Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

Apr 30, 2022 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
0 - 3
Bournemouth

Wharton (16'), Hedges (40'), Buckley (48'), Paul van Hecke (52')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Solanke (21'), Billing (70', 79')
Phillips (3'), Zemura (87')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

Last Six:

Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Blackburn
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Middlesbrough	46	9	70
8	Blackburn Rovers	46	9	69
9	Millwall	46	8	69

Bournemouth

Last Six:

Last Game: Bournemouth 1-0 Millwall
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Fulham	46	63	90
2	Bournemouth	46	35	88
3	Huddersfield Town	46	17	82

We said: Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Bournemouth

Playing catch-up with just two matches remaining, Blackburn must throw caution to the wind, aware that anything but a victory could see them miss out on the playoffs. However, that plays into the hands of Bournemouth, and we expect their superior attack to net several times in a comfortable victory. 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 Bournemouth win with a probability of 38.98%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 34.07% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bournemouth win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.34%) and 0-2 (6.95%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 (9.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bournemouth would win this match.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Bournemouth
34.07%	26.95%	38.98%

Both teams to score 50.87%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.67%

54.33%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.29%

75.71%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.87%

30.13%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.72%

66.28%

Bournemouth Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.82%

27.18%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.41%

62.59%

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 34.07%

Bournemouth 38.97%

Draw 26.94%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Bournemouth
1-0 @ 9.83% 2-1 @ 7.68% 2-0 @ 5.89% 3-1 @ 3.07% 3-0 @ 2.36% 3-2 @ 2% 4-1 @ 0.92% Other @ 2.33% Total : 34.07%	1-1 @ 12.79% 0-0 @ 8.19% 2-2 @ 5% Other @ 0.96% Total : 26.94%	0-1 @ 10.66% 1-2 @ 8.34% 0-2 @ 6.95% 1-3 @ 3.62% 0-3 @ 3.02% 2-3 @ 2.17% 1-4 @ 1.18% 0-4 @ 0.98% Other @ 2.06% Total : 38.97%