Stoke vs Blackburn – Stoke City hopes to replicate its 1-5 Championship victory over Sunderland.
In that contest, Stoke City had 44% of the possession and five of its 16 total attempts on goal were successful. Josh Laurent (41′), Tyrese Campbell (53′, 57′), and Dwight Gayle (68′, 76′) scored goals for Stoke City.
At the other end, Sunderland had eight efforts at goal with only one of them on target. The goal for Sunderland was scored by Alex Pritchard (62′).
Recent years have seen far too few occasions when Stoke City haven’t given up. They will be concerned that Stoke City have allowed five goals in their last six games despite failing to stop opponents from scoring in five of those games.
Before this game, Stoke City had not fallen to Blackburn Rovers in either of their previous two league meetings.
Blackburn Rovers enter into this encounter following a 1-0 Championship win vs Sheffield United in their most recent game.
Blackburn Rovers had 46% of the possession in that encounter and only one of their 11 shots on goal were successful. Harry Pickering scored the goal for Blackburn Rovers at the 5′ mark. None of Sheffield United’s four goal efforts at the other end were successful.
Blackburn Rovers have scored a total of nine goals in their last six meetings. Additionally, Blackburn Rovers has tallied in each and every one of those contests.
Their defenders have witnessed three goals made by their opponents during that time. Putting past outcomes aside, we must now wait to see whether or not that trend will continue in this upcoming encounter.
Blackburn Rovers have won all four of their road league games entering this matchup.
Stoke vs Blackburn – Betting Analysis
A review of their previous meetings, which date back to 26/02/2020, reveals that Stoke City has won three, Blackburn Rovers one, and two of these games have ended in draws.
Over the span of those games, six goals were scored between them, with The Potters scoring four and Rovers scoring two. This results in an average of one goal being scored per contest.
The two teams’ most recent league matchup occurred on Championship Match Day 6 on August 27, 2022, with Blackburn Rovers defeating Stoke City 0-1 in the final score.
Blackburn Rovers had two shots at goal that day, none of which were successful, and 71% of the possession.
Only one of Stoke City’s eight total attempts on goal were on target. The goal came from Lewis Baker at 27′. Leigh Doughty was the official umpire.
Blackburn Rovers may find it difficult to score against Stoke City, who we believe should perform well enough to score at the other end and take the lead.
What are the top odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the full-time result market, putting your money on Stoke City can be had for 2.06, a bet on a draw is 3.4, and staking on a win for Blackburn Rovers comes in at 3.88. Those are the top market prices offered at this very moment.
Stoke vs Blackburn – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Away to Win
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