Championship

Championship | Gameweek 6

Aug 27, 2022 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
0 - 1
Stoke

Rankin-Costello (10'), Travis (41'), Famiwuya (59')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Baker (27')
Gayle (57'), Fosu (84'), Baker (90+6')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

Last Six:

Last Game: Bradford 1-2 Blackburn
Tuesday, August 23 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Reading	5	0	9
4	Blackburn Rovers	5	-1	9
5	Sunderland	5	1	8

Stoke City

Last Six:

Last Game: Stoke 0-1 Sunderland
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
20	Swansea City	5	-4	5
21	Stoke City	5	-3	4
22	Huddersfield Town	4	-1	3

We said: Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Stoke City

Although Blackburn have enjoyed a stronger start on the whole, they will be wounded from consecutive 3-0 league defeats while the Potters may experience a bounce after a change in manager, and we anticipate a share of the spoils as a result. 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 42.7%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 29.26% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (8.3%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (10.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Stoke City
42.7%	28.05%	29.26%

Both teams to score 46.06%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.34% (

-0)

59.66%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.02%

79.98% (

-0)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.34%

27.66% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.8%

63.2% (

-0)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.67% (

-0)

36.33%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.89% (

-0)

73.11%

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 42.69%

Stoke City 29.26%

Draw 28.03%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Stoke City
1-0 @ 12.91% 2-1 @ 8.4% 2-0 @ 8.3% 3-1 @ 3.6% 3-0 @ 3.56% 3-2 @ 1.82% 4-1 @ 1.16% 4-0 @ 1.14% Other @ 1.8% Total : 42.69%	1-1 @ 13.07% 0-0 @ 10.04% 2-2 @ 4.25% Other @ 0.67% Total : 28.03%	0-1 @ 10.17% 1-2 @ 6.62% 0-2 @ 5.15% 1-3 @ 2.23% 0-3 @ 1.74% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.44% Other @ 1.91% Total : 29.26%