Match Report
The table read 20th (Blackburn Rovers, 52 pts) against 14th (Preston North End, 60 pts), 8 points apart. On the form table Blackburn Rovers stood 16th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Blackburn Rovers ran at 0.91 scored and 1.22 conceded, Preston North End at 1.2 and 1.35.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Blackburn Rovers 6, draws 5, Preston North End 8, at 3.16 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 26% of those meetings. History points to goals: 74% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 79%.
The match was played at Ewood Park (capacity 31,367). The referee was A. Backhouse, with 100 matches in our database and 2.4 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers: Yuki Ohashi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers 44% · Preston North End 56% · Total shots: 13-3 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-3