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Preston North End Blackburn Rovers betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most probable scenario for this match will be for a small number of goals being scored. We expect Preston to dominate the match and have the best scoring chances, as they will have the support of their fans, but struggling to score. On the other hand, Blackburn should maintain a defensive play style, looking only for counter attacks. So we believe a bet on the under has a lot of value.
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Preview
Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers face at Deepdale Stadium, in a match for the 20th round of the Championship. In the last 3 years these teams met twice: the earliest head‑to‑head was played on 02‑04‑2016 and ended in a (1‑2) win by Preston North End, and the latest on 21‑11‑2015, which ended in a (1‑2) win by Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Preston

The home team is currently in the 14th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Burton Albion, by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Sheffield Wednesday, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Preston North End has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 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 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 9 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Preston North End heads into this match after an away loss against Sheffield Wednesday, 2-1, their 3rd consecutive match without a win, as Doyle scored their only goal. in this home match, coach Simon Grayson should maintain a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Jordan Hugill as their forward and best scorer, with 5 goals. In this match, they will be without Doyle and Beckford, suspended, in addition to Welsh, Gallagher, Woods and McGeady, who are all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Chris Maxwell, Alex Baptiste, G. Cunningham, Tom Clarke, Bailey Wright, Marnick Vermijl, Daniel Johnson, Ben Pearson, Simon Makienok, J. Hugill, Callum Robinson.
Coach: R. Lowe.

Analysis Blackburn

The away team is currently in the 21th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Newcastle United, by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Huddersfield Town, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 22 conceded. In the last 9 away league matches Blackburn Rovers has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 27 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (7 out of 9 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 13 times and have only turned the score around in 3. In the last 12 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (61'‑75'); they have conceded 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Blackburn Rovers reaches this match after a 1-1 draw at home against Huddersfield, their 3rd consecutive match without a loss, as Graham scored their only goal. In this away match, coach Owen Coyle should use a 4-4-2 formation, prioritising ball possession and attacks through the wings, as Feeney is very quick and great at getting the ball forward. Their forward, Sam Gallagher, is the team's top scorer with 7. In this match, they will be without Henley, Evans, Ward, Hoban, Emnes and Wes Brown, who are all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Jason Steele, Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams, Ben Marshall, Jason Lowe, Liam Feeney, Corry Evans, Craig Conway, Sam Gallagher, Danny Graham.
Coach: C. Mulgrew, V. Ismaël.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Preston vs Blackburn match, on 10 December 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Nigeria, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Preston vs Blackburn on 10 December 2016 will be played at Preston, Deepdale.

 

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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