Championship

Championship | Gameweek 36

Mar 10, 2023 at 8pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
3 - 2
Blackburn

Hoever (24', 43'), Campbell (75')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Brereton Diaz (86'), Gallagher (90')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sunderland 1-5 Stoke
Saturday, March 4 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Blackburn 1-0 Sheff Utd
Saturday, March 4 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Stoke City win with a probability of 49.04%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 24.99%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.31%) and 2-1 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.3%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (8.19%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stoke City would win this match.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
49.04% ( -0.27)	25.97% ( 0.11)	24.99% ( 0.15)

Both teams to score 48.94% (

-0.19)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.5% (

-0.32)

54.49% (

0.32)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.14% (

-0.27)

75.85% (

0.27)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.74% (

-0.25)

22.25% (

0.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.31% (

-0.38)

55.69% (

0.38)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.95% (

-0.04)

37.05% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.16% (

-0.04)

73.84% (

0.04)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 49.03%

Blackburn Rovers 24.99%

Draw 25.97%

Stoke City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 12.38% ( 0.06) 2-0 @ 9.31% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 9.24% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 4.66% ( -0.05) 3-1 @ 4.63% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 2.3% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.75% ( -0.03) 4-1 @ 1.74% ( -0.03) Other @ 3.01% Total : 49.03%	1-1 @ 12.3% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 8.25% ( 0.1) 2-2 @ 4.59% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.84% Total : 25.97%	0-1 @ 8.19% ( 0.09) 1-2 @ 6.11% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 4.06% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 2.02% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.52% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 1.35% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.75% Total : 24.99%