Blackburn vs Preston

Blackburn

1 - 0

Preston

🕒 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Ewood Park 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Backhouse 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Blackburn 22 · Preston 14

Referee Stats

Anthony Backhouse

25 matches · 2.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.16
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	68%
Draws	4%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Blackburn outshot their opponent (13-3).
Preston controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Blackburn (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 0.83 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32

Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.91

PPG

1.26

0.83

1.17

1.39

30%

O2.5

48%

57%

BTTS

61%

17%

Score 1st

13%

League-position context

Blackburn rank22nd

Preston rank14th

Blackburn points52

Preston points60

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7

24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackburn last 5 home

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals2-3

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 13%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Blackburn score at home70%

Blackburn clean sheet at home22%

Preston score away74%

Preston clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Blackburn score first17%

Blackburn win after scoring first50%

Preston score first13%

Preston win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackburn 50% · Preston 33%

Avg first goal minute: Blackburn 41.8' · Preston 34.3'

Vs league average

Blackburn score at home0.83 vs 1.40

Blackburn concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Preston score away1.17 vs 1.20

Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.40

Blackburn score 41% below league average, while Preston score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Blackburn are 3% below league average at home, and Preston are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Blackburn goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Preston goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

373

466

Passes Accurate

269

363

Passes %

72%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

40'

40' H. Carter

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Pol Valentín

1st substitution · For: T. Small

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Vukčević

2nd substitution · For: J. Lewis

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Guðjohnsen

1st substitution · For: Y. Ohashi

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ M. Osmajić

3rd substitution · For: D. Jebbison

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Dobbin

4th substitution · For: C. Lang

70'

70' C. Lang

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Hughes

5th substitution · For: O. Offiah

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ H. Pickering

2nd substitution · For: O. Afolayan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Baradji

3rd substitution · For: Kristi Montgomery

90+1'

90+1' E. Cashin

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Y. Ohashi

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Cashin

90+7'

90+7' T. Small

Blackburn vs Preston 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Blackburn beat Preston 1-0 on Friday, 20 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Anthony Backhouse. It was played at Ewood Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. H. Carter received a yellow card for Blackburn at 40'.

Second half: Preston made their 1st substitution at 58', with Pol Valentín replacing T. Small. Preston made their 2nd substitution at 58', with A. Vukčević replacing J. Lewis. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 68', with A. Guðjohnsen replacing Y. Ohashi. Preston made their 3rd substitution at 69', with M. Osmajić replacing D. Jebbison. Preston made their 4th substitution at 69', with L. Dobbin replacing C. Lang. C. Lang received a yellow card for Preston at 70'. Preston made their 5th substitution at 73', with A. Hughes replacing O. Offiah. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 84', with H. Pickering replacing O. Afolayan. Blackburn made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Baradji replacing Kristi Montgomery. E. Cashin received a yellow card for Blackburn at 90+1'. Blackburn took the lead at 90+5' when Y. Ohashi scored, with the assist credited to E. Cashin, making the score 1-0. T. Small received a yellow card for Preston at 90+7'.

Blackburn used 3 substitutions while Preston used 5 substitutions. Blackburn got 2 yellow cards, while Preston got 2 yellow cards.