Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Preston North End FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 7' Samuel Szmodics

0–2 23' Sam Gallagher

Robbie Brady 39' 1–2

Emil Riis Jakobsen 43' 2–2

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
14 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
10 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
03 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–2	W
27 Jan	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	1–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
13 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
10 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
03 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	Wrexham AFC	H	4–1	W
20 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#25	Position	#6
0	Points	1
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	2
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	1.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
7' Samuel Szmodics does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
12' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
17' Jake Garrett is replacing John Fleck for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
23' A goal from the England international Sam Gallagher! He fires home on 23 to make it 0-2!
28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
33' Jake Garrett is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
38' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' Brilliant from the ! Robbie Brady makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 39.
43' What a strike from Emil Riis Jakobsen! The score is 2-2.
48' Alan Browne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
58' 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.
63' Arnor Sigurdsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tyrhys Dolan at the 63 minute mark.
68' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Layton Stewart comes on to replace Will Keane.
73' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
78' Will Keane, a Ireland centre-forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
80' The crowd applauds Robbie Brady as he leaves the pitch. Alistair McCann steps in for Preston North End FC.
81' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Emil Riis Jakobsen is replaced by Milutin Osmajic.
86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 2-2 Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady ↓ Alistair McCann 80'
6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
7
Will Keane ↓ Layton Stewart 68'
4
Ben Whiteman
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 81'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	4
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Ben Whiteman	2
Ched Evans	2
Bradley Dack	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2024-02-03 Preston North End FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-01-27 Millwall FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-01-21 Leeds United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-01-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Wrexham AFC W 2024-01-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.01 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC42% Draw32% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 1.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

58%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC25% Draw57% Blackburn Rovers FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

19%

1 – 0

15.2%

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

11.7%

2 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

2.6%

3 – 1

2.3%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	23%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	18%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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