LigaToday
Profile

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

English Championship
Preston North End
2:1
Full time
Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers in English Championship ended 2:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Blackburn Rovers at 47.7% - the match finished 2:1, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Preston North End X 2 · Blackburn Rovers Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 37.0% 29.7% 33.4% Home win · Preston North End ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 32.9% 19.4% 47.7% Away win · Blackburn Rovers ✘ Missed
Data Providers 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% Away win · Blackburn Rovers ✘ Missed
Final score 2:1 Home win · Preston North End
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.39 on a Preston North End win, 3.26 on the draw and 2.91 on a Blackburn Rovers win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Preston North End win 2.39 2.48 Unibet 41.8% 32.9%
Draw 3.26 3.41 Pinnacle 30.7% 19.4%
Blackburn Rovers win 2.91 3.05 Dafabet 34.4% 47.7%
Over 2.5 goals 1.99 2.10 Betfair 50.3% 61.3%
Under 2.5 goals 1.80 1.88 Pinnacle 55.6% 38.7%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.74 1.80 Betfair 57.5% 57.7%
Both teams to score - No 1.99 2.05 Betano 50.3% 42.3%
Updated: 04.09.2026 04:38 · Average odds across 12 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

  1. 9′Callum Lang · Goal (assist: Delano Burgzorg)
  2. 25′Yuri Ribeiro · Yellow card
  3. 27′Callum Lang · Goal (assist: Jordan Thompson)
  4. 40′Sam Morsy · Yellow card
  5. 42′Delano Burgzorg · Yellow card
  6. 51′Stanley Mills · Own goal
  7. 52′Stanley Mills · Yellow card
  8. 59′Caleb Wiley · Substitution (off: Andrija Vukčević)
  9. 59′Callum Lang · Substitution (off: Johnny Kenny)
  10. 59′Delano Burgzorg · Substitution (off: Jusef Erabi)
  11. 64′Oladapo Afolayan · Substitution (off: J. Fevrier)
  12. 64′Adam Forshaw · Substitution (off: Hayden Carter)
  13. 65′Harry Clarke · Yellow card
  14. 69′Stanley Mills · Substitution (off: Odeluga Offiah)
  15. 74′Sam Morsy · Substitution (off: Harvey Higgins)
  16. 74′Alfie Devine · Substitution (off: Liam Gibbs)
  17. 88′Jordan Thompson · Yellow card

Match statistics: Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

Statistic Preston North End Blackburn Rovers
Possession 33% 67%
Shots on target 3 5
Total shots 8 12
Shots off target 3 5
Blocked shots 2 2
Corners 3 11
Fouls 11 9
Offsides 1 5
Yellow cards 4 2
Red cards 0 0
Saves 5 1
Passes 243 518

Line-ups: Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 D. Iversen 7.2
  2. 4 H. Clarke 6.3
  3. 7 A. Devine 6.2
  4. 10 C. Lang 8.7
  5. 12 C. Wiley 6.9
  6. 14 J. Storey 6.8
  7. 15 J. Thompson 6.7
  8. 17 S. Mills 6.0
  9. 19 L. Gibson 6.6
  10. 27 L. Leroy 6.3
  11. 37 D. Burgzorg 7.1
Substitutes (8)
  1. 3 A. Vukčević 6.5
  2. 6 L. Lindsay
  3. 9 J. Erabi 6.5
  4. 11 T. Small
  5. 20 L. Gibbs 6.4
  6. 21 L. Nicholls
  7. 23 A. Moran
  8. 24 O. Offiah 6.6

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 A. Pears 5.9
  2. 2 R. Alebiosu 6.4
  3. 4 Yuri Ribeiro 5.7
  4. 8 Sam Morsy 6.0
  5. 9 A. Guðjohnsen 6.8
  6. 10 T. Cantwell 5.5
  7. 15 S. McLoughlin 6.5
  8. 21 O. Afolayan 6.1
  9. 25 R. Morishita 5.0
  10. 28 A. Forshaw 6.4
  11. 31 Kristi Montgomery 6.3
Substitutes (6)
  1. 11 J. Fevrier 6.7
  2. 17 H. Carter 6.2
  3. 30 J. Garrett
  4. 37 Felix Goddard
  5. 47 L. Houghton
  6. 53 F. Vare

Form and head-to-head: Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

LLLLL

Blackburn Rovers

WLDLL

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Preston North End wins: 0; draws: 0; Blackburn Rovers wins: 2.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Preston North End English Championship
Preston North End 1–2 Blackburn Rovers English Championship

English Championship standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 West Ham United 7 4 2 1 +11 14 WWWWD
2 Swansea City 7 4 2 1 +6 14 WLDWW
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 2 1 +3 14 DWWDL
4 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 +4 13 WWDWL
5 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 +3 12 DDLWW
6 Charlton Athletic 7 3 3 1 -1 12 DDLDW
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 +4 11 WDLWW
8 Southampton 7 4 2 1 +10 10 WWDDW
9 Birmingham City 7 2 4 1 +1 10 WLDDW
10 Stoke City 7 3 1 3 0 10 WDWWL
11 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 -1 10 LWWWD
12 Norwich City 7 3 0 4 0 9 LWWLW
13 Millwall 6 3 0 3 0 9 LWLLW
14 Sheffield United 7 2 3 2 -1 9 LWLWD
15 Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 0 8 WLLDL
16 Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 -1 8 WDDWL
17 Watford 7 2 2 3 -2 8 LWLLD
18 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWLLW
19 Wrexham 7 1 4 2 -4 7 LDDWL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 4 -5 7 WLLLL
21 Cardiff City 7 0 4 3 -4 4 LDLLD
22 Derby County 7 1 1 5 -7 4 LLLWL
23 Preston North End 7 1 0 6 -7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7 0 3 4 -8 3 LDLDL

Managers: Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

P. Heckingbottom
Preston North EndManagerP. Heckingbottom

Match information: Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

Kick-off
·
Competition
English Championship
Round
5
Venue
Deepdale
City
Preston
Surface
grass
Capacity
23,408