Championship

Championship | Gameweek 9

Oct 1, 2023 at 12pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
1 - 4
Leicester

Szmodics (9')
Carter (48'), Wharton (70')

FT(HT: 1-2)

Faes (4'), Vardy (28'), Iheanacho (82' pen.), Dewsbury-Hall (88')
Fatawu (15'), Mavididi (30'), Vestergaard (46')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Blackburn 5-2 Cardiff
Wednesday, September 27 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Leicester City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Liverpool 3-1 Leicester
Wednesday, September 27 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Leicester City

There is an unpredictability about Blackburn that makes them a threat to most teams in the division. However, on this occasion, we can only see Leicester continuing on their way, posting a convincing win in the North West. 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 41.6%. A win for Leicester City had a probability of 34.64% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.32%) and 2-0 (5.98%). The likeliest Leicester City win was 1-2 (7.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Leicester City
41.6% ( -0)	23.75% ( -0)	34.64% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 61.99% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.97% (

0.02)

40.03% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

37.61% (

0.02)

62.39% (

-0.02)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.46% (

0.01)

19.54% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.55% (

0.01)

51.45% (

-0.01)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.04% (

0.01)

22.95% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.26% (

0.02)

56.73% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 41.6%

Leicester City 34.64%

Draw 23.75%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Leicester City
2-1 @ 8.8% ( -0) 1-0 @ 7.32% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 5.98% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.79% 3-2 @ 3.52% ( 0) 3-0 @ 3.25% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.95% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.44% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.33% Other @ 3.22% Total : 41.6%	1-1 @ 10.77% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 6.47% ( 0) 0-0 @ 4.49% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.73% ( 0) Other @ 0.29% Total : 23.75%	1-2 @ 7.93% ( 0) 0-1 @ 6.6% ( -0) 0-2 @ 4.86% ( -0) 1-3 @ 3.89% ( 0) 2-3 @ 3.18% ( 0) 0-3 @ 2.38% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.43% ( 0) 2-4 @ 1.17% ( 0) Other @ 3.2% Total : 34.64%