England Championship · Full time ·Matchday 5

Preston vs Blackburn

2 – 1 Full time

9′C. Lang
25′Yuri Ribeiro
27′C. Lang
40′Sam Morsy
42′Delano Burgzorg
51′S. Mills
52′Stanley Mills
59′C. WileyA. Vukcevic
59′C. LangJ. Kenny
59′D. BurgzorgJ. Erabi
64′A. ForshawH. Carter
64′O. AfolayanJ. Fevrier
65′Harry Clarke
69′S. MillsO. Offiah
74′A. DevineL. Gibbs
74′S. MorsyH. Higgins
88′Jordan Thompson

Deepdale, PrestonReferee: A. Backhouse

Preston 35%
Draw 29%
Blackburn 36%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

8 Shots 12
3 Shots on target 5
33 Possession % 67
3 Corners 11
11 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 5
5 Saves 1
159 Accurate passes 420

Preston vs Blackburn overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Preston vs Blackburn

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityPrestonDrawBlackburn
Model23.6%27.5%48.9%
Market38.2%29.5%32.3%
Final34.5%29.0%36.5%
Edge-14.6%-2.0%+16.6%

Confidence: Low

Why Blackburn

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.59 vs 1.04.
  • Better recent form: 2 wins in the last 6 vs 0 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Blackburn below the model: +16.6 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Preston ↓ / Blackburn → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 8% 10% 9% 1 13% 9% 2 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 92%
2+ goals 75%
3+ goals 49%
No goals 8%

Preston and Blackburn expected goals

Preston 1.04
Blackburn 1.59

Total expected goals: 2.62

Preston and Blackburn attack and defence ratings

Preston

Attack 0.81 -19%
Defence 1.50 +50%

Blackburn

Attack 0.87 -13%
Defence 0.92 -8%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Preston vs Blackburn: result vs prediction

Preston 2 – 1 Blackburn

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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Preston vs Blackburn markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Blackburn 36.5% 2.74 +16.6% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 51.2% 1.95 — —
Both teams to score Yes 52.6% 1.90 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 71.0% 1.41 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 51.1% 1.96 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Preston34.5%
Draw29.0%
Blackburn36.5%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.548.8%
Under 2.551.2%
Both teams to scoreYes52.6%
No47.4%
Double chance1X (home or draw)63.5%
12 (either side)71.0%
X2 (draw or away)65.5%
Handicap -1Blackburn win26.1%
Push (exactly one goal)22.8%
Loss51.1%
Correct score (top 3)1-113.1%
0-110.3%
1-29.5%

Preston vs Blackburn stats

Preston and Blackburn recent form

newest first
Preston LLLLLD
Blackburn DLLWDW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Preston and Blackburn going into this match

league record before kick-off

Preston record

  • They have won 1 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 1.0 goals per match.
  • They average 1.3 goals per game at home against 0.7 on the road.

Blackburn record

  • They have won 1 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 1.2 goals per match.

Preston vs Blackburn head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

2Preston wins 3Draws 5Blackburn wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-02-20BlackburnPrestonEngland Championship1-0
2025-11-21PrestonBlackburnEngland Championship1-2
2025-01-31BlackburnPrestonChampionship2-1
2024-09-22PrestonBlackburnChampionship0-0
2024-02-17PrestonBlackburnChampionship2-2
2023-11-10BlackburnPrestonChampionship1-2
2023-04-22PrestonBlackburnChampionship1-1
2022-12-10BlackburnPrestonChampionship1-4
2022-04-25PrestonBlackburnChampionship1-4
2021-12-04BlackburnPrestonChampionship1-0

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Preston vs Blackburn odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 38.4%, draw 29.2%, away 32.5%.

Bookmaker1X2
10Bet 2.40 3.25 2.90
1xBet 2.47 3.14 2.90
Bet365 2.45 3.20 2.90
BetVictor 2.45 3.25 2.88
Betano 2.45 3.25 3.00
Betfair 2.40 3.40 2.88
Dafabet 2.42 3.35 3.05
Marathonbet 2.45 3.14 2.89
Pinnacle 2.53 3.29 2.99
SBO 2.24 3.00 2.71
Unibet 2.48 3.15 2.80
William Hill 2.45 3.10 2.88

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.45 ▼ -0.15
X 3.17 ▼ -0.08
2 2.90 ▲ +0.25

11 snapshots recorded, from .