ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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Bet365 Stadium
Referee: R. Madley
Stoke City
Match Timeline
Blackburn
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
21'
A. Forshaw · Assist: R. Alebiosu
Blackburn
🔄
24'
B. Gibson ↔ A. Cresswell
Stoke City
🟨
31'
Moussa Baradji
Blackburn
🟨
33'
Yuki Ohashi
Blackburn
🟨
45'
Ryan Alebiosu
Blackburn
🟨
47'
Ashley Phillips
Stoke City
56'
Y. Ribeiro
Stoke City
🟨
62'
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Stoke City
🔄
63'
M. Baradji ↔ T. Gardner-Hickman
Blackburn
🔄
72'
S. Gallagher ↔ L. Cisse
Stoke City
🔄
77'
T. Cantwell ↔ M. Jorgensen
Blackburn
🔄
77'
A. Forshaw ↔ K. Montgomery
Blackburn
🔄
86'
J. Rak-Sakyi ↔ J. Bae
Stoke City
🟨
87'
Ashley Phillips
Stoke City
🟥
87'
Ashley Phillips
Stoke City
🟨
88'
Lewis Baker
Stoke City
🟨
88'
Ben Pearson
Stoke City
🔄
89'
R. Morishita ↔ D. De Neve
Blackburn
🔄
90'
Y. Ribeiro ↔ N. Redmond
Blackburn

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Stoke City Win 0%
Draw 0%
Blackburn Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Stoke City1.16
Blackburn0.96
Recent Form (Last 5)
Stoke City Stoke City
WWDLW
50 GF / 47 GA
Blackburn Blackburn
WLDWL
37 GF / 49 GA
Key Stats
1.16
Average Goals Scored
0.88
1.09
Average Goals Conceded
1.17
18
BTTS Yes
19
19
Over 2.5
16
3.91
Shots on Goal
3.12

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Stoke City Stoke City 43 matches
Blackburn Blackburn 42 matches
Stoke City Statistic Blackburn
16 Wins 12
9 Draws 12
18 Losses 18
50 Goals For 37
47 Goals Against 49
1.16 Avg Goals Scored 0.88
1.09 Avg Goals Conceded 1.17
18 BTTS Yes 19
28 Over 1.5 28
19 Over 2.5 16
7 Over 3.5 5
14 Clean Sheets 13
15 Failed To Score 15
3.91 Shots On Goal 3.12
11.21 Total Shots 11.74
5.56 Corners 5.45
51.3% Ball Possession 48.9%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Stoke City won 7 times, Blackburn won 4 times, while 4 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 15:14 from Stoke City's perspective. 4 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 6 matches, with an average of 1.93 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Stoke City 4-2-3-1 / Blackburn 3-4-2-1
H2H summary: Stoke City wins 7, draws 4, Blackburn wins 4
Stats
Stoke City Stoke City
Blackburn Blackburn
Shots on Goal
3
Shots on Goal
3
Shots off Goal
4
Shots off Goal
5
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
3
4 Corner Kicks 3
11 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 2
59% Ball Possession 41%
10 Total Shots 11
3 Shots on Goal 3
4 Shots off Goal 5
3 Blocked Shots 3
9 Shots insidebox 6
1 Shots outsidebox 5
2 Goalkeeper Saves 1
475 Total passes 321
399 Passes accurate 227
1.74 expected_goals 0.67
🟨 5 Yellow Cards 3 🟨
🟥 1 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Stoke City
Formation
Blackburn
G. Bazunu
G. Bazunu
B. Lawal
B. Lawal
A. Phillips
A. Phillips
B. Gibson
B. Gibson
E. Bocat
E. Bocat
B. Pearson
B. Pearson
L. Baker
L. Baker
J. Rak-Sakyi
J. Rak-Sakyi
M. Manhoef
M. Manhoef
S. Thomas
S. Thomas
S. Gallagher
S. Gallagher
B. Toth
B. Toth
T. Atcheson
T. Atcheson
S. McLoughlin
S. McLoughlin
E. Cashin
E. Cashin
R. Alebiosu
🎯
R. Alebiosu
A. Forshaw
A. Forshaw
M. Baradji
M. Baradji
Y. Ribeiro
Y. Ribeiro
R. Morishita
R. Morishita
T. Cantwell
T. Cantwell
Y. Ohashi
Y. Ohashi
Stoke City 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
31
G. Bazunu
G
18
B. Lawal
26
A. Phillips
🟨 47' 🟨 87' 🟥 87'
D
23
B. Gibson
↓ 24'
D
17
E. Bocat
D
4
B. Pearson
🟨 88'
M
8
L. Baker
🟨 88'
M
21
J. Rak-Sakyi
↓ 86' 🟨 62'
M
42
M. Manhoef
M
7
S. Thomas
M
20
S. Gallagher
↓ 72'
F
Substitutes
25
T. Simkin
G
15
S. N'Zonzi
M
12
T. Seko
M
29
L. Cisse
↑ 72'
F
49
M. Smit
F
3
A. Cresswell
↑ 24'
D
10
J. Bae
↑ 86'
M
50
S. Agina
M
59
G. Kelly
M
Blackburn 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
22
B. Toth
G
38
T. Atcheson
D
15
S. McLoughlin
D
20
E. Cashin
D
2
R. Alebiosu
🎯 21' 🟨 45'
M
28
A. Forshaw
⚽ 21' ↓ 77'
M
24
M. Baradji
↓ 63' 🟨 31'
M
4
Y. Ribeiro
⚽ 56' ↓ 90'
M
25
R. Morishita
↓ 89'
F
10
T. Cantwell
↓ 77'
F
23
Y. Ohashi
🟨 33'
F
Substitutes
1
A. Pears
G
27
N. Redmond
↑ 90'
M
3
H. Pickering
D
14
D. De Neve
↑ 89'
D
29
M. Jorgensen
↑ 77'
F
21
O. Afolayan
F
5
T. Gardner-Hickman
↑ 63'
M
31
K. Montgomery
↑ 77'
M
26
C. O'Riordan
D
Last matches: Stoke City
01.08.26
Fri
Stoke City
Valencia
1
1
D
28.07.26
Fri
Stoke City
Everton
1
0
W
18.07.26
Fri
Stoke City
Crewe
1
1
D
10.07.26
Fri
Stoke City
SC Braga
0
1
L
02.05.26
Cha
Stoke City
Bristol City
0
2
L
25.04.26
Cha
Stoke City
Portsmouth
1
3
L
21.04.26
Cha
Stoke City
Millwall
1
3
L
18.04.26
Cha
Stoke City
Wrexham
0
2
L
06.04.26
Cha
Stoke City
Derby
0
2
L
03.04.26
Cha
Stoke City
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
W
20.03.26
Cha
Stoke City
Preston
1
3
L
14.03.26
Cha
Stoke City
Watford
3
1
W
10.03.26
Cha
Stoke City
Ipswich
3
3
D
07.03.26
Cha
Stoke City
Swansea
0
2
L
28.02.26
Cha
Stoke City
Coventry
1
2
L
25.02.26
Cha
Stoke City
Oxford United
2
1
W
21.02.26
Cha
Stoke City
Leicester
2
2
D
15.02.26
FA
Stoke City
Fulham
1
2
L
11.02.26
Cha
Stoke City
Charlton
0
1
L
07.02.26
Cha
Stoke City
West Brom
0
0
D
Last matches: Blackburn
01.08.26
Fri
Blackburn
Huddersfield
1
1
D
25.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Strasbourg
2
0
W
22.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Nottingham Forest
0
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Barnsley
3
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Accrington ST
0
0
D
02.05.26
Cha
Blackburn
Leicester
0
1
L
22.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
3
1
W
17.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Coventry
1
1
D
14.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Southampton
0
3
L
06.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
West Brom
0
0
D
03.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
0
W
21.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
0
0
D
14.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Millwall
2
1
W
11.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Oxford United
0
1
L
07.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Portsmouth
1
1
D
28.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Derby
1
3
L
24.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Bristol City
1
2
L
20.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Preston
1
0
W
14.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
QPR
3
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Norwich
0
2
L
H2H: Stoke City vs Blackburn
11.04.26
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
1
D
04.10.25
H2H
Blackburn
Stoke City
1
1
D
12.03.25
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
0
W
06.11.24
H2H
Blackburn
Stoke City
0
2
W
10.02.24
H2H
Blackburn
Stoke City
3
1
L
25.11.23
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
0
3
L
10.03.23
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
3
2
W
27.08.22
H2H
Blackburn
Stoke City
0
1
W
18.04.22
H2H
Blackburn
Stoke City
0
1
W
27.11.21
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
0
1
L
16.01.21
H2H
Blackburn
Stoke City
1
1
D
19.12.20
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
0
W
26.02.20
H2H
Blackburn
Stoke City
0
0
D
30.11.19
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
2
L
06.04.19
H2H
Blackburn
Stoke City
0
1
W
Last matches: Stoke City
01.08.26
Fri
Stoke City
Valencia
1
1
D
28.07.26
Fri
Stoke City
Everton
1
0
W
10.07.26
Fri
Stoke City
SC Braga
0
1
L
25.04.26
Cha
Stoke City
Portsmouth
1
3
L
21.04.26
Cha
Stoke City
Millwall
1
3
L
03.04.26
Cha
Stoke City
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
W
14.03.26
Cha
Stoke City
Watford
3
1
W
10.03.26
Cha
Stoke City
Ipswich
3
3
D
25.02.26
Cha
Stoke City
Oxford United
2
1
W
21.02.26
Cha
Stoke City
Leicester
2
2
D
15.02.26
FA
Stoke City
Fulham
1
2
L
31.01.26
Cha
Stoke City
Southampton
0
2
L
21.01.26
Cha
Stoke City
Middlesbrough
1
2
L
17.01.26
Cha
Stoke City
QPR
0
0
D
10.01.26
FA
Stoke City
Coventry
1
0
W
29.12.25
Cha
Stoke City
Sheffield Utd
1
2
L
26.12.25
Cha
Stoke City
Preston
0
0
D
13.12.25
Cha
Stoke City
Swansea
2
1
W
29.11.25
Cha
Stoke City
Hull City
1
2
L
25.11.25
Cha
Stoke City
Charlton
3
0
W
H2H at home: Stoke City
11.04.26
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
1
D
12.03.25
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
0
W
25.11.23
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
0
3
L
10.03.23
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
3
2
W
27.11.21
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
0
1
L
19.12.20
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
0
W
30.11.19
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
2
L
Last matches: Blackburn
01.08.26
Fri
Blackburn
Huddersfield
1
1
D
25.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Strasbourg
2
0
W
22.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Nottingham Forest
0
3
L
11.07.26
Fri
Blackburn
Accrington ST
0
0
D
22.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
3
1
W
14.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Southampton
0
3
L
03.04.26
Cha
Blackburn
Birmingham
1
0
W
14.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Millwall
2
1
W
11.03.26
Cha
Blackburn
Oxford United
0
1
L
28.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Derby
1
3
L
14.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
QPR
3
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Blackburn
Norwich
0
2
L
20.01.26
Cha
Blackburn
Swansea
1
3
L
17.01.26
Cha
Blackburn
Ipswich
0
3
L
11.01.26
FA
Blackburn
Hull City
0
0
D
29.12.25
Cha
Blackburn
Sheffield Wednesday
0
0
D
26.12.25
Cha
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
0
0
D
13.12.25
Cha
Blackburn
Portsmouth
1
2
L
29.11.25
Cha
Blackburn
Wrexham
1
1
D
21.11.25
Cha
Blackburn
Preston
2
1
W
H2H away: Blackburn
11.04.26
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
1
D
12.03.25
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
0
L
25.11.23
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
0
3
W
10.03.23
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
3
2
L
27.11.21
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
0
1
W
19.12.20
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
0
L
30.11.19
H2H
Stoke City
Blackburn
1
2
W

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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