Lancashire derby to finish in stalemate

Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End - 11/01/2020

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10/01/20

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As derbies go the Lancashire derby between Blackburn and Preston is not the most high-profile. However, this weekend’s Championship clash between the pair at Ewood Park could decide if either team’s season is a success or not.

Both teams’ have aspirations of making the play-offs this year in the Championship, as Rovers are just two points outside the top-six and North End a further three points from those potentially lucrative play-off spots.

The home sides chances of moving into the top-six have not been helped by a four-game winless run in the Championship, including back-to-back league defeats by Huddersfield and Nottingham Forest.

Despite a relatively poor run of late in the Championship, Rovers have maintained a respectable home record in the second tier, as they are eight league games unbeaten at Ewood Park. They have drawn their last two home games against Wigan and Birmingham, though. Their recent home games in the second tier have been low-scoring too, with under 2.5 goals scored in their last four matches on home soil.

Preston are just three points behind their local rivals in the table, but similarly to Rovers have been in poor form of late in the Championship. Also, like Blackburn, North End have failed to win in their last four league matches, suffering back-to-back home defeats against Reading and Middlesbrough.

Their recent matches in the second tier have been low-scoring, with their last four Championship outings producing under 2.5 goals.

Alex Neil’s team has won just one of their last eight away games in the Championship, having failed to win any of their previous five matches on their travels in the league.

However, there is one positive for North End in this clash, in that they have won five of their last six meetings with Rovers while remaining unbeaten.

With not much between these two teams, it is little surprise that Forebet predicts this game will finish in a low-scoring draw.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

1X2

Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

Weather conditions

Coef.

Score

Live
coef.

Blackburn Rovers Preston North End 11/01/2020 16:00

313732

1 - 1

2.36

7°

3.22

2.65 3.22 2.78 1 -1 -1

1 - 1(1 - 1)

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OVERALL TABLE		PTS	GP	W	D	L	+/-
1	Ipswich Town	89	43	26	11	6	32
2	Leicester City	88	42	28	4	10	41
3	Leeds United	87	43	26	9	8	42
4	Southampton	84	42	25	9	8	30
5	West Bromwich	72	43	20	12	11	24
6	Norwich City	71	43	21	8	14	16
7	Hull City	65	42	18	11	13	8
8	Coventry City	63	42	17	12	13	14
9	Middlesbrough	63	43	18	9	16	5
10	Preston North End	63	43	18	9	16	-4
11	Cardiff City	59	43	18	5	20	-12
12	Bristol City	58	43	16	10	17	4
13	Sunderland	56	43	16	8	19	2
14	Swansea City	53	43	14	11	18	-9
15	Watford	52	43	12	16	15	1
16	Millwall	50	43	13	11	19	-13
17	Blackburn Rovers	49	43	13	10	20	-14
18	Plymouth Argyle	48	43	12	12	19	-8
19	QPR	47	43	12	11	20	-17
20	Stoke City	47	43	12	11	20	-19
21	Birmingham City	45	43	12	9	22	-16
22	Huddersfield	44	43	9	17	17	-23
23	Sheffield Wednesday	44	43	12	8	23	-31
24	Rotherham	23	43	4	11	28	-53