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Blackburn Rovers Preston North End betting prediction


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The most probable scenario for this match will be for a small number of goals to be scored. Both teams are in a bad moment, as their positive results have been hard to come by. In their recent stats, we can tell they play closed matches, as their goal average is relatively low. So we expect a balanced match, with both teams prioritising defense.
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Preview
Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End face at Ewood Park, in a match for the 38th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 10‑12‑2016, Preston North End got a home win by (3‑2). In 3 head‑to‑heads in the last 3 years, the away team won 2 and lost 1. The home/away factor is worth special atention, since although this is a match between 21th and 8th of the league table, it’s also a match between the 16th best team in home matches and the 11th best in away matches.

Analysis Blackburn

After 9 wins, 12 draws and 16 losses, the home team is in the 21th position, havinf won 39 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Fulham by (2‑2), after in the previous match they have tied (2‑2) an away match against Norwich City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 12 points in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 30 conceded, against 27 points won at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 25 conceded. For the league, Blackburn Rovers won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (7 out of 19 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 25 times and have only turned the score around in 3.

Blackburn heads into this match after a 2-2 draw against Fulham. They usually play in a 4-4-2 formation, prioritising a paused play style, with attacks through the middle of the pitch. They should have Bennett and Conway as their wingers, and Emnes and Graham as their forwards. Also, Feeney and Lowe should be their other midfielders. They will be without Guthrie, who is injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Jason Steele, Ryan Nyambe, Derrick Williams, Darragh Lenihan , Jason Lowe, Elliott Bennett, Danny Guthrie, Craig Conway, Marvin Emnes, Lucas João.
Coach: C. Mulgrew, V. Ismaël.

Analysis Preston

The away team is currently in the 8th position of the league, with 56 points won, after 15 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Derby County, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Reading, by (3‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 22 points in away matches and 34 at their stadium, with 32 goals scored and 21 conceded at home, against 19 goals scored and 24 conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches Preston North End has a record of 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 16 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Preston heads into this match motivated after a 3-0 home win against Reading, as Barkhuizen and Horgan scored their goals. Just like their opponent, they play ina  4-4-2 formation, with Hugill and Barkhuizen as their forwards. When they go forward, they usually use the right wing, taking advantage of right back Clarke. One of their weak spots is how they maintain ball possession, as they rarely lose the ball.

Confirmed Lineup: Chris Maxwell, Tom Clarke, G. Cunningham, Paul Huntington, Andy Boyle, Daniel Johnson, Daryl Horgan, Ben Pearson , Aiden McGeady, J. Hugill, Tom Barkhuizen.
Coach: R. Lowe.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Blackburn vs Preston match, on 18 March 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy US, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Blackburn vs Preston on 18 March 2017 will be played at Blackburn, Ewood Park.

 

Championship - 2016/2017

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 23.7%
  • Away team wins 28.9%
  • Over 1.5 73.61%
  • Over 2.5 48.83%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1446
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 52.6%
  • Goals after 80' 17.98%
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