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Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 10, 2022 at 12pm UK
Ewood Park
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Blackburn
1 - 4
Preston

Dack (55')
Carter (35')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Woodburn (16'), Evans (47', 63'), Whiteman (65')
Evans (44'), Johnson (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ajax 0-2 Blackburn
Saturday, December 3 at 10am in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: Preston 2-4 Millwall
Saturday, November 12 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Preston North End

With the form book completely out the window, this is a difficult one to call. Preston will fancy their chances of causing a surprise, yet we cannot back against a team who possess one of the best home records in the division and are yet to register a single draw in the league. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 48.53%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 24.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.85%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.65%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.08%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawPreston North End
48.53% (0.379 0.38) 27.33% (-0.592 -0.59) 24.13% (0.214 0.21)
Both teams to score 44.44% (1.687 1.69)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.06% (2.064 2.06)59.93% (-2.064 -2.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.81% (1.547 1.55)80.18% (-1.547 -1.55)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.16% (1.117 1.12)24.83% (-1.117 -1.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.57% (1.53 1.53)59.42% (-1.529 -1.53)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.12% (1.387 1.39)40.87% (-1.387 -1.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.55% (1.218 1.22)77.44% (-1.216 -1.22)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 48.52%
    Preston North End 24.13%
    Draw 27.33%
Blackburn RoversDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 14.13% (-0.66 -0.66)
2-0 @ 9.85% (-0.131 -0.13)
2-1 @ 8.81% (0.216 0.22)
3-0 @ 4.57% (0.086 0.09)
3-1 @ 4.09% (0.226 0.23)
3-2 @ 1.83% (0.166 0.17)
4-0 @ 1.59% (0.079 0.08)
4-1 @ 1.43% (0.122 0.12)
Other @ 2.22%
Total : 48.52%
1-1 @ 12.65% (-0.09 -0.09)
0-0 @ 10.15% (-0.81 -0.81)
2-2 @ 3.94% (0.24 0.24)
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 27.33%
0-1 @ 9.08% (-0.364 -0.36)
1-2 @ 5.66% (0.172 0.17)
0-2 @ 4.06% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.69% (0.113 0.11)
0-3 @ 1.21% (0.043 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.18% (0.112 0.11)
Other @ 1.26%
Total : 24.13%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Preston

Blackburn Rovers
Draw
Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers
77.3%
Draw
15.9%
Preston North End
6.8%
44
Head to Head
Apr 25, 2022 7.30pm
Preston
1-4
Blackburn
Browne (29')
Browne (38'), Whiteman (62')
Gallagher (9'), Buckley (12'), Lenihan (37'), Travis (52')
Pickering (1'), Gallagher (21'), Buckley (63')
Dec 4, 2021 3pm
Feb 12, 2021 7.45pm
Blackburn
1-2
Preston
Armstrong (45+1' pen.)
Cunningham (19'), Lindsay (43')
Ledson (61'), Lindsay (84')
Nov 24, 2020 7.45pm
Preston
0-3
Blackburn

Browne (22')
Rafferty (44')
Armstrong (45' pen.), Brereton (53'), Dolan (76')
Trybull (36')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd38257653282580
3Burnley382115252114178
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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