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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
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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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd28186440182258
2Leeds UnitedLeeds27168351193256
3Sunderland28159440221854
4Burnley27141123192253
5Middlesbrough28128846341244
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn28126103126542
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2891453324941
8Watford28125113939041
9Queens Park RangersQPR2891183235-338
10Bristol City2791083331237
11Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds27107103843-537
12Norwich CityNorwich279994339436
13Coventry CityCoventry2898113737035
14Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2898113343-1035
15Swansea CitySwansea2897123135-434
16Preston North EndPreston2871383035-534
17Millwall27710102626031
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Cardiff CityCardiff28610123143-1228
20Derby CountyDerby2876153138-727
21Hull City2868142738-1126
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2875162947-1826
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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