Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Wed 6 Nov 2024 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park 13,144 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 57' Million Manhoef
0–2 85' Thomas Cannon pen
Y 67' Wouter Burger
Tyrhys Dolan 77' Y
Y 79' Junior Tchamadeu

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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

5
4
7
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–2 L
02 Nov Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
26 Oct Watford FC A 0–1 L
23 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
19 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
05 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W
02 Nov Derby County FC H 2–1 W
26 Oct Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
22 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
19 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
05 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackburn Rovers FC is hosting Stoke City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Japan international Yuki Ohashi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Junior Tchamadeu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Wouter Burger has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tatsuki Seko is hanging Lewis Koumas on the field on 56 minute.
  • 57' Assisted by Enda Stevens with the perfectly-timed delivery and Million Manhoef makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 62' 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.
  • 65' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Ryan Hedges by Tyrhys Dolan on 65 minute.
  • 67' Wouter Burger catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 72' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Tyrhys Dolan gets a card.
  • 77' Makhtar Gueye is replacing Yuki Ohashi for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Michael Rose on, Andrew Moran off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Junior Tchamadeu is booked for Stoke City FC — card on 79.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Harry Leonard comes on to replace Lewis Travis.
  • 85' Goal! Thomas Cannon scores his 25 goal in 319 matches.
  • 88' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eric Bocat is hanging Joon-ho Bae on the field on 88 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Stoke City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chicho Pelach

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-10-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2024-11-02 Stoke City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2024-10-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2024-10-22 Stoke City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2024-10-19 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2024-10-05 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.95 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw32% Stoke City FC38%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Stoke City FC
70%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Stoke City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw54% Stoke City FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 3
2.8%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 22% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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