Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Stoke City FC

1 – 1

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium 22,718 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 21' Adam Forshaw

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 56' 1–1

Y 31' Moussa Baradji

Y 33' Yuki Ohashi

Y 45' Ryan Alebiosu

Ashley Phillips 47' Y

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 62' Y

Ashley Phillips 87' YR

Ben Pearson 88' Y

Lewis Baker 88' 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 Bobby Madley (England)
Assistant 1 Darren Williams (England)
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

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

2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-10-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2025-03-12 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
03 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
20 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	1–3	L
14 Mar	Watford FC	H	3–1	W
10 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–3	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
03 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
21 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–0	D
14 Mar	Millwall FC	A	2–1	W
11 Mar	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L

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.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 480 goals from 390 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Bosun Lawal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' The 27-year-old Eric Bocat has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
21' Adam Forshaw doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
24' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 24 minute. Ben Gibson leaves to be changed by Aaron Cresswell.
29' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' That is a card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Moussa Baradji will be fuming at that decision.
33' A moment of madness from Yuki Ohashi on 33 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
38' Stoke City FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Alebiosu.
47' Ashley Phillips catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 47.
52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Stoke City FC are in front.
61' Tom Atcheson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
62' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
63' Taylor Gardner-Hickman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Moussa Baradji on 63 minute.
68' Gavin Bazunu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
72' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Lamine Cisse on, Sam Gallagher off on 72 minutes.
77' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Adam Forshaw is replaced by Kristi Montgomery.
82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
86' Joon-ho Bae is replacing Jesurun Rak-Sakyi for the Stoke City FC side.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ashley Phillips on 87 minutes.
88' Ben Pearson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Ryoya Morishita trudges off to be replaced by Dion De Neve on 89 minutes.
90' The whistle greets Yuri Ribeiro as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Redmond.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

10
Todd Cantwell ↓ Mathias Jorgensen 77'
28
Adam Forshaw ↓ Kristi Montgomery 77'
4
Yuri Ribeiro ↓ Nathan Redmond 90'
15
Sean McLoughlin
23
Yuki Ohashi
25
Ryoya Morishita ↓ Dion De Neve 89'
20
Eiran Cashin
22
Balazs Toth
2
Ryan Alebiosu
38
Tom Atcheson
24
Moussa Baradji ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 63'

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

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

2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-03-14 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-03-11 Oxford United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.64 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC45% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

55%

Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC33% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC22%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.2%

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%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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