Blackburn vs Preston

2 - 1
🕒 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Ewood Park 🧑‍⚖️ Josh Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Blackburn 7 · Preston 20
Referee Stats
21 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 48%
Draws 29%
Away wins 24%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Preston controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Blackburn (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

34 / 23
Avg: 1.48 / 1.00

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-8-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 37
Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
0.74
1.48
GF
0.96
1.00
GA
1.61
43%
O2.5
57%
39%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Blackburn rank7th
Preston rank20th
Blackburn points66
Preston points50
Blackburn: #7 · 66 pts · GD +5
34 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11
50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackburn last 5 home

W W D L L
Points7/15
Weighted index67
Goals9-8
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.

Preston last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Blackburn score at home70%
Blackburn clean sheet at home35%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Blackburn score first0%
Blackburn win after scoring first0%
Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackburn 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Blackburn score at home1.48 vs 1.43
Blackburn concede at home1.00 vs 1.02
Preston score away0.96 vs 1.02
Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.43
Blackburn score 3% above league average, while Preston score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Blackburn are 2% below league average at home, and Preston are 12% above 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
1
Total Shots
13
10
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
9
9
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
13
6
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
—
—
Total Passes
321
470
Passes Accurate
235
370
Passes %
73%
79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals15 (71.4%)
BTTS16 (76.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS7 (70.0%)

Blackburn vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season