Derby County FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Derby County FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sun 8 Mar 2020 · 15:00 UTC iPro Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Y 25' Lewis Travis

Y 45' Joe Rothwell

Max Bird 72' Y

Louie Sibley 75' Y

Y 84' Elliott Bennett

R 90' John Buckley

Overview

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Derby County FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at iPro Stadium.

Derby County FC 8 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Richard Wild
Referee Mark Jones
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee John Brooks

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

Derby County FC 12 games · Avg 3.0 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-03-08 Derby County FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-12-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2019-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Derby County FC 2018-09-18 Derby County FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
05 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	0–3	L
29 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	3–1	W
25 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
21 Feb	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
15 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–3	L
29 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
22 Feb	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D
15 Feb	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
11 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Derby County FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#22	Position	#16
5	Points	9
8	Played	8
1 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
7	Scored	12
14	Conceded	12
-7	GD	+0
0.63	PPG	1.13
13%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Derby County FC are 22nd (5 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC

Bobby Clark	2 G	2 A
Samuel Szmodics	2 G	1 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Derby County FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' A quiet spell here at iPro Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Derby County FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Derby County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
26' Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with the perfectly-timed delivery and Louie Sibley makes no mistake. 1-0!
31' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
36' Ben Brereton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' The Scotland Chris Martin breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 2-0!
45' Joe Rothwell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Graeme Shinnie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Derby County FC.
59' The whistle greets Lewis Travis as he departs to be replaced by Bradley Johnson.
64' 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.
69' Matt Clarke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
72' It’s a booking for Derby County FC player. Max Bird gets a Yellow card.
72' Danny Graham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Gallagher at the 72 minute mark.
75' A moment of madness from Louie Sibley on 75 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Derby County FC will be frustrated.
76' The crowd applauds Martyn Waghorn as he leaves the pitch. Curtis Davies steps in for Derby County FC.
81' Derby County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
84' Controversy at the stadium! Elliott Bennett argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
85' GOAL! Chris Martin fires home to make it 3-0!
88' Morgan Whittaker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jayden Bogle at the 88 minute mark.
90' John Buckley was booked on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Kelle Roos
33
Curtis Davies ↑ 76'
17
George Evans
14
Jack Marriott ↑ 76'
46
Scott Malone
25
Max Lowe
49
Morgan Whittaker ↑ 88'

Coach Phillip Cocu

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tyrhys Dolan	3
Sam Gallagher	2
Harvey Elliot	2
Ben Brereton	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Chris Martin	2
Bradley Johnson	2
Craig Forsyth	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2020-03-08 Derby County FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-03-05 Derby County FC 0–3 Manchester United FC L 2020-02-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Derby County FC W 2020-02-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2020-02-21 Derby County FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2020-02-15 Derby County FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-03-08 Derby County FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-02-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-02-22 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-02-15 Charlton Athletic FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-02-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.2 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC36% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC36%

Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

64%

Derby County FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC23% Draw48% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

9.3%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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