Championship: Blackburn vs Preston – Betting preview

Ace Football team previews the Championship clash between Blackburn and Preston and offers the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.

Preston will go up against Blackburn this coming Friday for a Championship meeting at Ewood Park.

Blackburn rank tenth in the Championship standings with 22 points to their name from 15 matches, while visitors Preston rank sixth with 25 points.

Form: Blackburn vs Preston

Blackburn Form

Blackburn suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Swansea in a 0-1 defeat. Chelsea also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-0, before Blackburn were able to strike back last time out in a 1-3 win against Norwich. Blackburn only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored six and conceded 11 goals.

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston drew 2-2 with Southampton, lost 1-0 against Hull, and beat Coventry 3-2. Preston claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Blackburn and Preston

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 Blackburn and Preston played across all tournaments.

Players under the radar: Blackburn vs Preston

Milutin Osmajic shows decent form right now for Preston, as he scored two goals in his last three games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Blackburn, who are strong favorites this coming Friday. Siding with Sammie Szmodics also looks like a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Betting markets: Blackburn vs Preston

Full-time result

Blackburn racked up five wins in their previous 10 matches on their home ground. They lost five and now face Preston who won two of their previous 10 away matches. They drew three and lost five.

Both teams to score

Blackburn scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Preston scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Blackburn managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Preston kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Preston have scored in 3 consecutive league meetings with Blackburn.

Total goals

In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Blackburn saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals. They scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Preston’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Preston conceded a goal in their last 10 Championship matches.

Betting tip: Blackburn vs Preston

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Blackburn and Preston. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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