Championship · Match preview
Preston North End 2–1 
Blackburn Rovers
- Kick-off
- Status
- Finished
- Venue
- Deepdale Stadium
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Match overview
Final score: Preston North End 2–1 Blackburn Rovers.
Preston North End are 24th in the Championship table with 4 points from 11 matches; Blackburn Rovers are 10th with 15 points from 11.
Last 5 results in our archive, newest first: Preston North End L L L L D; Blackburn Rovers D L L W D.
In their last 5 settled matches Preston North End scored 0.8 and conceded 2.0 goals per game; Blackburn Rovers scored 1.2 and conceded 1.4 in their last 5.
The Championship averages 2.9 goals a match this season; these two clubs’ recent matches point to about 2.7. Over 2.5 landed in 70% and both teams scored in 80% of their recent games.
Before kick-off the model’s pick was Preston North End to win at 37% probability, and it came in.
All figures come from the results archive and the league table in our data; nothing on this page is estimated. How the probabilities are produced
Settled
The model’s pre-match pick and how it went
- Pick
- Preston North End to win
- Probability
- 37%
- Outcome
- Came in
Logged before kick-off, settled automatically against the final score and never edited afterwards. Full Championship record
Goals in recent matches
From the final scores of each club’s last settled matches: goals for and against per game, and how often over 2.5, both teams scoring and a clean sheet occurred.
| Club | P | For | Against | Over 2.5 | BTTS | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston North End | 5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 60% | 80% | 0% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 80% | 80% | 20% |
Championship average this season: 2.9 goals per match.
Championship table: the two clubs
| # | Club | P | W-D-L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24. | Preston North End | 11 | 1-1-9 | 9:24 | 4 |
| 10. | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4-3-4 | 17:16 | 15 |
Recent form
Last five settled matches before this fixture, newest first.
Preston North End
- HBristol City1–3L
- ACharlton Athletic1–0L
- HWolverhampton Wanderers1–3L
- ABolton Wanderers2–1L
- HHuddersfield Town1–1D
Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Meetings before this fixture, from the results archive (July 2026 onwards).
No previous meeting between these clubs in our results archive, which starts in July 2026.