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Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Stoke City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Woods 15' Y
Cuco Martina 63' Y
Y 90' Elliott Bennett

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Darren Blunden

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

8
4
5
Stoke City FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–3 L
18 Sep Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
15 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–2 D
01 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
25 Aug Hull City AFC H 2–0 W
22 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 0–3 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
18 Sep Derby County FC A 0–0 D
15 Sep Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
02 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–4 L
25 Aug Brentford FC H 1–0 W
22 Aug Reading FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#3 Position #13
29 Points 21
15 Played 15
9 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
24 Scored 22
18 Conceded 23
+6 GD -1
1.93 PPG 1.40
60% Win % 40%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
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)

Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Stoke City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Stoke City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Brereton made 397 appearances and scored 62 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Ryan Woods will be fuming at that decision.
  • 20' Bruno Martins Indi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Against the run of play, Bradley Dack has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' Stoke City FC have won 422 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Stoke City FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
  • 41' 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.
  • 44' Goal! Danny Graham scores his 21 goal in 397 matches.
  • 46' Harrison Reed doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Stoke City FC make a change. Mame Birame Diouf trudges off to be replaced by Saido Berahino on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Benik Afobe exits the field as Peter Crouch enters on 60.
  • 63' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Cuco Martina gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Stoke City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' Erik Pieters needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Stoke City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' Goal! Saido Berahino scores his 23 goal in 395 matches.
  • 80' Magnificent from Tom Ince! That is 29 goals in 395 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 80' Harrison Reed makes way for Joe Rothwell at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 84' Adam Armstrong is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danny Graham at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Bojan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Martins Indi on 89 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Elliott Bennett. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Stoke City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Blackburn Rovers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ki-Jana Hoever 3
Lewis Baker 2
Tyrese Campbell 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Bradley Dack 2
Nick Powell 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2

Head to Head

2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC

Stoke City FC Form

2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-09-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2018-09-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-09-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2018-08-25 Stoke City FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2018-08-22 Stoke City FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-09-18 Derby County FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-09-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-08-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2018-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.87 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC40% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC34%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
60%
Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC33% Draw41% Blackburn Rovers FC26%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 0
4.4%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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