Championship

Championship | Gameweek 44

Apr 25, 2022 at 7.30pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 4
Blackburn

Browne (29')
Browne (38'), Whiteman (62')

FT(HT: 1-3)

Gallagher (9'), Buckley (12'), Lenihan (37'), Travis (52')
Pickering (1'), Gallagher (21'), Buckley (63')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 4-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Coventry City	46	1	64
13	Preston North End	46	-4	64
14	Stoke City	46	5	62

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

We said: Preston North End 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

Despite the greater need for victories in recent weeks, Blackburn have still come up short, and there is little reason why anything should change on this occasion. Despite their defeat at Fulham, Preston are on the right track under Lowe, and it leads to us predicting a low-scoring draw. 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 44.27%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 28.08% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.61%) and 2-0 (8.61%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
44.27%	27.65%	28.08%

Both teams to score 46.53%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.24%

58.76%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.72%

79.28%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.6%

26.4%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.43%

61.57%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.22%

36.78%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.44%

73.56%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 44.27%

Blackburn Rovers 28.08%

Draw 27.64%

Preston North End	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 12.93% 2-1 @ 8.61% 2-0 @ 8.61% 3-1 @ 3.82% 3-0 @ 3.82% 3-2 @ 1.91% 4-1 @ 1.27% 4-0 @ 1.27% Other @ 2.02% Total : 44.27%	1-1 @ 12.93% 0-0 @ 9.71% 2-2 @ 4.31% Other @ 0.69% Total : 27.64%	0-1 @ 9.71% 1-2 @ 6.47% 0-2 @ 4.86% 1-3 @ 2.16% 0-3 @ 1.62% 2-3 @ 1.44% Other @ 1.83% Total : 28.08%