Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Preston North End FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Mon 25 Apr 2022 · 18:30 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 1' Harry Pickering

Y 21' Sam Gallagher

Alan Browne 38' Y

Ben Whiteman 61' Y

Y 63' John Buckley

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

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

Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–4	L
19 Apr	Fulham FC	A	0–3	L
15 Apr	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
09 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
05 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
02 Apr	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	4–1	W
18 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L
15 Apr	Peterborough United FC	A	1–2	L
09 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D
02 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	2–2	D
19 Mar	Reading FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#14	Position	#20
60	Points	52
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	13 / 13 / 20
55	Scored	42
62	Conceded	56
-7	GD	-14
1.30	PPG	1.13
33%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Deepdale will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
1' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 1.
6' Bradley Dack has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
9' What a strike from Sam Gallagher! The score is 0-1.
12' John Buckley adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
13' John Buckley adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
18' Wales international Andrew Hughes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
21' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Gallagher argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
29' Alan Browne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
30' GOAL! Alan Browne scores on 30.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
37' Magnificent from Darragh Lenihan! That is 13 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alan Browne on 38.
43' 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.
46' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 46 minute. Greg Cunningham leaves to be changed by Sean Maguire.
51' The 33-year-old Daniel Johnson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
53' GOAL! Lewis Travis fires home to make it 2-5!
58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' Poor challenge from Ben Whiteman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
63' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. John Buckley will be fuming at that decision.
68' Ian Carlo Poveda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
71' The supporters are chanting for Joe Rafferty. He replaces Andrew Hughes on 71 minute.
76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
79' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Sam Gallagher is replaced by Ian Carlo Poveda.
82' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Alistair McCann on, Ben Whiteman off on 82 minutes.
86' The crowd applauds John Buckley as he leaves the pitch. Bradley Dack steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	4
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Daniel Johnson	2
John Buckley	2
Ben Whiteman	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-04-19 Fulham FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-04-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2022-04-09 Preston North End FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2022-04-02 Derby County FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-04-15 Peterborough United FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-04-02 Coventry City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-03-19 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC32% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC39%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC23% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC30%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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