Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers are both high-flying in the Championship with their 6th and 7th places respectively. Let's hope for a top game!
- Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
It's no vacation for neither Stoke nor Blackburn Rovers 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.
Stoke City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Bet365 Stadium as Stoke City have scored 15 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Stoke will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Championship game against Bristol City (placed 18th). Mario Vrančić (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.14/10. Vrančić hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Stoke City had a home game versus Peterborough United which ended with a victory 2-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stoke handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, one draw and two defeats.
The Stoke City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Stoke City have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Blackburn Rovers playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
The supporters enjoyed Blackburn's previous game versus Peterborough United (placed 22nd), a Championship 4-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Blackburn Rovers was very dominant against Peterborough United, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Darragh Lenihan, Harry Pickering and Ben Brereton (2) providing the goals. Joe Rothwell got a match rating of 8.75 in that game, top player of the team. Rothwell signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 60 successful passes (of 67 total).
Before that, Blackburn travelled to Bristol City and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Blackburn 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 six defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Blackburn Rovers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Blackburn have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Stoke won five, Blackburn Rovers were winners in three and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Brereton 16 goals |   N. Powell 5 goals |  J. Brown 5 goals |
Stoke City missing players
Blackburn Rovers missing players
| Stoke City | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 33 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 63% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 89% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 63% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 11% | 37% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 16% |
| 47% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 68% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 21% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 16% |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 11.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 8 | 10.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 36% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 43% |
| 10.2 | 10.3 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 10.9 | 11.9 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4 | 4.5 |
- Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Millwall | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Hull City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -14 | 18 |
| 21 | Reading | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -21 | 15 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 11 |
| 24 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
- Stoke City
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- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)