Thursday , 2 July 2026

Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Stoke City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 27 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jacob Brown 60' Y
Y 74' Tyrhys Dolan
Adam Davies 74' Y
James Chester 75' Y
Y 81' Ryan Nyambe
Y 89' Harry Pickering
Ben Wilmot 90' Y
Y 90' Ben Brereton

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

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

7
4
5
Stoke City FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-01-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2019-11-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
24 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
20 Nov Peterborough United FC H 2–0 W
06 Nov Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
03 Nov Blackpool FC A 1–0 W
30 Oct Cardiff City FC H 3–3 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
24 Nov Peterborough United FC H 4–0 W
20 Nov Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
06 Nov Sheffield United FC H 3–1 W
03 Nov Fulham FC H 0–7 L
30 Oct Derby County FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#17 Position #20
55 Points 52
46 Played 46
15 / 10 / 21 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20
51 Scored 42
56 Conceded 56
-5 GD -14
1.20 PPG 1.13
33% Win % 28%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Bet365 Stadium that hosts another battle between Stoke City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' Lewis Travis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danny Batth made 383 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Harry Pickering, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mario Vrancic, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' What a moment for Reda Khadra! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Thomas Kaminski is replaced by Aynsley Pears on 56 minute.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jacob Brown.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' Tom Ince is ready to make an impact after coming on for Morgan Fox at the 66 minute mark.
  • 68' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Reda Khadra trudges off to be replaced by Tyrhys Dolan on 68 minutes.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Davenport. He replaces Joe Rothwell on 72 minute.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Tyrhys Dolan gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' James Chester catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 78' Alfie Doughty is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Chester at the 78 minute mark.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Ryan Nyambe gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 89' Harry Pickering is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Ben Wilmot. He receives a Yellow card.
  • With this win, Blackburn Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-01-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2019-11-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Stoke City FC Form

2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-11-24 Bristol City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2021-11-20 Stoke City FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-11-06 Luton Town FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2021-11-03 Blackpool FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2021-10-30 Stoke City FC 3–3 Cardiff City FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-11-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-11-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Sheffield United FC W 2021-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–7 Fulham FC L 2021-10-30 Derby County FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Stoke City FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC35% Draw33% Blackburn Rovers FC32%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
65%
Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC24% Draw55% Blackburn Rovers FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.7%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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