Blackburn Rovers supporters put their faith in manager Mowbray to deliver victory against Stoke City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ewood Park (31367 seats)

It's looking good for Blackburn Rovers so far this season, with the 8th spot in the Championship table and hosting Stoke City (who are sitting at 15th).

Insights:
  • Blackburn Rovers have the most points (41) at home in Championship
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Blackburn Rovers nor Stoke City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

12 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Blackburn Rovers have to build on here at Ewood Park in the Championship.

Blackburn faced defeat in their previous match, away at Peterborough United (1-2). Blackburn Rovers's goalkeeper Kaminski was extremely busy against Peterborough United, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Before that, Blackburn Rovers drew at home versus Blackpool.

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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won seven times, drawn three and lost three.

The Blackburn Rovers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 36 goals in 21 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 22 goals have been conceded.

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Stoke City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats.

Stoke City might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bristol City proved too strong as Stoke slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Bet365 Stadium. Baker got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, top player of the team. Baker hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 32 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion.

Stoke City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and one defeat. From a total of four matches.

Stoke have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, from 21 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Stoke City have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled earlier this season: Stoke City - Blackburn 0-1. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Blackburn Rovers won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Stoke City have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversB. Brereton
B. Brereton
21 goals
Stoke CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
11 goals
BlackburnS. Gallagher
S. Gallagher
8 goals

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackburn Rovers Stoke City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
17 12 3 Won W 1 6 15
12 5 3 Drew D 2 6 10
13 4 1 Lost L 3 9 17
53 36 8 Scored S 6 25 53
44 22 6 Conceded C 10 26 48
88% 90% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
64% 71% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 76% 69%
40% 52% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 52% 48%
24% 38% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 19%
7% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
43% 43% 57% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 52%
36% 43% 43% Clean Sheets C S 17% 24% 31%
33% 24% 14% Failed to Score F T 17% 19% 21%
 
5 5.4 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.3 5.1
4.4 4.1 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.6 5.1
2.5 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 2.1
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
10.7 11.7 10.9 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.9 11.9
3.8 4.5 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.9 3.7
33% 38% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 31% 34%
 
10.8 10.6 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 10.9 9.9
3.9 3.4 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.5 3.2
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blackburn Rovers have the most points (41) at home in Championship
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 40 21 11 8 62 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 74
3 Huddersfield Town 42 19 13 10 56 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 21 8 7 6 25 23 11 70
4 Luton Town 42 19 11 12 60 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 21 8 5 8 25 26 13 68
5 Nottingham Forest 40 19 10 11 61 37 21 11 4 6 34 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 24 67
6 Sheffield United 42 18 11 13 54 43 21 11 5 5 33 15 21 7 6 8 21 28 11 65
7 Middlesbrough 41 18 9 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 21 6 7 8 23 24 10 63
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 17 12 13 53 44 21 12 5 4 36 22 21 5 7 9 17 22 9 63
9 Coventry City 42 17 11 14 58 53 21 10 5 6 31 21 21 7 6 8 27 32 5 62
10 Millwall 42 16 14 12 46 41 21 11 6 4 27 15 21 5 8 8 19 26 5 62
11 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 12 14 47 41 21 11 7 3 29 16 21 5 5 11 18 25 6 60
12 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 57 55 21 9 6 6 28 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 2 60
13 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
14 Swansea City 41 16 10 15 49 54 20 9 6 5 26 22 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 58
15 Stoke City 42 15 10 17 53 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 21 6 6 9 25 26 5 55
16 Blackpool 41 14 11 16 45 49 21 10 3 8 23 23 20 4 8 8 22 26 -4 53
17 Cardiff City 41 14 7 20 48 63 21 7 3 11 21 27 20 7 4 9 27 36 -15 49
18 Bristol City 42 13 9 20 53 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 48
19 Hull City 42 13 8 21 36 46 21 6 3 12 18 27 21 7 5 9 18 19 -10 47
20 Birmingham City 42 11 12 19 45 64 21 7 5 9 24 29 21 4 7 10 21 35 -19 45
21 Reading 42 13 7 22 50 78 21 7 4 10 29 39 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 40
22 Derby County 42 13 13 16 42 48 21 11 7 3 29 18 21 2 6 13 13 30 -6 31
23 Peterborough United 42 7 10 25 36 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 21 2 3 16 14 51 -47 31
24 Barnsley 41 6 12 23 31 60 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 1 5 15 14 38 -29 30

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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 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 40 21 11 8 62 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 74
3 Huddersfield Town 42 19 13 10 56 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 21 8 7 6 25 23 11 70
4 Luton Town 42 19 11 12 60 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 21 8 5 8 25 26 13 68
5 Nottingham Forest 40 19 10 11 61 37 21 11 4 6 34 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 24 67
6 Sheffield United 42 18 11 13 54 43 21 11 5 5 33 15 21 7 6 8 21 28 11 65
7 Middlesbrough 41 18 9 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 21 6 7 8 23 24 10 63
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 17 12 13 53 44 21 12 5 4 36 22 21 5 7 9 17 22 9 63
9 Coventry City 42 17 11 14 58 53 21 10 5 6 31 21 21 7 6 8 27 32 5 62
10 Millwall 42 16 14 12 46 41 21 11 6 4 27 15 21 5 8 8 19 26 5 62
11 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 12 14 47 41 21 11 7 3 29 16 21 5 5 11 18 25 6 60
12 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 57 55 21 9 6 6 28 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 2 60
13 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
14 Swansea City 41 16 10 15 49 54 20 9 6 5 26 22 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 58
15 Stoke City 42 15 10 17 53 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 21 6 6 9 25 26 5 55
16 Blackpool 41 14 11 16 45 49 21 10 3 8 23 23 20 4 8 8 22 26 -4 53
17 Cardiff City 41 14 7 20 48 63 21 7 3 11 21 27 20 7 4 9 27 36 -15 49
18 Bristol City 42 13 9 20 53 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 48
19 Hull City 42 13 8 21 36 46 21 6 3 12 18 27 21 7 5 9 18 19 -10 47
20 Birmingham City 42 11 12 19 45 64 21 7 5 9 24 29 21 4 7 10 21 35 -19 45
21 Reading 42 13 7 22 50 78 21 7 4 10 29 39 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 40
22 Derby County 42 13 13 16 42 48 21 11 7 3 29 18 21 2 6 13 13 30 -6 31
23 Peterborough United 42 7 10 25 36 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 21 2 3 16 14 51 -47 31
24 Barnsley 41 6 12 23 31 60 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 1 5 15 14 38 -29 30

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