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

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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

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

Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Stoke City FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#7	Position	#16
13	Points	9
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
13	Scored	12
12	Conceded	12
+1	GD	+0
1.63	PPG	1.13
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC

Ethan Galbraith	4 G	1 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Bet365 Stadium. Stoke City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Blackburn Rovers FC.
4' What composure from Scott Wharton! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
9' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Scott Wharton trudges off to be replaced by Lewis Travis on 10 minutes.
15' Jamaica international Daniel Johnson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Wouter Burger is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
25' Samuel Szmodics is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Stoke City FC so far.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' 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.
40' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tyrhys Dolan.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' Harry Leonard, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Dwight Gayle exits the field as Ryan Mmaee enters on 56.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Stoke City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
71' Stoke City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
74' The crowd applauds Ki-Jana Hoever as he leaves the pitch. Lynden Gooch steps in for Stoke City FC.
79' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
80' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Wesley on, Daniel Johnson off on 80 minutes.
84' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Jake Garrett on, Tyrhys Dolan off on 84 minutes.
86' Andrew Moran makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
90' A moment of madness from Jordan Thompson on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Stoke City FC will be frustrated.
90' The whistle greets Andrew Moran as he departs to be replaced by Semir Telalovic.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Stoke City FC 0-3 Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
Tyrese Campbell ↑ 74'
26
Ciaran Clark
2
Lynden Gooch ↑ 74'
15
Jordan Thompson ↑ 80'
7
Andre Vidigal
19
Ryan Mmaee ↑ 56'
28
Josh Laurent
18
Wesley ↑ 80'
–
Tommy Simkin

Coach Alex Neil

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain ↓ Harry Leonard 90'
4
James Hill
8
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 90'
16
Scott Wharton ↓ Lewis Travis 10'
3
Harry Pickering
6
Sondre Tronstad
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Jake Garrett 84'
24
Andrew Moran ↓ Semir Telalovic 90'
23
Adam Wharton
12
Leopold Wahlstedt

Bench

27
Lewis Travis ↑ 10'
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↑ 90'
34
Joe Hilton
18
Dilan Markanday
30
Jake Garrett ↑ 84'
33
Semir Telalovic ↑ 90'
20
Harry Leonard ↑ 90'
15
Patrick Gamble
–
Leo Duru

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

1.34 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC34% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC39%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

66%

Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC24% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC31%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

7.5%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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