Derby County FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Derby County FC

0 – 4

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC iPro Stadium HT 45+7' · FT 45+4'

Lee Buchanan 33' Y

Y 36' Bradley Johnson

Y 42' Darragh Lenihan

Y 66' Joe Rothwell

Wayne Rooney 80' Y

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 Bhupinder Gill
Referee Rob Smith
Referee Mark Jones
Referee Andy Woolmer

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

2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 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
26 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–4	L
19 Sep	Luton Town FC	A	1–2	L
12 Sep	Reading FC	H	0–2	L
22 Jul	Birmingham City FC	A	3–1	W
19 Jul	Leeds United FC	H	1–3	L
14 Jul	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Derby County FC	A	4–0	W
19 Sep	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	5–0	W
12 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L
22 Jul	Luton Town FC	A	2–3	L
18 Jul	Reading FC	H	4–3	W
14 Jul	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L

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' That's the starting whistle at iPro Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Derby County FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Derby County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tyrhys Dolan makes no mistake. 0-1!
12' Bradley Johnson does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
15' A stunning finish from Bradley Johnson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Derby County FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
25' 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.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
33' A moment of madness from Lee Buchanan on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Derby County FC will be frustrated.
36' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
42' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 42.
46' George Evans is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack Marriott at the 46 minute mark.
51' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 475 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Derby County FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
59' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Rankin-Costello departs to be replaced by Ryan Nyambe.
64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 388 games and scored 475 goals.
66' The referee calls foul for Joe Rothwell. He receives a Yellow card.
68' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Harry Chapman comes on to replace Tyrhys Dolan.
71' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Max Bird exits the field as Duane Holmes enters on 71.
76' Morgan Whittaker gets the nod from Derby County FC. He replaces Louie Sibley and will look to change the dynamic.
77' What a strike from Adam Armstrong! The score is 0-4.
79' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Joe Rothwell exits the field as Elliott Bennett enters on 79.
80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wayne Rooney.
80' Elliott Bennett gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Joe Rothwell and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Blackburn Rovers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phillip Cocu

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Bradley Johnson
3
Derrick Williams
17
Amari'i Bell
26
Darragh Lenihan C
24
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Ryan Nyambe 59'
7
Adam Armstrong
8
Joe Rothwell ↓ Elliott Bennett 79'
20
Ben Brereton
10
Lewis Holtby
1
Thomas Kaminski
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Harry Chapman 68'

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-09-19 Luton Town FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2020-09-12 Derby County FC 0–2 Reading FC L 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC W 2020-07-19 Derby County FC 1–3 Leeds United FC L 2020-07-14 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-09-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-09-12 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-07-22 Luton Town FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-07-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–3 Reading FC W 2020-07-14 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.94 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.02 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Blackburn Rovers FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC20% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC56%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

80%

Derby County FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC14% Draw42% Blackburn Rovers FC44%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

0 – 2

10.5%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 3

6.9%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

4.5%

2 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	39%	—	61%
+1	39%	23%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	19%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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