Championship

Championship | Gameweek 29

Feb 12, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
1 - 2
Preston

Armstrong (45+1' pen.)

FT(HT: 1-2)

Cunningham (19'), Lindsay (43')
Ledson (61'), Lindsay (84')

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Preston North End manager Alex Neil pictured in December 2020

Alex Neil lavishes praise on Greg Cunningham after Blackburn win

Preston claimed a 2-1 win in the Lancashire derby.

Feb 12, 23:35

The Match

Match Report

All three goals came in the first half as Preston claimed a 2-1 win.

Preview

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

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 46.91%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 26.6% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.05%) and 2-0 (8.9%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (8.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Preston North End
46.91%	26.5%	26.6%

Both teams to score 48.77%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.61%

55.39%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.41%

76.59%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.4%

23.6%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.32%

57.68%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.84%

36.16%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.05%

72.95%

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 46.91%

Preston North End 26.6%

Draw 26.49%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 12.32% 2-1 @ 9.05% 2-0 @ 8.9% 3-1 @ 4.36% 3-0 @ 4.28% 3-2 @ 2.22% 4-1 @ 1.57% 4-0 @ 1.55% Other @ 2.67% Total : 46.91%	1-1 @ 12.53% 0-0 @ 8.54% 2-2 @ 4.6% Other @ 0.82% Total : 26.49%	0-1 @ 8.68% 1-2 @ 6.37% 0-2 @ 4.42% 1-3 @ 2.16% 2-3 @ 1.56% 0-3 @ 1.5% Other @ 1.91% Total : 26.6%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Preston

Blackburn Rovers

60.9%

Draw

29.0%

Preston North End

10.1%