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

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 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
#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!
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' Ireland international Samuel Szmodics has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Cundle, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Samuel Szmodics makes no mistake. 2-0!
24' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke McNally on 29.
34' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
37' A goal from the England international Tyrhys Dolan! He fires home on 37 to make it 3-0!
39' Magnificent from Niall Ennis! That is 36 goals in 347 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' Ben Wilmot, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
55' Junior Tchamadeu was booked on 55.
59' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Lynden Gooch by Lewis Baker on 59 minute.
60' Ki-Jana Hoever has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Johnson on 60 minute.
65' The supporters are chanting for Semir Telalovic. He replaces Sam Gallagher on 65 minute.
68' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Ryan Hedges is replaced by Connor O'Riordan on 68 minute.
73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
77' The crowd applauds Wouter Burger as he leaves the pitch. Wesley steps in for Stoke City FC.
82' 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.
85' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Arnor Sigurdsson on, Samuel Szmodics off on 85 minutes.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 474 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

2 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC52% Draw23% Stoke City FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Stoke City FC

48%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC37% Draw41% Stoke City FC22%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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