Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Stoke City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Darren Williams (England)
  • Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Stoke City FC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ashley Phillips suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi made 378 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' Goal! Adam Forshaw scores his 2 goal in 358 matches.
  • 24' The supporters are chanting for Aaron Cresswell. He replaces Ben Gibson on 24 minute.
  • 29' 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.
  • 31' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Moussa Baradji gets a card.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a card for Yuki Ohashi.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' It’s high time Michael O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 47' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Ashley Phillips gets a card.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' What a strike from Jesurun Rak-Sakyi! The score is 1-1.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Blackburn Rovers FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 62' Stoke City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 63' Taylor Gardner-Hickman is replacing Moussa Baradji for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' Lamine Cisse is replacing Sam Gallagher for the Stoke City FC side.
  • 77' Kristi Montgomery has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Forshaw on 77 minute.
  • 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 86' Joon-ho Bae has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi on 86 minute.
  • 87' Ashley Phillips was booked on 87.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Pearson.
  • 89' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dion De Neve is hanging Ryoya Morishita on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Redmond is hanging Yuri Ribeiro on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

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

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

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
1.28 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC43% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
57%
Stoke City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC29% Draw52% Blackburn Rovers FC19%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.1%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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