Championship

Championship | Gameweek 30

Jan 31, 2025 at 8pm UK

Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire)

Blackburn
2 - 1
Preston

Gueye (39'), Cantwell (78' pen.)
Buckley (63')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Potts (90+3')
Whatmough (90+9')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Bristol City 2-1 Blackburn
Saturday, January 25 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 2-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday, January 25 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 43.43%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 28.54% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.51%) and 2-1 (8.45%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Preston North End
43.43% ( 0.27)	28.04% ( 0.15)	28.54% ( -0.42)

Both teams to score 45.72% (

-0.63)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.09% (

-0.68)

59.91% (

0.68)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.83% (

-0.52)

80.17% (

0.52)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.62% (

-0.17)

27.38% (

0.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.15% (

-0.23)

62.85% (

0.23)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.96% (

-0.71)

37.04% (

0.71)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.17% (

-0.71)

73.83% (

0.7)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 43.42%

Preston North End 28.53%

Draw 28.03%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.13% ( 0.27) 2-0 @ 8.51% ( 0.13) 2-1 @ 8.45% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 3.67% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 3.65% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 1.81% ( -0.05) 4-0 @ 1.19% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.18% ( -0.02) Other @ 1.83% Total : 43.42%	1-1 @ 13.04% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 10.14% ( 0.25) 2-2 @ 4.2% ( -0.1) Other @ 0.65% Total : 28.03%	0-1 @ 10.07% ( 0.07) 1-2 @ 6.48% ( -0.12) 0-2 @ 5% ( -0.06) 1-3 @ 2.15% ( -0.08) 0-3 @ 1.66% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 1.39% ( -0.06) Other @ 1.79% Total : 28.53%