Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pride Park Stadium (33597 seats)

The Championship league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Derby County and Blackburn Rovers are placed 19th and 9th respectively.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Derby County form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Championship game of the season here at Pride Park Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 11 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses from Derby County's 23 home games.

In their previous game, the manager P. Cocu led his County to a defeat in the Championship match away at Luton Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Pride Park Stadium. Before that game, the home loss against Preston North End with the scoreline 1-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how County have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won four, drawn eight and lost two.

Derby County has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

Blackburn Rovers have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Championship were 7 victories, 3 draws and 13 defeats from 23 fixtures.

Impressive finishing from Adam Armstrong (3), Derrick Williams and Tyrhys Dolan secured the home win 5-0 against Wycombe Wanderers in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Newcastle United's place.

As you can tell from the results above, Blackburn was very dominant against Wycombe Wanderers, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Adam Armstrong (3), Derrick Williams and Tyrhys Dolan providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Adam Armstrong's lethal finishing against Wycombe Wanderers. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Blackburn Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were five Blackburn wins, two draws and eleven defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Blackburn Rovers has managed 2 goals and let in 3 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for County, two draws and four wins for Blackburn Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

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Total First Half Second Half
Derby County Blackburn Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 2 7
4 2 0 Conceded C 0 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
23 9 0 Total Shots T S 0 16 39
5 2 0 Shots on Target S O 0 3 19
20% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 37%
Derby County Last season Blackburn Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
17 11   Won W   7 17
13 8   Drew D   3 12
16 4   Lost L   13 17
62 33   Scored S   33 66
64 21   Conceded C   39 63
98% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 93%
83% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   87% 78%
54% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 52%
28% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 30%
11% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   30% 20%
61% 61%   BTTS BTTS   57% 59%
20% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 26%
22% 9%   Failed to Score F T   26% 22%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.5
6 3   Red cards R C   3 3
 
482 277   Total Shots T S   212 497
172 104   Shots on Target S O   77 172
36% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 38%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Luton Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Millwall 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Swansea City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Watford 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 3
11 Brentford 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
13 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 Cardiff City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
15 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Preston North End 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
17 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
18 Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
19 Derby County 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
20 Barnsley 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
22 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Luton Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Millwall 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Swansea City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Watford 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 3
11 Brentford 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
13 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 Cardiff City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
15 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Preston North End 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
17 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
18 Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
19 Derby County 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
20 Barnsley 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
22 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8

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