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

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Stoke City FC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
7' GOAL! Tyrhys Dolan fires home to make it 1-0!
12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lynden Gooch made 363 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' A goal from the Ireland international Samuel Szmodics! He fires home on 19 to make it 2-0!
24' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' Luke McNally picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's 4-3-3 shape.
37' Tyrhys Dolan adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Niall Ennis makes it 3-1.
44' Stoke City FC have won 400 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' Junior Tchamadeu is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
59' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Lynden Gooch is replaced by Lewis Baker.
60' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Daniel Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Ki-Jana Hoever to step up.
65' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 65 minute. Sam Gallagher leaves to be changed by Semir Telalovic.
68' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Ryan Hedges is replaced by Connor O'Riordan on 68 minute.
73' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
77' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Wouter Burger exits the field as Wesley enters on 77.
82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
85' Arnor Sigurdsson gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Samuel Szmodics and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Ryan Hedges has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
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
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

1.6 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC50% Draw26% Stoke City FC24%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Stoke City FC

50%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw46% Stoke City FC20%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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