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Blackburn vs Preston — Championship 2018

Blackburn
Blackburn
FT
1 – 2
HT: 0 – 1
Preston
Preston
11/10/2023ChampionshipChampionship · Round 16Ewood Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 20+ matches

Blackburn47%
×Draw27%
Preston26%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Blackburn
1.40
Preston
0.96

Blackburn creates 46% more chances

Season form · 20 home / 38 away

creates per match

Blackburn
1.22
Preston
1.00

allows per match

Blackburn
0.92
Preston
1.58

finishing

Blackburn-0.22scores less
Preston+0.03on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Blackburn ↓

Preston →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–19%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–113%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–09%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Blackburn or draw
74%
Blackburn or Preston
73%
Draw or Preston
53%

Winning margin

Blackburn wins by 2+
23%
Preston wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Blackburn 1+ goals
75%
Blackburn 2+ goals
41%
Blackburn 3+ goals
17%
Preston 1+ goals
62%
Preston 2+ goals
25%
Preston 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Blackburn (draw refunded)
65%
Preston (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Blackburn at home — creates 1.22, concedes 0.92 · 20 matches

Preston away — creates 1.00, concedes 1.58 · 38 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Blackburn attack 1.22 + Preston defence 1.58 → ÷2 → 1.40

Preston attack 1.00 + Blackburn defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 0.96

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 47%?"

Blackburn scores more
47%
level
27%
Preston scores more
26%

Blackburn at 47% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 47% does not mean "Blackburn will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Blackburn vs Preston

Preston beat Blackburn 2-1 in Championship on November 10, 2023.

The match was played at Ewood Park in Blackburn, Lancashire.