56' Dwight Gayle

Ashley Phillips 59' Y

Y 84' Tariqe Fosu

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L
20 Aug	Sheffield United FC	A	0–3	L
17 Aug	Reading FC	A	0–3	L
14 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
06 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	3–0	W
30 Jul	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–0	W

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
20 Aug	Sunderland AFC	H	0–1	L
17 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–2	D
13 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–3	L
06 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	2–0	W
30 Jul	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Stoke City FC
#20	Position	#17
52	Points	55
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	15 / 10 / 21
42	Scored	51
56	Conceded	56
-14	GD	-5
1.13	PPG	1.20
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Stoke City FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tyler Morton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
10' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Rankin-Costello.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from John Buckley, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
20' Tariqe Fosu is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
22' The whistle greets Samuel Szmodics as he departs to be replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
27' The England Lewis Baker breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 0-1!
28' Lewis Baker with the second goal in the match!
33' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lewis Travis on 41 minutes.
46' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — John Buckley exits the field as Ryan Hedges enters on 46.
51' The 24-year-old Connor Taylor has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dwight Gayle.
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ashley Phillips.
61' Stoke City FC make a change. Dwight Gayle trudges off to be replaced by Tyrese Campbell on 61 minutes.
66' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
69' Ben Wilmot makes way for Tariqe Fosu at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
79' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ashley Phillips has done his job and it is now time for Hayden Carter to step up.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tariqe Fosu on 84.
88' D'Margio Wright-Phillips has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jacob Brown on 88 minute.
89' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tayo Edun is hanging Harry Pickering on the field on 89 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Daniel Ayala
27
Lewis Travis
23
Bradley Dack
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Adam Wharton 46'
22
Ben Brereton
8
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Tyrhys Dolan 22'
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Tayo Edun 89'
1
Thomas Kaminski
21
John Buckley ↓ Ryan Hedges 46'
6
Tyler Morton
33
Ashley Phillips ↓ Hayden Carter 79'

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↑ 46'
7
Tayo Edun ↑ 89'
17
Hayden Carter ↑ 79'
29
Jack Vale
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 22'
36
Adam Wharton ↑ 46'

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Ben Wilmot ↓ Tariqe Fosu 69'
11
Dwight Gayle ↓ Tyrese Campbell 61'
7
Sam Clucas
9
Jacob Brown ↓ D'Margio Wright-Phillips 88'
3
Morgan Fox
4
Aden Flint
8
Lewis Baker
15
Jordan Thompson
13
Jack Bonham
17
Liam Delap
32
Connor Taylor

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-08-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-08-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-08-17 Reading FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-08-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-07-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2022-08-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-08-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-08-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-08-06 Stoke City FC 2–0 Blackpool FC W 2022-07-30 Millwall FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.92 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw34% Stoke City FC33%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	55%	45%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Stoke City FC

67%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC22% Draw57% Stoke City FC21%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

18.6%

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

13.4%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

2.9%

3 – 0

1.9%

3 – 1

1.9%

0 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	20%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	20%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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