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Preston vs Blackburn — Championship 2025

Preston
Preston
Preview
11:30
Blackburn
Blackburn
9/5/2026ChampionshipChampionship · Round 5Deepdale
Big match
44%
Blackburn
model favours
28%28%44%

Preston score first in only 17% of matches

brightest fact of this match

0–1
likely score
60%
under 2.5 goals
45%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 7+ matches

Preston28%
×Draw28%
Blackburn44%
✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Preston
0.98
Blackburn
1.30

Blackburn creates 33% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 7 away

creates per match

Preston
0.86
Blackburn
1.39

allows per match

Preston
1.21
Blackburn
1.10

finishing

Preston+0.21scores more
Blackburn-0.25scores less

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Preston ↓

Blackburn →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–113%
0–29%
0–34%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–113%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–05%
2–16%
2–24%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–12%
3–21%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Preston or draw
56%
Preston or Blackburn
72%
Draw or Blackburn
72%

Winning margin

Preston wins by 2+
10%
Blackburn wins by 2+
20%

Team goals

Preston 1+ goals
62%
Preston 2+ goals
26%
Preston 3+ goals
8%
Blackburn 1+ goals
73%
Blackburn 2+ goals
37%
Blackburn 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Preston (draw refunded)
39%
Blackburn (draw refunded)
61%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

Preston at home — creates 0.86, concedes 1.21 · 15 matches

Blackburn away — creates 1.39, concedes 1.10 · 7 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Preston attack 0.86 + Blackburn defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 0.98

Blackburn attack 1.39 + Preston defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.30

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 44%?"

Preston scores more
28%
level
28%
Blackburn scores more
44%

Blackburn at 44% 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 44% 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.

Match Insights

  • Both teams score in 76% of Preston’s matches
  • Blackburn fall short of their xG (0.9 vs 1.3 expected)

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Preston
Balanced
Blackburn
Defensively solid
46%Possession50%
71%Pass accuracy75%
10.1Shots10.3
1.00xGBiggest gap1.33
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
PrestonBlackburn

Head-to-head

5 previous meetings

0
Preston
2
Draws
3
Blackburn
Avg goals: 2.2BTTS: 60%
0–11–21–20–02–2

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Preston
WLWL
Blackburn
DLWDL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Preston host Blackburn

September 5, 2026: Preston take on Blackburn in Championship. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

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