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Championship | Gameweek 30
Jan 31, 2025 at 8pm UK
Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire)
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Blackburn
2 - 1
Preston

Gueye (39'), Cantwell (78' pen.)
Buckley (63')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Potts (90+3')
Whatmough (90+9')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Preston 2-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday, January 25 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Preston North End

Preston will be in a confident mood after winning their last two matches, and having won their last two away games against Blackburn, we think that the visitors will enjoy another successful trip to Ewood Park, especially as Rovers have lost four of their previous five league games. 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 43.43%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 28.54% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.51%) and 2-1 (8.45%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawPreston North End
43.43% (0.272 0.27) 28.04% (0.146 0.15) 28.54% (-0.419 -0.42)
Both teams to score 45.72% (-0.626 -0.63)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.09% (-0.679 -0.68)59.91% (0.678 0.68)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.83% (-0.519 -0.52)80.17% (0.51900000000001 0.52)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.62% (-0.175 -0.17)27.38% (0.173 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.15% (-0.226 -0.23)62.85% (0.226 0.23)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.96% (-0.707 -0.71)37.04% (0.706 0.71)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.17% (-0.706 -0.71)73.83% (0.705 0.7)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 43.42%
    Preston North End 28.53%
    Draw 28.03%
Blackburn RoversDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.13% (0.27 0.27)
2-0 @ 8.51% (0.133 0.13)
2-1 @ 8.45% (-0.029 -0.03)
3-0 @ 3.67% (0.04 0.04)
3-1 @ 3.65% (-0.031 -0.03)
3-2 @ 1.81% (-0.05 -0.05)
4-0 @ 1.19% (0.008 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.18% (-0.016 -0.02)
Other @ 1.83%
Total : 43.42%
1-1 @ 13.04% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 10.14% (0.254 0.25)
2-2 @ 4.2% (-0.096 -0.1)
Other @ 0.65%
Total : 28.03%
0-1 @ 10.07% (0.07 0.07)
1-2 @ 6.48% (-0.116 -0.12)
0-2 @ 5% (-0.064 -0.06)
1-3 @ 2.15% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-3 @ 1.66% (-0.054 -0.05)
2-3 @ 1.39% (-0.059 -0.06)
Other @ 1.79%
Total : 28.53%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Preston

Blackburn Rovers
39.9%
Draw
14.7%
Preston North End
45.5%
143
Head to Head
Sep 22, 2024 12pm
Gameweek 6
Preston
0-0
Blackburn
Whiteman (26'), Hughes (47'), Osmajic (89'), Potts (90+4')
Greenwood (42')
Carter (7'), Tronstad (61'), Cantwell (85'), Weimann (86'), Hyam (90+5')
Beck (89')
Feb 17, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 33
Preston
2-2
Blackburn
Brady (39'), Riis Jakobsen (43')
Szmodics (7'), Gallagher (23')
Nov 10, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 16
Blackburn
1-2
Preston
Szmodics (49')
Browne (35'), Lindsay (90')
Whiteman (72')
Apr 22, 2023 5.30pm
Gameweek 44
Preston
1-1
Blackburn
Hyam (90+4' og.)
Szmodics (80')
Dec 10, 2022 12pm
Gameweek 22
Blackburn
1-4
Preston
Dack (55')
Woodburn (16'), Evans (47', 63'), Whiteman (65')
rhs 2.0
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