Championship 25/26 · 4 Oct 2025

Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Stoke City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 48%.

Blackburn Rovers deserved more from the draw, creating 1.9 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jun-Ho Bae, 58.3 in 81′.

Well above their usual level: Jun-Ho Bae +20.9, Tatsuki Seko +11.0, Sean McLoughlin +9.4.

Well below it: Junior Tchamadeu −9.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

30 Sep 2025	L 1–2	v Swansea City Championship
27 Sep 2025	L 0–3	at Charlton Athletic Championship
13 Sep 2025	W 1–0	at Watford Championship
30 Aug 2025	L 0–2	v Norwich City Championship
23 Aug 2025	W 3–0	at Hull City Championship

30 Sep 2025	D 0–0	at Middlesbrough Championship
27 Sep 2025	D 1–1	v Norwich City Championship
20 Sep 2025	L 0–1	at Queens Park Rangers Championship
13 Sep 2025	W 1–0	v Birmingham City Championship
30 Aug 2025	L 0–1	v West Bromwich Albion Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Augustus Kargbo Forward	30	1	0	0.69	73.1	–
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	56.1	+8.7
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	0	0	0.02	52.6	+9.4
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	90	0	1	0.39	49.8	+1.2
Dion De Neve Midfielder	22	0	0	0.28	41.0	–
Lewis Miller Defender	90	0	0	–	40.0	–
Sondre Tronstad Midfielder	90	0	0	0.24	39.5	−3.5
Yuki Ohashi Forward	31	0	0	–	39.0	–
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	90	0	0	–	38.3	−4.3
Makhtar Gueye Forward	1	0	0	–	38.1	–
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward	59	0	0	–	37.3	−7.2
Ryan Hedges Midfielder	90	0	0	0.19	36.8	−4.5
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder	89	0	0	–	35.1	–
Yuri Ribeiro Defender	68	0	0	–	31.7	−2.9
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	60	0	0	0.07	31.4	−6.9

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder	81	0	0	–	58.3	+20.9
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	56.8	+2.8
Ashley Phillips Defender	90	0	0	–	51.2	–
Tatsuki Seko Midfielder	90	0	0	–	49.1	+11.0
Ben Wilmot Defender	90	0	0	–	47.8	+1.0
Aaron Cresswell Defender	90	0	0	–	42.9	+6.7
Sorba Thomas Midfielder	89	0	1	0.05	41.7	+3.3
Divin Mubama Forward	67	0	0	–	41.1	−0.9
Róbert Boženík Forward	23	0	0	–	40.3	–
Million Manhoef Midfielder	90	1	0	0.69	40.1	−4.1
Jamie Donley Midfielder	9	0	0	0.02	39.2	–
Lamine Cissé Forward	1	0	0	–	38.1	–
Tomáš Rigo Midfielder	67	0	0	0.05	36.6	−7.0
Steven N'Zonzi Midfielder	23	0	0	–	33.8	–
Junior Tchamadeu Defender	90	0	0	–	20.5	−9.9