Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Stoke City FC

Sat 10 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Tyrhys Dolan 7' 1–0

Samuel Szmodics 19' 2–0

Tyrhys Dolan 37' 3–0

3–1 39' Niall Ennis

Y 29' Luke McNally

Y 55' Junior Tchamadeu

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-08-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
03 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	Wrexham AFC	H	4–1	W
20 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
13 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–4	L
06 Jan	Cambridge United FC	H	5–2	W

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–3	L
03 Feb	Leicester City FC	H	0–5	L
27 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	1–3	L
20 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L
13 Jan	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W
06 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–4	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Stoke City FC
#13	Position	#3
21	Points	29
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 4
22	Scored	24
23	Conceded	18
-1	GD	+6
1.40	PPG	1.93
40%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Stoke City FC

Jack McGlynn	5 G	2 A
Ethan Galbraith	4 G	4 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
7' Tyrhys Dolan makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
19' GOAL! Samuel Szmodics fires home to make it 2-0!
24' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Luke McNally gets a Yellow card.
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' What composure from Tyrhys Dolan! The England international strokes it home. 3-0.
39' The deadlock is broken! Niall Ennis gets on the scoresheet on 39 minutes.
44' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Benjamin Chrisene, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Tchamadeu.
59' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 59 minute. Lynden Gooch leaves to be changed by Lewis Baker.
60' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Ki-Jana Hoever on, Daniel Johnson off on 60 minutes.
65' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Sam Gallagher exits the field as Semir Telalovic enters on 65.
68' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Hedges is withdrawn and Connor O'Riordan gets his opportunity.
73' Luke McNally is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stoke City FC tonight.
77' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Wouter Burger is withdrawn and Wesley gets his opportunity.
82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
85' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Samuel Szmodics is withdrawn and Arnor Sigurdsson gets his opportunity.
90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Semir Telalovic 65'
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Connor O'Riordan 68'
55
Kyle McFadzean
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Jake Garrett 65'
8
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 85'
5
Dominic Hyam
6
Sondre Tronstad
45
Benjamin Chrisene
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Andrew Moran 85'

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

10
Tyrese Campbell
4
Ben Pearson
8
Lewis Baker ↑ 59'
15
Jordan Thompson
13
Jack Bonham
20
Sead Haksabanovic ↑ 77'
17
Ki-Jana Hoever ↑ 60'
25
Luke Cundle ↑ 60'
18
Wesley ↑ 77'

Coach Paul Gallagher

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

2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-01-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Wrexham AFC W 2024-01-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-01-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Cambridge United FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-02-03 Stoke City FC 0–5 Leicester City FC L 2024-01-27 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-01-20 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-13 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-01-06 Stoke City FC 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC48% Draw24% Stoke City FC28%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Stoke City FC

52%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw43% Stoke City FC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 2

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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