Preston vs Blackburn Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Preston vs Blackburn Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details | Deepdale | Sky Bet Championship | 15:00 GMT

Friday night action in the Championship and we are treated with a Lancanshire Derby to mark the return to domestic football. The Lilywhites have the upper hand on the formbooks coming into this one.

Key Betting Tip: Preston to win at 2.55 Odds represents excellent value based on the betting guides from our in-house tipsters.

Preston vs Blackburn Predicted Lineups

Preston (3-1-4-2) Iversen, Hughes, Lindsay, Storey, Small, Armstrong, Thordarson, Offiah, Frøkjær-Jensen, Dobbin

Blackburn (3-4-1-2) Pears, Miller, McLoughlin, Hedges, Alebiosu, Henriksson, Gardner-Hickman, De Neve, Morishita, Ohashi, Gudjohnsen

Preston vs Blackburn Form Analysis

Preston have certainly progressed under Paul Heckingbottom and it seems like he has found a system that is getting the best out of his side. Especially at home, where Preston have claimed five of their seven wins and have only been defeated once at Deepdale so far this season.

As for Blackburn, they had a poor start to season in losing six from the first nine league matches. It has been a lot more positive since then for Rovers, having won three on the bounce and should take no shame in losing to a formiddable Derby outlet last time out.

Looking into the previous matchups between the two, results have gone both ways and this fixture has produced some great entertainment in recent years.

22 Sep 2024 // Preston 0-0 Blackburn 17 Feb 2024 // Preston 2-2 Blackburn 22 Apr 2023 // Preston 1-1 Blackburn 25 Apr 2022 // Preston 1-4 Blackburn 24 Nov 2020 // Preston 0-3 Blackburn 26 Oct 2019 // Preston 3-2 Blackburn 24 Nov 2018 // Preston 4-1 Blackburn 10 Dec 2016 // Preston 3-2 Blackburn 21 Nov 2015 // Preston 1-2 Blackburn

Preston vs Blackburn Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 33.30% confidence in a Preston victory. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Preston vs Blackburn Key Betting Tips

Football Park's Best Bet: Preston to Win @ 2.55 Odds The superior form of the hosts and the home advantage justifies confidence in this selection.

Key Players to Watch: Preston vs Blackburn

Thierry Small (Preston) After signing from Charlton in the summer window, the 21 year-old has been electric. Already scoring some beauties for his new club and has shown great attacking threat to be the one to watch in this one.

Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn) The Japanese foward hit double digits last season for Rovers and back-to-back goals in his last two appearances shows that he is not short for confidence in front of goal.

Match Details: Preston vs Blackburn

Referee: Paul Tierney

Broadcast: Sky Sports Football / Sky Go Extra / NOW UK / Sky Go UK / Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports UHD / Sky Sports+ App

Stadium Information: Deepdale (Capacity 23,408)