Championship · 2025Fri, 20 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeEwood ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBlackburn RoversPreston North End
Shots13 shots/match3 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.06 xG/match0.12 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners5 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Sean McLoughlin · Blackburn Rovers · 14′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEiran Cashin · Blackburn Rovers · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 15′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 36′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRyan Alebiosu · Blackburn Rovers · 42′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedThierry Small · Preston North End · 61′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 40′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMathias Jørgensen · Blackburn Rovers · 67′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 10′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 68′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 79′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 29′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKristi Montgomery · Blackburn Rovers · 87′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 52′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.11 xG · goalMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 74′ · 0.40 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Blackburn Rovers: 13 shots, 3 on target, 1.04 xG. Preston North End: 3 shots, 2 on target, 0.12 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Blackburn Rovers 1.04 xG · Preston North End 0.12 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Preston North End's last-five shots average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Preston North End's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Preston North End's last-five shots average is below their season average.

6.6 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots6.6 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Blackburn Rovers
0Draws
0Preston North End
Preston North EndBlackburn Rovers · Championship12

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Blackburn Rovers favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Preston North End in 4 · 4 too close

0.94 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 33/331.21 goals/match
1.24 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 33/331.12 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 33/331.06 xG/match
1.12 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 33/331.38 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 32/3210.5 shots/match
11.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 32/3214 shots/match
3.28 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 32/323.53 shots/match
3.38 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 32/324.03 shots/match
49.7%Possessionseason · 32/3244.7%
5.53 corners/matchCornersseason · 32/324.13 corners/match
4.72 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 32/326.44 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 32/3210.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
27%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 33/3327%
67%Scoring frequencyseason · 33/3376%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Blackburn Rovers43.8
Preston North End14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Blackburn Rovers17.3
Preston North End22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Blackburn Rovers72.9
Preston North End49.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Blackburn Rovers22.9
Preston North End27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers77.1
Preston North End43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 49%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers77.1
Preston North End6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Blackburn Rovers48.9
Preston North End20.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
0.85 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.56 xG/match
8.8 shots/matchShots5/56.6 shots/match
3.2 shots/matchShots on target5/52.6 shots/match
47.8%Possession5/541.8%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/54 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls5/512.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
0.83 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.88 xG/match
9.5 shots/matchShots10/1010 shots/match
2.7 shots/matchShots on target10/103.4 shots/match
50.8%Possession10/1045.3%
4.8 corners/matchCorners10/104.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

33 / 33 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored33/331.21 goals/match
1.24 goals/matchGoals allowed33/331.12 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals33/331.06 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots32/3210.5 shots/match
3.28 shots/matchShots on target32/323.53 shots/match
49.7%Possession32/3244.7%
5.53 corners/matchCorners32/324.13 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls32/3210.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 16 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored17/161.13 goals/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed17/161.19 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals17/160.96 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots16/1610 shots/match
3.56 shots/matchShots on target16/163.63 shots/match
51.4%Possession16/1644.8%
6.25 corners/matchCorners16/163.63 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls16/1610.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.21 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.21 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples33 / 33home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 21 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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