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Championship · Regular Season - 5 September 05, 2026 13:30 Deepdale Stadium, Preston
Preston
#24 · 5 pts
2 – 1
Final score
Blackburn
#10 · 18 pts
Callum Lang (ast. Delano Burgzorg) 9'
Callum Lang (ast. Jordan Thompson) 27'
(og) 51' Stanley Mills
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Preston a 35% win probability (draw 32%, Blackburn 32%). The final result was Preston 2–1 Blackburn. In 2 previous meetings, Preston have won 0 times, with 0 draws and 2 wins for Blackburn.

Match statistics
8
Total shots
12
3
Shots on target
5
5
Saves
1
33%
Possession
67%
3
Corners
11
23
Tackles
10
4
🟨 Yellow cards
2
Match Events
⚽Callum Lang · ast. Delano Burgzorg
9'
25'
Yuri Ribeiro
⚽Callum Lang · ast. Jordan Thompson
27'
40'
Sam Morsy
Delano Burgzorg
42'
51'
(og) Stanley Mills⚽
Stanley Mills
52'
↕ Caleb Wiley / Andrija Vukčević
59'
↕ Callum Lang / Johnny Kenny
59'
↕ Delano Burgzorg / Jusef Erabi
59'
64'
J. Fevrier / Oladapo Afolayan ↕
64'
Hayden Carter / Adam Forshaw ↕
Harry Clarke
65'
↕ Stanley Mills / Odeluga Offiah
69'
74'
Harvey Higgins / Sam Morsy ↕
↕ Alfie Devine / Liam Gibbs
74'
Jordan Thompson
89'
Pre-match prediction
35.06%
Preston ←
32.51%
X
32.43%
Blackburn
we assigned to the actual result (Preston) 35.06% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Preston
1.25
—
—
Blackburn
1.10
—
—
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 12 25
2 Swansea Swansea 12 23
3 West Ham West Ham 12 22
4 Wolves Wolves 12 21
5 West Brom West Brom 12 21
6 Southampton Southampton 12 20
7 Birmingham Birmingham 12 20
8 QPR QPR 12 20
9 Stoke City Stoke City 12 20
10 Blackburn Blackburn 12 18
11 Portsmouth Portsmouth 12 18
12 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 12 16
13 Millwall Millwall 12 15
14 Bristol City Bristol City 12 15
15 Lincoln Lincoln 12 15
16 Cardiff Cardiff 12 14
17 Wrexham Wrexham 12 14
18 Bolton Bolton 12 14
19 Charlton Charlton 12 14
20 Norwich Norwich 12 12
21 Watford Watford 12 11
22 Burnley Burnley 12 8
23 Derby Derby 12 7
24 Preston Preston 12 5
Lineups
Preston Preston 4-4-2
1 D. Iversen D. Iversen G 7.23
12 C. Wiley C. Wiley 59' D 6.89
19 L. Gibson L. Gibson D 6.56
14 J. Storey J. Storey D 6.81
4 H. Clarke H. Clarke D 6.27
7 A. Devine A. Devine 74' M 6.20
15 J. Thompson J. Thompson 1 👟 M 6.70
27 L. Leroy L. Leroy M 6.25
17 S. Mills S. Mills 1 ⚽ 69' M 6.03
37 D. Burgzorg D. Burgzorg 1 👟 59' F 7.14
10 C. Lang C. Lang 2 ⚽ 59' F 8.73
Bench
23 A. Moran A. Moran M 0.00
3 A. Vukčević A. Vukčević 31' D 6.52
9 J. Erabi J. Erabi 31' F 6.54
20 L. Gibbs L. Gibbs 16' M 6.41
6 L. Lindsay L. Lindsay D 0.00
21 L. Nicholls L. Nicholls G 0.00
24 O. Offiah O. Offiah 21' D 6.59
11 T. Small T. Small D 0.00
Blackburn Blackburn 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears A. Pears G 5.94
4 Yuri Ribeiro Yuri Ribeiro D 5.68
15 S. McLoughlin S. McLoughlin D 6.46
31 Kristi Montgomery Kristi Montgomery D 6.34
2 R. Alebiosu R. Alebiosu D 6.35
8 Sam Morsy Sam Morsy 74' M 6.02
28 A. Forshaw A. Forshaw 64' M 6.44
21 O. Afolayan O. Afolayan 64' M 6.09
10 T. Cantwell T. Cantwell M 5.52
25 R. Morishita R. Morishita M 5.03
9 A. Guðjohnsen A. Guðjohnsen F 6.81
Bench
37 Felix Goddard Felix Goddard G 0.00
53 F. Vare F. Vare M 0.00
17 H. Carter H. Carter 26' D 6.19
11 J. Fevrier J. Fevrier 26' F 6.66
30 J. Garrett J. Garrett M 0.00
47 L. Houghton L. Houghton D 0.00
Best on the pitch
C. Lang
C. Lang
F · Preston
8.73
2 ⚽
2 shots · 3 pass
D. Iversen
D. Iversen
G · Preston
7.23
· 22 pass
D. Burgzorg
D. Burgzorg
F · Preston
7.14
1 👟
2 shots · 5 pass
C. Wiley
C. Wiley
D · Preston
6.89
· 20 pass
J. Storey
J. Storey
D · Preston
6.81
· 16 pass
A. Guðjohnsen
A. Guðjohnsen
F · Blackburn
6.81
2 shots · 19 pass
Preston Preston — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
D. Iversen G 90 7.23 — — 0 22 7% 0 — —
C. Wiley D 59 6.89 — — 0 20 16% 3 — —
L. Gibson D 90 6.56 — — 0 26 18% 3 — —
J. Storey D 90 6.81 — — 0 16 12% 3 — —
H. Clarke D 90 6.27 — — 0 21 15% 0 1 —
A. Devine M 74 6.20 — — 1 25 18% 0 — —
J. Thompson M 90 6.70 — 1 2 37 25% 1 1 —
L. Leroy M 90 6.25 — — 0 27 17% 5 — —
S. Mills M 69 6.03 1 — 0 10 4% 3 1 —
D. Burgzorg F 59 7.14 — 1 2 5 4% 1 1 —
C. Lang F 59 8.73 2 — 2 3 3% 1 — —
A. Vukčević D 31 6.52 — — 0 8 6% 1 — —
J. Erabi F 31 6.54 — — 1 5 4% 2 — —
L. Gibbs M 16 6.41 — — 0 5 3% 0 — —
O. Offiah D 21 6.59 — — 0 9 7% 0 — —
Blackburn Blackburn — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
A. Pears G 90 5.94 — — 0 42 34% 0 — —
Yuri Ribeiro D 90 5.68 — — 1 51 38% 2 1 —
S. McLoughlin D 90 6.46 — — 0 81 67% 1 — —
Kristi Montgomery D 90 6.34 — — 0 66 55% 2 — —
R. Alebiosu D 90 6.35 — — 1 43 38% 2 — —
Sam Morsy M 74 6.02 — — 1 41 31% 1 1 —
A. Forshaw M 64 6.44 — — 0 46 42% 0 — —
O. Afolayan M 64 6.09 — — 1 19 17% 0 — —
T. Cantwell M 90 5.52 — — 1 51 38% 1 — —
R. Morishita M 90 5.03 — — 2 29 20% 0 — —
A. Guðjohnsen F 90 6.81 — — 2 19 18% 0 — —
H. Carter D 26 6.19 — — 0 20 16% 0 — —
J. Fevrier F 26 6.66 — — 3 8 5% 1 — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Preston vs Blackburn?
The final score was Preston 2–1 Blackburn.
What did the model predict before Preston vs Blackburn?
The model assigned 35% probability to a Preston win, 32% to a draw, and 32% to an Blackburn win.