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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 Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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