Derby vs Blackburn

Derby

3 - 1

Blackburn

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Pride Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Leigh Doughty 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Derby 8 · Blackburn 22

Referee Stats

Leigh Doughty

18 matches · 2.61 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.61
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	39%
Draws	17%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-10).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Derby had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 27

Avg: 1.35 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Blackburn (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 29

Avg: 1.00 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.57

PPG

1.35

1.00

1.17

1.26

39%

O2.5

48%

65%

BTTS

39%

35%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Derby rank8th

Blackburn rank22nd

Derby points69

Blackburn points52

Derby: #8 · 69 pts · GD +8

15 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

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

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

Derby last 5 home

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-3

Record4-0-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Blackburn last 5 away

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals7-6

Record3-1-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Derby trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Derby score at home96%

Derby clean sheet at home30%

Blackburn score away61%

Blackburn clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Derby score first35%

Derby win after scoring first63%

Blackburn score first22%

Blackburn win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derby 100% · Blackburn 25%

Avg first goal minute: Derby 29.3' · Blackburn 32.0'

Vs league average

Derby score at home1.35 vs 1.40

Derby concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Blackburn score away1.00 vs 1.20

Blackburn concede away1.26 vs 1.40

Derby score 4% below league average, while Blackburn score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Derby are 3% below league average at home, and Blackburn are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Derby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Blackburn goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

346

355

Passes Accurate

254

264

Passes %

73%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36'

36' A. Forshaw

36'

36' S. Szmodics

45'

45' L. Travis

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Carter

Normal Goal · Assist: Yuri Ribeiro

46'

46' B. Clark

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Brereton

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Murkin

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ A. Forshaw

1st substitution · For: Kristi Montgomery

58'

58' E. Cashin

60'

60' Yuri Ribeiro

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ C. Morris

1st substitution · For: R. Brewster

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Guðjohnsen

2nd substitution · For: M. Jørgensen

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Yuri Ribeiro

3rd substitution · For: H. Pickering

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Clarke

Normal Goal

79'

79' H. Carter

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ S. Szmodics

2nd substitution · For: D. Ozoh

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Baradji

4th substitution · For: D. De Neve

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ H. Carter

5th substitution · For: T. Gardner-Hickman

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

R. Brewster

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Murkin

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ B. Clark

3rd substitution · For: O. Fraulo

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Murkin

4th substitution · For: C. Forsyth

Derby vs Blackburn 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derby beat Blackburn 3-1 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Leigh Doughty. It was played at Pride Park Stadium.

First half: A. Forshaw received a yellow card for Blackburn at 36'. S. Szmodics received a yellow card for Derby at 36'. L. Travis received a yellow card for Derby at 45'. Blackburn took the lead at 45+1' when H. Carter scored, with the assist credited to Yuri Ribeiro, making the score 0-1.

Second half: B. Clark received a yellow card for Derby at 46'. Derby leveled the score at 55' when B. Brereton scored, with the assist credited to D. Murkin, making the score 1-1. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 56', with A. Forshaw replacing Kristi Montgomery. E. Cashin received a yellow card for Blackburn at 58'. Yuri Ribeiro received a yellow card for Blackburn at 60'. Derby made their 1st substitution at 62', with C. Morris replacing R. Brewster. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 69', with A. Guðjohnsen replacing M. Jørgensen. Blackburn made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Yuri Ribeiro replacing H. Pickering. Derby took the lead at 74' when M. Clarke scored, making the score 2-1. H. Carter received a yellow card for Blackburn at 79'. Derby made their 2nd substitution at 80', with S. Szmodics replacing D. Ozoh. Blackburn made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Baradji replacing D. De Neve. Blackburn made their 5th substitution at 80', with H. Carter replacing T. Gardner-Hickman. Derby extended the lead at 82' when R. Brewster scored, with the assist credited to D. Murkin, making the score 3-1. Derby made their 3rd substitution at 87', with B. Clark replacing O. Fraulo. Derby made their 4th substitution at 87', with D. Murkin replacing C. Forsyth.

Derby used 4 substitutions while Blackburn used 5 substitutions. Derby got 3 yellow cards, while Blackburn got 4 yellow cards.