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Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 5th Sep, 12:30 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Tony Mowbray pays counterpart Paul Heckingbottom a visit on Saturday lunch time in the Championship, as their Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End teams face each other at the Deepdale. Championship statistics are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) records included too. You can view it all, with graphics and the best odds available for the biggest betting markets via the tabs.


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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
37%
--
Draw
27%
--
Blackburn
37%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Blackburn 1-0
10%
--
Preston 1-0
10%
--
Blackburn 2-1
8%
--
Preston 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Blackburn 2-0
6%
--
Preston 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Blackburn 3-1
3%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Blackburn 3-0
3%
--
Preston 3-0
3%
--
Blackburn 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
55%
--
Away DNB
55%
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Preston win to nil
20%
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Blackburn win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Blackburn
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Millwall220056 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Sep 12
Feb 13
2
West Brom220036 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Jan 16
Oct 17
3
Charlton220026 
Apr 17
Aug 29
Nov 28
Mar 13
4
Wolves211024 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
Mar 6
d
 
2-2A
5
QPR211024 
Feb 20
Sep 19
Aug 29
Apr 17
6
Blackburn211014 
Sep 5
Apr 10
-
-
7
Watford211014 
Apr 7
Sep 8
May 1
Nov 25
8
Swansea211014 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Jan 23
Oct 31
9
Bolton211014 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
Mar 17
Dec 5
10
Portsmouth210103 
Dec 9
Apr 24
Feb 20
Sep 19
11
M'Boro210103 
Dec 12
Jan 1
w
 
2-1A
Mar 2
12
Cardiff202002 
May 1
Nov 24
Oct 10
Feb 27
13
Birmingham202002 
Feb 16
Oct 13
Dec 26
Mar 20
14
Wrexham202002 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Oct 24
Dec 29
15
Sheff Utd202002 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Sep 8
Apr 7
16
Derby2011-11 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Dec 12
Jan 1
17
West Ham2011-11 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Nov 7
Jan 30
18
Burnley2011-21 
Mar 16
Dec 6
Feb 6
Nov 22
19
Bristol C2011-21 
Sep 1
Apr 21
Feb 16
Oct 13
20
Preston2002-30 
-
-
Apr 10
Sep 5
21
Stoke2002-30 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Nov 3
Jan 26
22
Lincoln2002-30 
Sep 12
Feb 13
Apr 21
Sep 1
23
Norwich2002-40 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Dec 8
Apr 24
24
Southampton21011-1 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Apr 3
Dec 19
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 3Wolves
Preston1 - 3Southampton
Preston0 - 2West Brom
Preston1 - 1QPR
Preston3 - 1Stoke
Preston1 - 3Oxford Utd
Preston0 - 2Millwall
Preston2 - 2Watford
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Preston0 - 3Hull
Preston0 - 1Derby
Preston3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston1 - 1Norwich
Preston1 - 1Coventry
Preston1 - 1Wrexham
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1Swansea
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Preston2 - 0Charlton
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 3Wolves
APreston1 - 2Bolton
HPreston1 - 3Southampton
APreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston1 - 2Birmingham
HPreston0 - 2West Brom
APreston2 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Leicester
HPreston3 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Norwich
APreston0 - 3Coventry
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston0 - 2Millwall
APreston1 - 1Swansea
APreston0 - 1Blackburn
HPreston2 - 2Watford
HPreston1 - 0Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Ipswich
APreston0 - 4M'Boro
Blackburn 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wolves2 - 2Blackburn
Sheff Utd1 - 3Blackburn
Southampton3 - 0Blackburn
Stoke1 - 1Blackburn
Birmingham0 - 1Blackburn
Millwall1 - 2Blackburn
Oxford Utd1 - 0Blackburn
Derby3 - 1Blackburn
QPR1 - 3Blackburn
Norwich2 - 0Blackburn
Swansea3 - 1Blackburn
Ipswich3 - 0Blackburn
Sheff Wed0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
Portsmouth2 - 1Blackburn
Wrexham1 - 1Blackburn
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Leicester0 - 2Blackburn
Coventry2 - 0Blackburn
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn2 - 1M'Boro
ABlackburn2 - 2Wolves
HBlackburn0 - 1Leicester
ABlackburn3 - 1Sheff Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Coventry
ABlackburn0 - 3Southampton
ABlackburn1 - 1Stoke
HBlackburn0 - 0West Brom
ABlackburn1 - 0Birmingham
HBlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
ABlackburn2 - 1Millwall
ABlackburn0 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
ABlackburn1 - 3Derby
HBlackburn1 - 2Bristol C
HBlackburn1 - 0Preston
ABlackburn3 - 1QPR
ABlackburn0 - 2Norwich
HBlackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
HBlackburn0 - 1Hull
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Blackburn have beaten Preston in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
16
20
Games: Scored
8 / 11
10 / 11
Clean sheets
1 / 11
3 / 11
PNE
3
D
3
BLB
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
1 - 2Blackburn
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 4Blackburn
0 - 3Blackburn
Preston3 - 2
Preston4 - 1
Preston3 - 2
1 - 2Blackburn
0 - 1Blackburn
League games at Blackburn since 2001
Blackburn
Preston
Goals: Scored
14
17
Games: Scored
10 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
1 / 11
PNE
5
D
2
BLB
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn2 - 1
1 - 2Preston
1 - 4Preston
Blackburn1 - 0
1 - 2Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Preston
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Preston
Blackburn3 - 2
Goal Statistics
Preston 20th Blackburn 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Blackburn’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Blackburn
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
PNE
BLB
23%
better
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Games scored2
2
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored2
4
Avg. goals scored1
2
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal7
3
Conversion rate for14
31
Avg. XG for1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
PNE
BLB
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded2
2
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first2
2
Goals conceded5
3
Avg. goals conceded2.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded14
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against18%
13%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.9
KickOff rating
+15%

Preston v Blackburn Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2112
D IversenJ ThompsonD BurgzorgA McCann
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK2
-
L Lindsay DEF2
-
A Hughes DEF2
1
-
T Small DEF2
-
J Storey DEF2
-
A Devine MID2
-
J Thompson MID21
1
-
A McCann MID2
2
-
L Leroy MID2
1
-
D Burgzorg FWD21
-
J Erabi FWD21
-
C Lang  FWD2
-
H Clarke DEF1
1
-
P Valentín DEF1
1
-
O Offiah DEF1
-
A Vukcevic DEF11
-
L Gibson DEF1
-
M Osmajic FWD1
-
Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2212
B TóthA GudjohnsenH PickeringT Cantwell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Tóth GLK2
-
S McLoughlin DEF21
1
-
H Pickering DEF21
1
-
T. Atcheson DEF2
-
R Alebiosu DEF21
-
S Morsy MID2
1
-
A Forshaw MID2
1
-
K. Montgomery MID2
-
R Morishita  MID21
-
T Cantwell MID21
2
-
J Fevrier FWD2
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD22
-
Y Ohashi FWD2
-
O Afolayan FWD21
1
-
H Carter DEF1
-
Y Ribeiro DEF1
-
J Garrett MID1
-
M Jörgensen FWD1
-