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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Ewood Park
Barnsley

Blackburn
2 - 1
Barnsley

Rothwell (24'), Brereton Diaz (65')
Lenihan (67'), Gallagher (83'), Kaminski (88')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Morris (45+1')
Benson (64')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Barnsley

While the Championship can be remarkably unpredictable at times, this game surely does not fit into that category. At the same time that Barnsley are struggling for points, Blackburn have been dominant, and we expect Rovers to cruise to victory at Ewood Park. 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 51.45%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Barnsley had a probability of 24.23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.63%) and 2-0 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.55%), while for a Barnsley win it was 0-1 (6.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawBarnsley
51.45%24.32%24.23%
Both teams to score 53.17%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.44%48.55%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.32%70.68%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.14%18.86%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.67%50.32%
Barnsley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.53%34.47%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.82%71.18%
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 51.45%
    Barnsley 24.23%
    Draw 24.32%
Blackburn RoversDrawBarnsley
1-0 @ 10.84%
2-1 @ 9.63%
2-0 @ 9.04%
3-1 @ 5.36%
3-0 @ 5.03%
3-2 @ 2.85%
4-1 @ 2.23%
4-0 @ 2.1%
4-2 @ 1.19%
Other @ 3.17%
Total : 51.45%
1-1 @ 11.55%
0-0 @ 6.5%
2-2 @ 5.13%
3-3 @ 1.01%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 24.32%
0-1 @ 6.92%
1-2 @ 6.15%
0-2 @ 3.69%
1-3 @ 2.18%
2-3 @ 1.82%
0-3 @ 1.31%
Other @ 2.15%
Total : 24.23%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Barnsley

Blackburn Rovers
89.1%
Draw
8.2%
Barnsley
2.7%
110
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
Feb 17, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 30
Barnsley
2-1
Blackburn
Morris (72'), Mowatt (90')
Andersen (53')
Nov 28, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 14
Blackburn
2-1
Barnsley
Armstrong (44'), Gallagher (78')
Armstrong (69'), Rothwell (90+6')
Palmer (90')
Jun 30, 2020 6pm
Nov 23, 2019 3pm
Blackburn
3-2
Barnsley
Dack (24', 86'), Downing (69')
Gallagher (56')
Chaplin (48'), Woodrow (82')
Brown (22')
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CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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