Stoke City hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 23rd position in the Championship table. Visiting Blackburn Rovers holds 13th place with 24 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Stoke City 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 fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Stoke City have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at bet365 Stadium.
The Stoke City fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at bet365 Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Blackburn Rovers (placed 13th). Heartbreak before that as Stoke City lost 0-1 at Cardiff City's place.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stoke City handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D2-L3.
Stoke City has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
There's been little loot from Blackburn Rovers's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Championship. Blackburn Rovers only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.
Two travels in a row for Blackburn Rovers, whose manager T. Mowbray could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Stoke City. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Brentford.
We have checked recent matches where Blackburn Rovers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W1-D1-L4.
Blackburn Rovers have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. The Blackburn Rovers manager T. Mowbray has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 7 wins for Stoke City, 1 draw and 2 wins for Blackburn Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
 
B. Dack
8 goals
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S. Clucas
5 goals
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L. Gregory
3 goals
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Stoke City missing players
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| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 32 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 26 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 74% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 68% |
| 58% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 26% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 58% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 4.9 | 6 | 8.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 233 | 137 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 68 | 190 |
| 64 | 35 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 21 | 58 |
| 30% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 52% | 43% |
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Blackburn Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stoke City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 39 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Fulham | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 10 | Hull City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 18 | Reading | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 17 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 16 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -19 | 9 |
- Stoke City
- StokeonTrent Live - (local newspaper)
- Blackburn Rovers
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)