Ace Football previews the Championship round 30 match between Blackburn and Preston and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Preston go up against Blackburn this coming Friday for a Championship meeting at Ewood Park.
Ranked as number 7 in the Championship standings, Blackburn, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Preston collected 37 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 29 rounds.
Form: Blackburn vs Preston
Blackburn Form
Blackburn endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-0 against Oxford, before Coventry won 0-2, while Bristol City claimed a victory in a 2-1 match. Blackburn claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded six.
Preston Form
Preston look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 0-0 with Luton, before downing first Watford by 1-2, then Middlesbrough in a 2-1 win. Preston claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats for Blackburn and Preston
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Blackburn and Preston. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 27 of the last 29 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 25 of the last 27 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Preston matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Blackburn vs Preston
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Andreas Weimann has actually netted six goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Preston should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Andreas Weimann to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular betting markets: Blackburn vs Preston
Full-time result
Blackburn claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Preston won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away. Preston have not lost to Blackburn in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Blackburn only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Preston scored the opening goal in seven of the 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 two of their last 10 matches. Blackburn have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Preston.
Total goals
Blackburn saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Preston, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.
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