Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 31st, 2025

Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End will on Friday, January 31st, 2025 at 20:00h (UTC), play in a Championship football game in England, check the Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

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Introduction to the Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.49 goals per match played.

Blackburn Rovers last match

In the last match played, Blackburn Rovers met Bristol City, in a match valid for the Championship. The match ended in a loss by 2-1. The coach J. Eustace's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 4.75 were a sign of it.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Danny Batth, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Preston North End last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Preston North End, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Middlesbrough team with a final score of 2-1.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 3.40, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End h2h

Preston North End was in 22nd place in the Championship while Blackburn Rovers was in 5th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Preston North End team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Blackburn Rovers used in the match.

During the football season of 2024/2025, these Championship teams played against each other on 22-09-2024 in a duly contested game that ended in a 0-0 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The performance of the Preston North End team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Blackburn Rovers team.

Blackburn Rovers

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Blackburn Rovers, standing in 7th place with 42 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 12 wins, 11 losses and, 6 draws.

Which means that in the 30th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Bristol City team who is in the 8th place.

Blackburn Rovers analysis

Blackburn Rovers after 29 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 32 goals and conceded only 28 to opponents.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 3 losses streak in the Championship, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Blackburn Rovers, with a ball possession of 47.38% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Preston North End of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Having a record of 8 wins versus 5 losses, and 2 draws in comparison to the 4 games they won as the visiting team, there’s no place like home for this team.

Maintaining optimal performance could prove to be a difficult task for Blackburn Rovers as they navigate a tight schedule with multiple games in quick succession. Despite Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End being evenly matched on paper, the team's demanding schedule could tip the scales in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Blackburn Rovers

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Andreas Weimann. The Attacker scored 6 goals in the current season, helping Blackburn Rovers to achieve victory in several disputes.

Preston North End

Championship leaderboard now

Preston North End arrives in this game with 37 points, and in 14th place in the Championship, having won 8 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 13 draws.

Preston North End analysis

After round 29 of Championship we count 32 goals scored by Preston North End and 36 conceded.

The average number of shots towards goal for Preston North End is not among the best, with only 3.55 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Facing a demanding schedule, Preston North End may find it challenging to maintain their performance levels when playing multiple games in a short period. Despite the odds favoring both Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End for victory, Preston North End busy schedule could be a determining factor in the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Preston North End

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Emil Riis has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Preston North End with 8 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Blackburn Rovers is Andreas Weimann, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Preston North End is Emil Riis, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 4.2 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Blackburn Rovers has an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game over the 29 rounds, while Preston North End has an average of 2.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.31 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

On the Preston North End side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Blackburn Rovers who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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