Championship 25/26 · 2 May 2026

Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Leicester City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 51%.

Leicester City won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Balázs Tóth, 70.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Balázs Tóth +17.0, Jakub Stolarczyk +13.4, Harry Winks +11.3.

Well below it: Yuri Ribeiro −20.0, Ryoya Morishita −9.3, Tom Atcheson −9.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Apr 2026	W 3–1	at Sheffield United Championship
17 Apr 2026	D 1–1	v Coventry City Championship
14 Apr 2026	L 0–3	at Southampton Championship
11 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Stoke City Championship
6 Apr 2026	D 0–0	v West Bromwich Albion Championship

24 Apr 2026	D 1–1	v Millwall Championship
21 Apr 2026	D 2–2	v Hull City Championship
18 Apr 2026	L 0–1	at Portsmouth Championship
11 Apr 2026	L 0–1	v Swansea City Championship
6 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Sheffield Wednesday Championship

1 Nov 2025	Leicester City 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Championship

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper	90	–	70.0	+17.0
Adam Forshaw Midfielder	71	0.10	38.5	+0.4
Yuki Ohashi Forward	90	0.59	36.7	−2.3
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder	45	0.08	35.8	+0.2
Eiran Cashin Defender	90	–	34.8	−2.8
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder	45	–	34.6	+2.7
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	–	33.8	−8.6
Mathias Jørgensen Forward	19	–	33.6	–
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	45	0.12	30.1	+0.2
Moussa Baradji Midfielder	77	0.35	29.3	−4.6
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	71	0.06	25.4	−7.9
Tom Atcheson Defender	90	–	24.4	−9.0
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	90	–	23.9	−9.3
Dion De Neve Midfielder	13	–	21.0	–
Matthew Litherland Defender	19	–	16.0	–
Yuri Ribeiro Defender	45	–	6.9	−20.0

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper	90	0	–	60.3	+13.4
Harry Souttar Defender	88	0	0.11	53.6	–
Harry Winks Midfielder	90	0	0.02	49.8	+11.3
Jannik Vestergaard Defender	90	0	1.52	48.7	+4.3
Jordan James Midfielder	17	0	0.04	43.9	–
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder	90	1	0.49	41.1	+11.2
Jordan Ayew Forward	30	0	0.10	41.1	–
Louis Page Midfielder	60	0	0.08	39.1	+5.9
Patson Daka Forward	73	0	0.10	36.7	−2.9
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder	90	0	0.17	35.9	−1.4
Jeremy Monga Midfielder	59	0	0.04	34.8	+0.1
Ricardo Pereira Defender	73	0	–	32.3	+3.1
Silko Thomas Forward	31	0	0.03	30.2	–
Kevon Gray Defender	2	0	–	26.9	–
Luke Thomas Defender	90	0	–	18.8	−6.1
Olabade Aluko Defender	17	0	–	9.8	–