Championship

Championship | Gameweek 44

Apr 22, 2023 at 5.30pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 1
Blackburn

Hyam (90+4' og.)
Johnson (59')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Szmodics (80')
Szmodics (60'), Rankin-Costello (85')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Swansea 4-2 Preston
Wednesday, April 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Blackburn 1-1 Coventry
Wednesday, April 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Preston North End 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

Preston return to Deepdale after back-to-back away losses, and Saturday's clash with Blackburn will play a large part in deciding whether they make the playoffs this season. Rovers fans have been forced to deal with a lot of heartbreak over the past month in both the Championship and the FA Cup - we expect their winless run to continue on Saturday afternoon. 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 38.11%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 35.38% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.31%) and 2-0 (6.6%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.61%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
38.11% ( -0.06)	26.51% ( -0.01)	35.38% ( 0.07)

Both teams to score 52.44% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.58% (

0.05)

52.41% (

-0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.9% (

0.04)

74.09% (

-0.04)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.22% (

-0.01)

26.78% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.94% (

-0.01)

62.06% (

0.01)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.62% (

0.06)

28.37% (

-0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.88% (

0.08)

64.12% (

-0.08)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 38.1%

Blackburn Rovers 35.38%

Draw 26.51%

Preston North End	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 10.01% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 8.31% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 6.6% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 3.65% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.9% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.3% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.2% ( -0) 4-0 @ 0.95% ( -0) Other @ 2.19% Total : 38.1%	1-1 @ 12.61% 0-0 @ 7.6% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.23% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 0.97% ( 0) Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.51%	0-1 @ 9.57% ( -0) 1-2 @ 7.94% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 6.03% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 3.34% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.53% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.2% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.05% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.73% Total : 35.38%