Championship forecast and preview: Stoke City small favourite to outplay Blackburn Rovers

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 10.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lyme Valley Stadium (4000 seats)

Blackburn Rovers will not envision any gifts from hosting team Stoke City in this Championship match. Here's our comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Blackburn Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Championship

Both contenders have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic game!

W L L W L

Stoke City form and stats

5-4-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Stoke City so far this season.

It's back home for Stoke, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sunderland away with the result 5-1. Campbell (2), Laurent and Gayle (2) found the net in that victory. As mentioned above, Stoke City "killed" Sunderland in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Midfielder Campbell was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.62 (out of ten) in that game. Campbell scored two goals and hit two key passes.

Before that fixture, a home loss in the FA Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stoke handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

The manager Neil will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Middlesbrough in only four days.

Stoke City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 17 games. Stoke's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

W W W W W

Blackburn Rovers form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Blackburn Rovers playing as the away team in the Championship this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Blackburn Rovers hope to make it five in this match.

Blackburn Rovers go into this game after a win, the home game against Sheffield United that ended 1-0. Pickering, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.83. Pickering scored one goal and won 2 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that, the FA Cup win away at Leicester City. We have checked recent matches where Blackburn have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

A tale of few goals? 8 of this side's most recent 10 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

The attacking power of Blackburn Rovers when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, Blackburn have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the result Blackburn Rovers - Stoke City 0-1 entered in the official records. Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Stoke City won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Blackburn Rovers managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversB. Brereton
B. Brereton
10 goals
Stoke CityT. Campbell
T. Campbell
7 goals
StokeL. Baker
L. Baker
7 goals

Stoke City missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Blackburn Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 18 35
12 5 2 Won W 1 6 18
7 4 1 Drew D 3 3 4
16 8 3 Lost L 2 9 13
44 20 7 Scored S 5 16 39
42 19 7 Conceded C 8 25 38
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
69% 65% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 63%
46% 41% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 43%
31% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
40% 29% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 33% 34%
29% 29% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 40%
37% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 44% 29%
 
5.6 6.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 2.9 3.9
5.1 4.6 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.4 5.6
1.7 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13 13.4 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.5 9.2
4.5 4.5 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 3.1
28% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 33% 35%
 
10.2 8.9 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 13.3 12
3.3 2.9 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.5 3.8
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackburn Rovers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blackburn Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Championship
  • Blackburn Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 34 19 7 8 55 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 17 8 4 5 20 15 24 64
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
10 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
11 West Bromwich Albion 34 13 9 12 44 38 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 6 48
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
14 Bristol City 34 11 11 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 16 4 6 6 21 25 0 44
15 Reading 34 13 5 16 38 53 16 10 3 3 27 18 18 3 2 13 11 35 -15 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Wigan Athletic 34 7 11 16 31 53 18 3 5 10 13 31 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 32
24 Huddersfield Town 34 8 7 19 30 51 17 6 3 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 31

Stoke City:
Blackburn Rovers:
Championship:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 34 19 7 8 55 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 17 8 4 5 20 15 24 64
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
10 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
11 West Bromwich Albion 34 13 9 12 44 38 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 6 48
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
14 Bristol City 34 11 11 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 16 4 6 6 21 25 0 44
15 Reading 34 13 5 16 38 53 16 10 3 3 27 18 18 3 2 13 11 35 -15 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Wigan Athletic 34 7 11 16 31 53 18 3 5 10 13 31 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 32
24 Huddersfield Town 34 8 7 19 30 51 17 6 3 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 31

More from England - Championship

Read more about Championship

The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.