Derby County FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Derby County FC

2 – 1

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Pride Park Stadium 29,753 HT 45' · FT 45'

Craig Forsyth 3' 1–0

Ebou Adams 7' 2–0

2–1 40' Makhtar Gueye

Y 42' Callum Brittain

Harrison Armstrong 70' Y

Jerry Yates 74' Y

Y 81' Sondre Tronstad

Y 84' Hayden Carter

Matt Clarke 86' Y

Overview

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Derby County FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Pride Park Stadium.

Derby County FC 15 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-08 Derby County FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-08-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Derby County FC 2022-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Derby County FC 2021-10-30 Derby County FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-04-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
01 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
22 Feb	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
14 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–4	L
11 Feb	Oxford United FC	H	0–0	D
08 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Derby County FC	A	1–2	L
01 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	0–3	L
15 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–0	W
12 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W
09 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Derby County FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#23	Position	#13
10	Points	21
15	Played	15
2 / 4 / 9	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
14	Scored	22
30	Conceded	23
-16	GD	-1
0.67	PPG	1.40
13%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (10 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

1/5

16-30

3/6

31-45

2/7

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/4

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC

Bobby Clark	3 G	2 A
Samuel Szmodics	3 G	1 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Derby County FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
3' Derby County FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Craig Forsyth on 3.
7' GOAL! Ebou Adams fires home to make it 2-0!
12' Aynsley Pears has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 13 appearances.
16' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Dion Sanderson on, Augustus Kargbo off on 16 minutes.
21' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 491 goals from 397 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
31' Liam Thompson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
36' Derby County FC currently sit 24 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' GOAL! Makhtar Gueye scores on 40. Assisted by Yuki Ohashi
42' Poor challenge from Callum Brittain. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
47' Amario Cozier-Duberry has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
52' Derby County FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
57' Augustus Kargbo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
58' Matt Clarke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sondre Langas at the 58 minute mark.
63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
64' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Yuki Ohashi is withdrawn and Todd Cantwell gets his opportunity.
69' 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.
70' A moment of madness from Harrison Armstrong on 70 minutes earns him a card. Derby County FC will be frustrated.
73' It is a substitution in Derby County FC team. Marcus Harness is replaced by Kayden Jackson on 73 minute.
74' Jerry Yates was booked on 74.
79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
81' Poor challenge from Sondre Tronstad. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
82' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Sondre Tronstad is withdrawn and Amario Cozier-Duberry gets his opportunity.
84' Hayden Carter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
86' The referee shows Derby County FC player a card on 86.
87' The Derby County FC bench stirs into life. Harrison Armstrong is withdrawn and Kenzo Goudmijn gets his opportunity.
Blackburn Rovers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Derby County FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

3
Craig Forsyth
18
Marcus Harness ↓ Kayden Jackson 73'
2
Kane Wilson
10
Jerry Yates
32
Ebou Adams
20
Callum Elder
12
Nathaniel Phillips
16
Liam Thompson
1
Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
6
Sondre Langas ↓ Matt Clarke 58'
28
Harrison Armstrong ↓ Kenzo Goudmijn 87'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
9
Makhtar Gueye
4
Yuri Ribeiro
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Todd Cantwell 64'
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 82'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Cauley Woodrow 64'
47
Augustus Kargbo ↓ Dion Sanderson 16'

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

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
Makhtar Gueye	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2025-03-08 Derby County FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-03-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2025-02-22 Derby County FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2025-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Derby County FC L 2025-02-11 Derby County FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2025-02-08 Norwich City FC 1–1 Derby County FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-03-08 Derby County FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-02-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.27 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC33% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC41%

Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

67%

Derby County FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC22% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC34%

Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

7.9%

0 – 2

7.3%

0 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

3.3%

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%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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