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

Deepdale, Preston

The Championship is the focus for both Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers on Saturday lunch time, as managers Paul Heckingbottom and Tony Mowbray battle it out at the Deepdale. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a smart selection is laid out below. Go between 17 markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for every one.

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Preston North End's next match is v Watford at 19:45 on Tuesday 8th September
Blackburn Rovers's next match is v Sheff Utd at 19:45 on Tuesday 8th September
The last English Championship meeting between Preston and Blackburn was on Saturday 5th September 2026
English Championship
September 5th 2026
Preston 2
1 Blackburn
 
C. Lang 9'51' (OG)S. Mills
C. Lang 27'
 
PNE
BLB
Shots On
3
5
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
3
11
Possession
33%
67%
Fouls
7
9
Yellow/red cards
4/0
2/0
 
PrestonBlackburn
 
D. Iversen
H. Clarke
C. Wiley (A. Vukčević 59')
J. Storey
A. Devine (L. Gibbs 74')
C. Langfootball iconfootball icon (J. Kenny 59')
J. Thompson
L. Gibson
L. Leroy
S. Millsfootball icon (O. Offiah 69')
D. Burgzorg (J. Erabi 59')
A. Pears
R. Alebiousu
Y. Oliveira Ribeiro
S. McLoughlin
(H. Higgins 74') S. Morsy
T. Cantwell
A. Guojohnsen
(J. Fevrier 64') O. Afolayan
R. Morishita
(H. Carter 64') A. Forshaw
K. Montgomery

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Preston and Blackburn's latest form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.30.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
43%
13/10-
Draw
25%
23/10-
Blackburn
31%
2/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Preston 1-0
10%
8/1-
Preston 2-1
9%
17/2-
Blackburn 1-0
8%
10/1-
Blackburn 2-1
7%
10/1-
Preston 2-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Blackburn 2-0
5%
14/1-
Preston 3-1
4%
18/1-
Preston 3-0
4%
20/1-
Blackburn 3-1
3%
22/1-
Preston 3-2
3%
25/1-
Blackburn 3-2
2%
28/1-
Blackburn 3-0
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
10/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
10/11-
Home 1st Goal
50%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
46%
11/10-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/6-
BTTS - No
45%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
7/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
9/2-
Home/draw
69%
4/11-
Away/draw
57%
4/7-
Home/away
75%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
11/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
4/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/8-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1-
Home DNB
61%
4/6-
Away DNB
49%
11/10-
Preston win to nil
23%
3/1-
Blackburn win to nil
16%
9/2-
Preston / Preston
23%
11/4-
Preston / Blackburn
3%
28/1-
Preston / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Preston
15%
5/1-
Draw / Blackburn
12%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Blackburn / Preston
3%
25/1-
Blackburn / Blackburn
17%
15/4-
Blackburn / Draw
6%
12/1-
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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
Swansea5320611 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Jan 23
Oct 31
2
M'Boro5311310 
Dec 12
Jan 1
w
 
2-1A
Mar 2
3
QPR5311310 
Feb 20
Sep 19
l
 
1-2F
Apr 17
4
Bristol C5311210 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 21
Feb 16
Oct 13
5
West Brom5311210 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Jan 16
Oct 17
6
Charlton5311-110 
Apr 17
l
 
1-0A
Nov 28
Mar 13
7
Millwall530229 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Sep 12
Feb 13
8
West Ham522148 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Nov 7
Jan 30
9
Wolves522138 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
Mar 6
d
 
2-2A
10
Birmingham514017 
Feb 16
Oct 13
Dec 26
Mar 20
11
Wrexham513126 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Oct 24
Dec 29
12
Norwich520306 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Dec 8
Apr 24
13
Stoke5203-16 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Nov 3
Jan 26
14
Portsmouth5203-16 
Dec 9
Apr 24
Feb 20
Sep 19
15
Sheff Utd5131-16 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Sep 8
Apr 7
16
Blackburn5122-15 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 10
-
-
17
Lincoln5122-25 
Sep 12
Feb 13
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
18
Watford5122-25 
Apr 7
Sep 8
May 1
Nov 25
19
Southampton522154 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Apr 3
Dec 19
20
Derby5113-54 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Dec 12
Jan 1
21
Bolton5113-54 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
Mar 17
Dec 5
22
Cardiff5032-33 
May 1
Nov 24
Oct 10
Feb 27
23
Preston5104-53 
-
-
Apr 10
l
 
2-1A
24
Burnley5023-62 
Mar 16
Dec 6
Feb 6
Nov 22
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Preston have lost 5 consecutive league games
Preston 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 3Bristol C
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
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 3Bristol C
APreston0 - 1Charlton
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
Blackburn 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln0 - 0Blackburn
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
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABlackburn0 - 0Lincoln
HBlackburn1 - 2QPR
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
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 23rd Blackburn 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Preston will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Preston have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-2
Blackburn’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Blackburn
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
PNE
BLB
32%
better
view stats
Games scored3
3
Failed to score1
1
Scored first0
1
Goals scored3
5
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal11
5
Conversion rate for9
19
Avg. XG for1.2
0.8
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
PNE
BLB
43%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
3
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first4
2
Goals conceded9
5
Avg. goals conceded2.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against20%
11%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.7
KickOff rating
+43%

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
5223
D IversenC Lang D BurgzorgJ Thompson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK5
-
H Clarke DEF4
2
-
J Storey DEF3
-
L Gibson DEF4
-
S Mills MID3
1
-
L Leroy MID5
2
-
J Thompson MID511
3
-
C Wiley MID31
-
A Devine FWD5
-
C Lang  FWD52
-
D Burgzorg FWD52
1
-
Subs
L Nicholls GLK
-
A Vukcevic DEF41
-
L Lindsay DEF4
1
-
T Small DEF4
-
O Offiah DEF3
-
L Gibbs MID1
-
A Moran MID1
-
J Erabi FWD51
-
J Kenny FWD1
-
Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5213
R AlebiosuA GudjohnsenR AlebiosuS Morsy
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Pears GLK2
-
R Alebiosu DEF51
-
A Forshaw DEF5
2
-
S McLoughlin DEF51
2
-
Y Ribeiro DEF4
1
-
S Morsy MID5
3
-
K. Montgomery MID5
-
R Morishita  MID511
-
T Cantwell MID51
2
-
O Afolayan MID51
1
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD521
1
-
Subs
F. Goddard GLK
-
H Carter DEF2
-
H. Pates DEF1
-
M. Decandia DEF
-
L. Houghton DEF1
-
J Garrett MID3
1
-
F. Vare MID1
-
J Fevrier FWD5
-
H. Higgins FWD1
-