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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 20 Feb 2026

Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Preston North End

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.1 – 0.1
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 53%.

Blackburn Rovers won and made the better chances: 1.1 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Andrew Hughes, 64.2 in 73′.

Well above their usual level: Andrew Hughes +31.9, Alfie Devine +8.5.

Well below it: Harry Pickering −17.0, Andri Guðjohnsen −9.9, Jordan Storey −9.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Blackburn Rovers

14 Feb 2026W 3–1at Queens Park Rangers Championship
7 Feb 2026L 0–2at Norwich City Championship
3 Feb 2026W 1–0v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
31 Jan 2026L 0–1v Hull City Championship
24 Jan 2026D 1–1v Watford Championship

Preston North End

14 Feb 2026D 2–2v Watford Championship
7 Feb 2026W 1–0v Portsmouth Championship
31 Jan 2026D 1–1at Ipswich Town Championship
24 Jan 2026L 0–4at Middlesbrough Championship
20 Jan 2026L 0–3v Hull City Championship

Head to head

21 Nov 2025Preston North End 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Championship

Blackburn Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Yuki Ohashi Forward22100.1677.7–
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper9000–55.3+5.8
Sean McLoughlin Defender90000.0146.0+0.4
Mathias Jørgensen Forward90000.0441.3−1.0
Sondre Tronstad Midfielder9000–40.2−4.7
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder90000.1839.0+1.8
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder13000.0736.0–
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder90000.0335.5−1.5
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward6800–34.4−9.9
Eiran Cashin Defender90010.0233.9−3.3
Moussa Baradji Midfielder84000.5531.2−5.6
Hayden Carter Defender9000–27.3−4.5
Harry Pickering Defender8400–16.0−17.0
Oladapo Afolayan Forward1300–7.3–

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Odeluga Offiah Defender1700–74.2–
Andrew Hughes Defender7300–64.2+31.9
David Cornell Goalkeeper9000–47.3−9.3
Lewis Gibson Defender9000–46.9+3.7
Alfie Devine Midfielder90000.0446.5+8.5
Daniel Jebbison Forward2100–44.5–
Jamal Lewis Midfielder3200–42.2–
Ben Whiteman Midfielder9000–40.7−0.9
Callum Lang Forward2100–38.8–
Lewis Dobbin Forward69000.0538.8+0.3
Thierry Small Midfielder32000.0338.3–
Ali McCann Midfielder9000–37.2−4.2
Milutin Osmajić Forward6900–36.9−4.5
Jordan Storey Defender9000–32.6−9.9
Pol Valentín Defender5800–31.0−2.8
Andrija Vukčević Defender5800–30.7−6.6