Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between Stoke and Blackburn and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Stoke enjoy home advantage, when visitors Blackburn swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sitting bottom of the table, Blackburn have claimed 47 points after 41 rounds, while Stoke have amassed 54 points. This places the latter as number 13 in the Championship at the moment.
Team form: Stoke vs Blackburn
Stoke Form
Stoke are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Preston by a 3-1 score, before winning 2-0 against Sheffield Wednesday. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-0 against Derby. Stoke won three of their previous six matches at Bet365 Stadium in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 12 goals to nine against.
Blackburn Form
Blackburn go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough. They went on to beat Birmingham by 0-1, before sharing the spoils with West Bromwich in a 0-0 draw. Blackburn won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting stats for Stoke and Blackburn
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Stoke and Blackburn played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 9 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Stoke home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Stoke home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Stoke vs Blackburn
Look no further than Million Manhoef, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Stoke in the Championship, while Mathias Joergensen managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Blackburn in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Stoke vs Blackburn
Full-time result
Stoke won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bet365 Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Blackburn won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Stoke didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Bet365 Stadium.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Blackburn scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Blackburn have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Blackburn should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Stoke only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Blackburn claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Stoke have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Blackburn.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Stoke’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score one time in those matches. Blackburn’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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