Blackburn face Stoke City at Ewood Park in round 14 of the Championship. The odds bookmakers offered on this match give Blackburn a 35% win probability and Stoke City a 36% probability, placing little between the sides.
Current Form - Blackburn
Blackburn are 13th with 18 points from 13 matches, recording five wins, three draws and five losses with a 19-20 goal record. Their last league match ended in a 0-4 loss away to Swansea. Across their last five matches, they have recorded three wins and two losses.
Current Form - Stoke City
Stoke City sit seventh on 23 points, with seven wins, two draws and four losses from 13 matches and a 20-16 goal record. Their last league match was a 2-0 home win against Preston. Their last five matches brought three wins, one draw and one loss.
Head-to-Head Record
Blackburn have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five meetings against Stoke City, with an average of 2.2 goals per match. Stoke City were unbeaten in their last four meetings against Blackburn, a run of two wins and two draws. Their most recent meeting ended in a 1-1 draw last season, with Stoke City at home.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Andri Gudjohnsen has scored eight goals and provided one assist in 12 games for Blackburn, while Kristi Montgomery has one goal and one assist in 12 games. Todd Cantwell has scored two goals and supplied one assist. Adam Forshaw is unavailable with a hip injury. Ryoya Morishita is a doubt because of an injury after recording two goals and two assists.
Stoke City's Jack McGlynn has three goals and two assists in nine games. Ben Wilmot has scored two goals, and Luke Graham has one goal in 11 games. Eric Bocat is unavailable through injury, while Ethan Galbraith is unavailable because of yellow cards after three goals and four assists. Sam Gallagher is also unavailable through injury after recording two goals and one assist.
Key Numbers
↔️ Red cards: Blackburn 1 vs Stoke City 2
Blackburn
➖ Expected goals (xG): 0.95 per match (worst in the league, league average 1.45)
➖ Total shots: 11.2 per match (3rd worst, league average 13.6)
➖ Expected goals conceded (xGA): 1.85 per match (3rd worst, league average 1.45)
Stoke City
➖ Big chance conversion: 22% (worst in the league, league average 35%)
➖ Touches in opposition box: 17.8 per match (2nd worst, league average 23.8)
Betting Insights
The odds give over 2.5 goals a 46% probability, while the probability for BTTS yes is 52%.
Goals implied by the odds: 2.5
These figures come from the odds bookmakers offered on this match, read two days before kickoff.
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