Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Championship.
Queens Park Rangers could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a FA Cup game only four sleeps ago.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Blackburn Rovers have collected 24 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-6-2. Three draws in a row here at Ewood Park for Blackburn Rovers, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Happy days for Blackburn Rovers in their previous game, a Championship match away at Sheffield Wednesday (placed 10th) that ended with a 5-0 victory. In the match before that, Blackburn Rovers hosted Preston North End and drew the game 1-1.
As mentioned above, Blackburn Rovers "killed" Sheffield Wednesday in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Blackburn Rovers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Blackburn Rovers as they are travelling to their away game against Middlesbrough in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.
Blackburn Rovers has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Blackburn Rovers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ewood Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches.
Queens Park Rangers form and stats
5-1-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Queens Park Rangers in their Championship matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Queens Park Rangers are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The manager M. Warburton was unhappy after their last game, a FA Cup match played at their home ground Loftus Road Stadium. Queens Park Rangers suffered a 1-2 loss to Sheffield Wednesday (placed 10th). Before that, Queens Park Rangers secured a home win against Leeds United with the score 1-0.
Queens Park Rangers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Queens Park Rangers are hosting Bristol City in the Championship only four days away.
Queens Park Rangers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Queens Park Rangers have conceded 24 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Queens Park Rangers - Blackburn Rovers 4-2 played earlier this season. Blackburn Rovers-Queens Park Rangers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Blackburn Rovers 5 wins, Queens Park Rangers 1 win, 4 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
![]() N. Wells 13 goals | ![]() E. Eze 10 goals | ![]() B. Dack 9 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 40 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 46 |
| 35 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | 51 |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | 93% |
| 50% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 68% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 23% | 46% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| 61% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 68% |
| 32% | 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 21% |
| 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 6.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 284 | 168 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 69 | 130 | 336 |
| 96 | 51 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 42 | 117 |
| 42% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 40% | 39% |
- Queens Park Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 53 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 52 |
| 3 | Fulham | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | Brentford | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 47 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| 8 | Millwall | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 44 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 42 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 40 |
| 12 | Hull City | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 39 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 31 | -2 | 39 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -5 | 38 |
| 15 | Reading | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 37 |
| 16 | Derby County | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -7 | 37 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 35 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 34 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 31 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -4 | 30 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 29 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -19 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -18 | 23 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 61 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 39 | -27 | 21 |
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