Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 11:00 UTC Deepdale 20,945 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 7' Hayden Carter

Ben Whiteman 26' Y

Sam Greenwood 42' R

Andrew Hughes 47' Y

Y 61' Sondre Tronstad

Y 85' Todd Cantwell

Y 86' Andreas Weimann

R 89' Owen Beck

Milutin Osmajic 89' Y

Brad Potts 90' Y

Y 90' Harry Pickering

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
Assistant 2 Matthew Jones

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 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

Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
14 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Oxford United FC	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W
17 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	0–3	L
09 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W
31 Aug	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
09 Aug	Derby County FC	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#24	Position	#13
8	Points	21
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
13	Scored	22
30	Conceded	23
-17	GD	-1
0.53	PPG	1.40
13%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ 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)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

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' The ball is rolling at Deepdale. Preston North End FC are looking to make home advantage count against Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
7' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 7.
12' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
17' 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.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Whiteman on 26.
31' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Callum Lang scoring 2 goals.
36' The 27-year-old Josh Bowler has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sam Greenwood on 42.
46' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Makhtar Gueye comes on to replace Lewis Baker.
47' Andrew Hughes is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
57' Todd Cantwell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sondre Tronstad on 61.
63' Milutin Osmajic is replacing Emil Riis Jakobsen for the Preston North End FC side.
65' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Tyrhys Dolan departs to be replaced by Andreas Weimann.
70' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Preston North End FC winning 100% of all matches.
77' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Sondre Tronstad by Todd Cantwell on 77 minute.
82' Sondre Tronstad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
85' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 85.
86' Andreas Weimann is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
89' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
90' Brad Potts is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Yuki Ohashi is withdrawn and Harry Pickering gets his opportunity.
The points are shared — Preston North End FC 0-0 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
8
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
40
Josh Bowler ↓ Kaine Kesler 63'
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 63'
20
Sam Greenwood
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Duane Holmes 63'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 77'
15
Danny Batth
42
Lewis Baker ↓ Makhtar Gueye 46'
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Harry Pickering 90'
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ Todd Cantwell 77'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Andreas Weimann 65'
24
Owen Beck

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
Daniel Johnson	2
John Buckley	2
Callum Lang	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-08-31 Burnley FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.05 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC32% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC21% Draw50% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

8.3%

0 – 2

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	22%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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