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Blackburn

Vs

Preston

Since 24/11/2020

BLB wins

Draws

PRE wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

19 Blackburn · 14 Preston

Goals per game

2.75

both sides combined

Over 1.5

75%

of meetings

Over 2.5

67%

of meetings

BTTS

67%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-0

20 Feb 2026

Next game

05 Sep

Saturday, Championship

Blackburn vs Preston: the head-to-head

Blackburn’s recent dominance is evident, having won the last three encounters in a row. Since 2020 the two clubs have faced each other 12 times, with Blackburn claiming six victories, Preston three, and three draws. Across these fixtures 33 goals have been scored, averaging 2.75 per game, and the teams have scored together in two-thirds of the meetings. In 75% of the matches the total goals reached at least two, while 67% saw three or more. The latest clash on 20 February 2026 ended 1-0 to Blackburn at Ewood Park. Blackburn have scored 19 goals to Preston’s 14 overall. At home Blackburn have won half of their six matches, while on the road they have won all three of their victories, drawing the other three. The next meeting is scheduled for 5 September 2026 in the Championship.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Preston vs Blackburn

Saturday 05 September 2026 · Championship

See the prediction ↗

01Head-to-head record⚖

Blackburn

Preston

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 12 games between these two clubs

50%

win %

25%

2.75

avg goals

2.75

75%

over 1.5 %

75%

67%

over 2.5 %

67%

25%

over 3.5 %

25%

1.58

scored

1.17

conceded

1.58

67%

btts

67%

33%

clean sheet

7.92

corners

7.92

3.25

cards

3.25

Top three rows are this fixture: 12 meetings, 6 to Blackburn, 3 drawn, 3 to Preston, at 2.75 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Blackburn

Won at home

50%

3 of 6 home meetings

Won away

50%

3 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

25%

3 of 12 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Preston

Won at home

0 of 6 home meetings

Won away

50%

3 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

25%

3 of 12 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Blackburn
20 Feb 2026	Championship	Blackburn	1-0	Preston	W	view
21 Nov 2025	Championship	Preston	1-2	Blackburn	W	view
31 Jan 2025	Championship	Blackburn	2-1	Preston	W	view
22 Sep 2024	Championship	Preston	0-0	Blackburn	D	view
17 Feb 2024	Championship	Preston	2-2	Blackburn	D	view
10 Nov 2023	Championship	Blackburn	1-2	Preston	L	view
22 Apr 2023	Championship	Preston	1-1	Blackburn	D	view
10 Dec 2022	Championship	Blackburn	1-4	Preston	L	view
25 Apr 2022	Championship	Preston	1-4	Blackburn	W	view
04 Dec 2021	Championship	Blackburn	1-0	Preston	W	view
12 Feb 2021	Championship	Blackburn	1-2	Preston	L	view
24 Nov 2020	Championship	Preston	0-3	Blackburn	W	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Blackburn · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.6

Avg scored

1.2

Avg conceded

1.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.93	1.27	0.80	1.07	1.07	1.47
vs Stronger (5)	0.60	1.40	0.75	1.00	0.00	3.00
vs Similar (24)	0.96	1.25	0.82	1.09	1.08	1.38
vs Weaker (1)	2.00	1.00	-	-	2.00	1.00
Clean sheet %	23% (-5pp vs league)

Preston · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.2

Avg scored

0.9

Avg conceded

2.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.97	1.80	0.94	1.88	1.00	1.71
vs Stronger (4)	0.50	2.50	0.00	4.00	0.67	2.00
vs Similar (26)	1.04	1.69	1.00	1.73	1.09	1.64
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	10% (-19pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Blackburn

LDWLWDWLLD

Last 10: 12 scored, 14 conceded.

Preston

LLWLDLLLLL

Last 10: 9 scored, 23 conceded.

Blackburn

Home · last 10

WLDDDDLWLL

2 won · 8 scored, 10 conceded

Away · last 10

LLWWDLWWDD

4 won · 12 scored, 13 conceded

Preston

Home · last 10

LLWDLLDLLL

1 won · 9 scored, 23 conceded

Away · last 10

LDLLDWLWLL

2 won · 10 scored, 17 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Blackburn

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Blackburn's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Preston

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Preston's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

BlackburnPreston

€36.0m

squad value

€42.5m

€71.0m

attack

€73.7m

€17.9m

midfield

€30.3m

€68.2m

defence

€67.3m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Preston carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Blackburn

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
14 Apr	@ Southampton	0-3	L
17 Apr	vs Coventry	1-1	D
22 Apr	@ Sheffield United	3-1	W
02 May	vs Leicester	0-1	L
08 Aug	@ Burton	2-1	W
14 Aug	@ Wolves	2-2	D
22 Aug	vs Middlesbrough	2-1	W
25 Aug	vs Sheffield United	1-2	L
29 Aug	vs QPR	1-2	L
01 Sep	@ Lincoln	0-0	D

Preston

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	vs West Brom	0-2	L
22 Apr	@ Birmingham	1-2	L
25 Apr	@ Sheffield United	3-2	W
02 May	vs Southampton	1-3	L
08 Aug	vs Huddersfield	1-1	D
15 Aug	@ Bolton	1-2	L
22 Aug	vs Wolves	1-3	L
26 Aug	vs Everton	0-4	L
29 Aug	@ Charlton	0-1	L
01 Sep	vs Bristol City	1-3	L