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 46 games · 69 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bhupinder Gill
Referee Rob Smith
Referee Mark Jones
Referee Andy Woolmer

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

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
#8	Position	#20
69	Points	52
46	Played	46
20 / 9 / 17	W / D / L	13 / 13 / 20
67	Scored	42
59	Conceded	56
+8	GD	-14
1.50	PPG	1.13
43%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds iPro Stadium will turn into a battlefield for 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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Derby County FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
11' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tyrhys Dolan makes it 0-1.
12' What a moment for Bradley Johnson! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
15' Bradley Johnson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
20' Derrick Williams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
25' 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.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Bird, as he is very good at scoring at iPro Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
33' Lee Buchanan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
36' A moment of madness from Bradley Johnson on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Phillip Cocu will be considering his options from the bench.
42' Darragh Lenihan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' The Derby County FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Marriott departs to be replaced by George Evans.
51' Derby County 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.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' Joe Rankin-Costello makes way for Ryan Nyambe at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
66' Joe Rothwell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
68' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 68 minute. Tyrhys Dolan leaves to be changed by Harry Chapman.
71' Duane Holmes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Max Bird at the 71 minute mark.
76' Another change for Derby County FC made on 76 minute. Louie Sibley leaves to be changed by Morgan Whittaker.
77' Against the run of play, Adam Armstrong has scored! This game has turned on its head.
79' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Joe Rothwell by Elliott Bennett on 79 minute.
80' Wayne Rooney is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
80' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elliott Bennett is hanging Joe Rothwell on the field on 80 minute.
85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' Jamaica international Elliott Bennett has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
It finishes all square. Derby County FC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 0-4.

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
Ben Brereton	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Chris Martin	2
Bradley Johnson	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Harvey Elliot	2
Curtis Davies	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

2 / 4

1.2 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC29% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC43%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Derby County FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC22% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC32%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

0 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

0 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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