Championship

Championship | Gameweek 40

Apr 7, 2023 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
0 - 2
Norwich

Gallagher (59')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Gibbs (11'), Sara (55')
Gibson (34'), Omobamidele (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Norwich City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn
Saturday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Norwich City

All competitions

Last Game: Norwich 0-1 Sheff Utd
Saturday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Norwich City

Given the inconsistency of both teams, this is a difficult match to call. However, with Rovers no strangers to success over Norwich this season, we are backing them to edge a competitive fixture on home territory. 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 Norwich City win with a probability of 44.56%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 28.85% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.91%) and 0-2 (8.24%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 (8.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.61%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Norwich City would win this match.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Norwich City
28.85% ( -0.07)	26.59% ( 0.01)	44.56% ( 0.06)

Both teams to score 50.01% (

-0.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.48% (

-0.09)

54.52% (

0.09)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.12% (

-0.07)

75.88% (

0.07)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.1% (

-0.1)

33.9% (

0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.43% (

-0.11)

70.57% (

0.11)

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.65% (

-0.01)

24.35% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.25% (

-0.01)

58.75% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 28.85%

Norwich City 44.56%

Draw 26.58%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Norwich City
1-0 @ 8.93% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 6.82% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 4.83% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 2.46% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 1.74% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 1.74% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.33% Total : 28.85%	1-1 @ 12.61% 0-0 @ 8.25% ( 0.03) 2-2 @ 4.82% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.9% Total : 26.58%	0-1 @ 11.66% ( 0.04) 1-2 @ 8.91% ( 0) 0-2 @ 8.24% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 4.2% 0-3 @ 3.88% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.27% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.48% 0-4 @ 1.37% ( 0) Other @ 2.56% Total : 44.56%