Championship: Preston vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Preston and Blackburn who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Preston 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.

Preston are rock bottom having failed to claim a single point from four matches in this season. Following their four encounters Blackburn managed to scrape together five points which hands them a ranking as number 12 in the Championship standings.

Team form: Preston vs Blackburn

Preston Form

Preston endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-4 against Everton, before Charlton won 1-0, while Bristol City claimed a victory in a 1-3 match. Preston just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Deepdale. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 1-2 against Sheffield United. A 1-2 defeat against Queens Park Rangers followed, before a 0-0 draw with Lincoln City. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Blackburn won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Preston and Blackburn

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Preston and Blackburn. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Preston vs Blackburn

Liam Lindsay is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Blackburn look to Yuki Ohashi, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Preston vs Blackburn

Full-time result

Preston claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Deepdale. However, they did draw two whilst losing seven. Blackburn won three of their last 10 away games, with five draws and two defeats as well. Preston lost 5 matches on the bounce. Blackburn have not lost to Preston in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Preston scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Blackburn only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Blackburn should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Preston failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Blackburn managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Blackburn, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 19 last matches.