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Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

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It's a long trek for Michael O'Neill's Blackburn Rovers side on Saturday afternoon, as they travel to the bet365 Stadium for a Championship meeting with Mark Robins's Stoke City. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a well-informed wager is published below. Go between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for each one.

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Stoke City's next match is v Wrexham at 15:00 on Saturday 18th April
Blackburn Rovers's next match is v Southampton at 20:00 on Tuesday 14th April
The last English Championship meeting between Stoke and Blackburn was on Saturday 11th April 2026
English Championship
April 11th 2026
Stoke 1
1 Blackburn
 
J. Rak-Sakyi 56'21' A. Forshaw
 
STK
BLB
Shots On
3
3
Shots Off
4
5
Corners
4
3
Possession
59%
41%
Fouls
11
8
Yellow/red cards
4/1
3/0
 
StokeBlackburn
 
B. Pearson
E. Bocat
M. Bosun Lawal
B. Gibson (A. Cresswell 24')
L. Baker
S. Thomas
A. Phillips
S. Gallagher (L. Cisse 72')
G. Bazunu
M. Manhoef
J. Rak-Sakyifootball icon (J. Bae 86')
R. Alebiousu
(N. Redmond 90') Y. Oliveira Ribeiro
S. McLoughlin
E. Cashin
(M. Jörgensen 77') T. Cantwell
B. Tóth
T. Atcheson
(T. Gardner-Hickman 63') M. Baradji
(D. De Neve 89') R. Morishita
(K. Montgomery 77') football iconA. Forshaw
Y. Ohashi

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We think there's minimal chance that this fixture will serve up more than 3 goals at most, and the odds and statistics align with our predictive algorithm on this one. Stoke and Blackburn have seldom treated their fans to goal-fests of late, whether that be in the Championship individually or in their head-to-head duals. So, in the absence of a compelling favourite WDW or double chance market, we're suggesting under 3.5 goals. That's available at a best price of 1.22.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Stoke are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.63.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stoke
42%
17/1012/1
Draw
27%
23/102/13
Blackburn
31%
17/106/1
Draw 1-1
13%
5/12/13
Stoke 1-0
11%
7/15/1
Blackburn 1-0
9%
7/15/2
Stoke 2-1
9%
9/112/1
Draw 0-0
8%
8/15/1
Stoke 2-0
8%
12/110/1
Blackburn 2-1
7%
9/16/1
Blackburn 2-0
5%
12/14/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/145/1
Stoke 3-1
4%
22/190/1
Stoke 3-0
4%
25/120/1
Blackburn 3-1
3%
22/150/1
Stoke 3-2
2%
33/1100/1
Blackburn 3-0
2%
25/111/1
Blackburn 3-2
2%
33/1200/1
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
11/1019/5
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
8/112/13
Home 1st Goal
50%
1/111/10
Away 1st Goal
46%
1/111/10
No 1st Goal
5%
8/15/1
BTTS - Yes
51%
5/63/4
BTTS - No
49%
5/619/20
BTTS - Home Win
18%
9/211/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/21/7
BTTS - Away Win
14%
9/211/2
Home/draw
69%
4/91/12
Away/draw
58%
4/91/50
Home/away
73%
1/34/1
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
4/111/4
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
11/55/2
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
3/128/1
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/41/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1100/1
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/121/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/401/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/10
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/15/1
Home DNB
61%
5/69/5
Away DNB
50%
5/64/11
Stoke win to nil
24%
10/3-
Blackburn win to nil
17%
10/3-
Stoke / Stoke
19%
10/380/1
Stoke / Blackburn
3%
28/190/1
Stoke / Draw
6%
14/1125/1
Draw / Stoke
13%
5/125/1
Draw / Blackburn
13%
5/125/1
Draw / Draw
16%
15/420/1
Blackburn / Stoke
4%
28/17/1
Blackburn / Blackburn
19%
10/34/9
Blackburn / Draw
6%
14/116/5
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Stoke have played 41 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 5 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Stoke have outscored their opponents by 48 goals to 37 goals.

Home League Performance

Stoke have played 20 games at home winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored 31 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Blackburn are in 19th position in the Championship on 47 points having played 41 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

32 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 7 and won 10. Blackburn have conceded 43 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 10 fixtures and have kept 8 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stoke
Blackburn
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry42251074285 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 17
l
 
2-0A
2
Ipswich40211273175 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
1-0A
Sep 20
l
 
3-0A
3
Millwall42211011973 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
4
M'Boro422012102072 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
5
Southampton411912102069 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 14
6
Hull4220814468 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
7
Wrexham42171312364 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
8
Derby4218915863 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1F
9
Norwich4217718558 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
10
Bristol C42161016158 
w
 
5-1F
May 2
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
11
QPR42161016-558 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
12
Watford42141513157 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
13
Preston42141513-357 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
14
Swansea4216917-457 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
15
Birmingham42151116-156 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
16
Stoke42151017355 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
17
Sheff Utd4216620054 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
18
Charlton42121317-1249 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
19
Blackburn42121218-1248 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
-
-
20
West Brom42111318-1446 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
21
Portsmouth41111218-1645 
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
22
Oxford Utd42101418-1344 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
23
Leicester42111417-1041 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
May 2
w
 
0-2F
24
Sheff Wed4211130-57-4 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Stoke have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
Stoke 16TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
Stoke3 - 1Watford
Stoke3 - 3Ipswich
Stoke2 - 1Oxford Utd
Stoke2 - 2Leicester
Stoke0 - 2Southampton
Stoke1 - 2M'Boro
Stoke0 - 0QPR
Stoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Stoke2 - 1Swansea
Stoke1 - 2Hull
Stoke3 - 0Charlton
Stoke0 - 1Coventry
Stoke5 - 1Bristol C
Stoke1 - 0Wrexham
Stoke1 - 1Norwich
Stoke1 - 0Birmingham
Stoke0 - 1West Brom
Stoke3 - 1Derby
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke0 - 2Derby
HStoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
AStoke1 - 3Preston
HStoke3 - 1Watford
HStoke3 - 3Ipswich
AStoke0 - 2Swansea
AStoke1 - 2Coventry
HStoke2 - 1Oxford Utd
HStoke2 - 2Leicester
AStoke0 - 1Charlton
AStoke0 - 0West Brom
HStoke0 - 2Southampton
AStoke1 - 1Birmingham
HStoke1 - 2M'Boro
HStoke0 - 0QPR
AStoke2 - 0Norwich
AStoke1 - 0Hull
HStoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
HStoke0 - 0Preston
AStoke0 - 1Watford
Blackburn 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Charlton3 - 0Blackburn
Watford0 - 1Blackburn
Hull0 - 3Blackburn
West Brom1 - 0Blackburn
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HBlackburn1 - 1Watford
ABlackburn1 - 3Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Ipswich
HBlackburn2 - 2Charlton
HBlackburn0 - 2Wrexham
ABlackburn0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Stoke since 2009
Stoke
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
9 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
2 / 11
STK
7
BLB
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
Stoke1 - 0
0 - 3Blackburn
Stoke3 - 2
0 - 1Blackburn
Stoke1 - 0
1 - 2Blackburn
2 - 3Blackburn
Stoke3 - 1
Stoke1 - 0
Stoke3 - 0
Stoke1 - 0
League games at Blackburn since 2008
Blackburn
Stoke
Goals: Scored
9
12
Games: Scored
5 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
7 / 12
STK
6
D
4
BLB
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Stoke
Blackburn3 - 1
0 - 1Stoke
0 - 1Stoke
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Stoke
1 - 2Stoke
0 - 2Stoke
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Blackburn Rovers's defensive record is very strong, M. O'Neill's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Championship outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for Stoke City makes sense in this context.

Stoke 16th Blackburn 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Stoke’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-11
Blackburn have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Stoke
PG (predicted goals)
Blackburn
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
11%
better
STK
BLB
view stats
Games scored26
27
Failed to score15
14
Scored first20
17
Goals scored48
37
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for15
11
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
8%
better
STK
BLB
view stats
Games conceded28
29
Clean sheets13
12
Conceded first17
20
Goals conceded45
49
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%

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

Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41101111
S ThomasS ThomasS ThomasS Thomas
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Bazunu GLK4
-
M Lawal DEF261
6
1
A Phillips DEF371
6
1
B Gibson DEF111
1
-
E Bocat DEF251
-
B Pearson MID271
9
1
L Baker MID1541
3
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID123
2
-
M Manhoef MID4174
3
-
S Thomas MID411011
10
1
S Gallagher FWD152
-
Subs
T. Simkim GLK14
2
-
A Cresswell  DEF243
2
-
S Nzonzi MID271
2
-
S. Agina MID2
1
-
G. Gartside-Kelly MID
-
J. Bae MID4023
1
-
T Seko MID391
3
-
L Cissé FWD3023
4
-
M Smit FWD1121
-
Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
408810
S McLoughlinY OhashiR Morishita S McLoughlin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Tóth GLK30
-
T. Atcheson DEF10
2
-
E Cashin DEF1411
6
-
S McLoughlin DEF40
9
1
R Alebiosu MID3514
4
-
A Forshaw MID191
4
-
M. Baradji MID282
3
-
Y Ribeiro MID181
1
-
R Morishita  FWD3328
3
-
T Cantwell FWD2653
9
-
Y Ohashi FWD4281
5
-
Subs
A Pears GLK13
1
-
H Pickering DEF14
1
-
D Neve DEF261
-
C O'Riordan DEF5
2
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID26
7
-
N Redmond MID1
-
K. Montgomery MID17
-
O Afolayan FWD7
-
M Jörgensen FWD175
-