Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Stoke City FC

3 – 2

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Fri 10 Mar 2023 · 20:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Dujon Sterling 69' Y

Y 74' Tyler Morton

Y 80' Ben Brereton

Jacob Brown 83' Y

Overview

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

Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

Stoke City FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-08-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-01-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–2	W
04 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	5–1	W
28 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–1	L
25 Feb	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
21 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	3–1	W
18 Feb	Blackpool FC	A	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	2–3	L
04 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
28 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–1	W
21 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
18 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W

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' We are underway at Bet365 Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Stoke City FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
15' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Jack Bonham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' A goal from the Netherlands international Ki-Jana Hoever! He fires home on 24 to make it 1-0!
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Gallagher, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
39' Dominic Hyam, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
43' GOAL! Ki-Jana Hoever fires home to make it 2-0!
44' Ki-Jana Hoever is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
49' John Buckley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 396 appearances.
54' Tyrese Campbell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
59' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Tyrhys Dolan is withdrawn and Ben Brereton gets his opportunity.
64' Hayden Carter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stoke City FC tonight.
69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dujon Sterling on 69.
74' Tyler Morton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
75' What a strike from Tyrese Campbell! The score is 4-0.
76' GOAL! Tyrese Campbell scores on 76.
77' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Dwight Gayle is replaced by Josh Tymon on 77 minute.
80' The referee calls foul for Ben Brereton. He receives a Yellow card.
82' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Thompson is hanging Ben Pearson on the field on 82 minute.
83' Stoke City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
84' The crowd applauds Joe Rankin-Costello as he leaves the pitch. Callum Brittain steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
85' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Samuel Szmodics by Jake Garrett on 85 minute.
87' Ben Brereton adds to his 1 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 5-1 — and this changes everything.
88' Joshua Laurent makes way for Lewis Baker at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
90' Sam Gallagher doubles the advantage! 5-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

34
Frankie Fielding
7
Sam Clucas ↑ 82'
8
Lewis Baker ↑ 88'
15
Jordan Thompson ↑ 82'
14
Josh Tymon ↑ 77'
32
Connor Taylor
–
Kahrel Reddin

Coach Alex Neil

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Aynsley Pears
14
Sorba Thomas ↓ Ryan Hedges 59'
9
Sam Gallagher
27
Lewis Travis
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Callum Brittain 84'
8
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Jake Garrett 85'
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
21
John Buckley ↓ Tyler Morton 59'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Ben Brereton 59'

Bench

4
Callum Brittain ↑ 84'
7
Ryan Hedges ↑ 59'
22
Ben Brereton ↑ 59'
34
Joe Hilton
6
Jake Garrett ↑ 85'
2
Tyler Morton ↑ 59'
–
Ashley Phillips

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2023-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-03-04 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Stoke City FC W 2023-02-28 Stoke City FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-02-25 Stoke City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-02-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC W 2023-02-18 Blackpool FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-02-28 Leicester City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-02-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-02-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC47% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

53%

Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC33% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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