Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Sat 22 Apr 2023 · 16:30 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Johnson 59' Y

Y 60' Samuel Szmodics

Y 85' Joe Rankin-Costello

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

2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	Swansea City AFC	A	2–4	L
15 Apr	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L
10 Apr	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
07 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
01 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	3–1	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
19 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
15 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D
10 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–2	D
07 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–2	L
01 Apr	Birmingham City 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.
5' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' 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.
25' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' Aynsley Pears has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
45' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' The whistle greets Sorba Thomas as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Hedges.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
59' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Johnson on 59 minutes.
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Samuel Szmodics.
65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
70' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Alistair McCann on, Daniel Johnson off on 70 minutes.
75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
76' Ben Woodburn gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Patrick Bauer and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Samuel Szmodics does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
83' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Josh Onomah is replaced by Liam Delap.
85' Joe Rankin-Costello catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
89' The crowd applauds Tyler Morton as he leaves the pitch. Callum Brittain steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
90' The supporters are chanting for Scott Wharton. He replaces Samuel Szmodics on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Callum Brittain ↑ 89'
19
Ryan Hedges ↑ 46'
23
Bradley Dack
22
Ben Brereton ↑ 46'
16
Scott Wharton ↑ 90'
1
Thomas Kaminski
30
Jake Garrett

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

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

2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-04-15 Millwall FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-04-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-04-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-01 Preston North End FC 3–1 Blackpool FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2023-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC46% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

54%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC31% Draw48% Blackburn Rovers FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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