Saturday , 14 November 2026

Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Stoke City FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Scott Wharton
0–2 86' Andrew Moran
0–3 90+1' Samuel Szmodics
Y 45' Tyrhys Dolan
Jordan Thompson 90' Y
Ben Pearson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
  • Assistant 2
7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.6 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

8
4
5
Stoke City FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–3 L
11 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
04 Nov Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
28 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
25 Oct Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Stoke City FC A 3–0 W
10 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
05 Nov Norwich City FC A 3–1 W
28 Oct Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
24 Oct Millwall FC A 2–1 W
21 Oct Cardiff City FC 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' What a night it is going to be! Stoke City FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at Bet365 Stadium.
  • 4' Scott Wharton doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 9' Wouter Burger has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 338 appearances.
  • 10' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Scott Wharton departs to be replaced by Lewis Travis.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Wharton, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Tyrhys Dolan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' The whistle greets Dwight Gayle as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Mmaee.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 66' It’s high time Jon Dahl Tomasson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 74' Ki-Jana Hoever makes way for Lynden Gooch at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wesley is hanging Daniel Johnson on the field on 80 minute.
  • 84' Tyrhys Dolan makes way for Jake Garrett at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andrew Moran makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jordan Thompson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Semir Telalovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Moran at the 90 minute mark.
  • It finishes all square. Stoke City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

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

2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Stoke City FC Form

2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2023-10-28 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2023-10-25 Stoke City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2023-10-21 Stoke City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC36% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC36%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
64%
Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC25% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC29%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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