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Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End Tips & Preview - Visitors to avoid defeat at Ewood Park

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29 Jan 2025
Tolu Shotade 29 Jan 2025
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  • Blackburn Rovers aiming to break a poor run and revive playoff hopes.
  • Preston North End seeking to climb into the top half with good form.
  • Both teams struggle defensively; goals expected this match.
Blackburn Rovers vs Preston
Blackburn Rovers vs Preston

Blackburn Rovers are aiming to find their way out of a rough patch as they host Preston North End in a Championship fixture on Friday. 

The hosts are also looking to revive their promotion playoff push while the visitors have ambitions of breaking into the top half of the table. Preston have been in good form lately and should have enough quality to avoid defeat at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers Form


Despite sitting seventh in the table just two posts off the top six, Blackburn Rovers’ promotion playoff challenge appears to have stalled. They are winless in eight of their last nine Championship matches, losing four of the last five in that run and suffering a 2-1 defeat to Bristol City in their previous fixture.

There is also very little respite at home for Blackburn who are winless in seven of their last 10 Championship matches at Ewood Park. John Eustace’s team have also lost three of their last four matches in front of their fans including a 2-0 defeat to Coventry City.

Among the problems for Blackburn Rovers is a vulnerable backline that has not kept a clean sheet in the last seven Championship matches. They often attempt to produce some quality at the other end of the pitch and have scored in four of their last seven Championship home matches.

Preston North End Form


Preston North End are currently in the bottom half of the table but their recent form has been so much better than their hosts. They are unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions, picking up three wins in that run.

Preston have won their last two Championship matches, claiming 2-1 victories over Watford and Middlesbrough. The victory over the Hornets is part of a decent away record for Paul Heckingbottom's team who are unbeaten in seven of their last 10 Championship matches on the road.
 
Forward Milutin Osmajic has played a key role in Preston North End's resurgence, scoring four times in the last four matches across all competitions. However, they remain unconvincing at the back and are without a clean sheet in five of their last six Championship matches.

Head to Head


It has been two wins each and three draws in the last seven matches between Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End. The three draws have come in the last four meetings, with both teams battling to a 0-0 scoreline in the reverse fixture back in September. 

Both teams have played out halftime draws in three of their last four meetings.

Verdict

Blackburn Rovers have struggled lately and appear to be low on confidence at the moment. Preston are showing signs of improvement in recent matches and can do enough to avoid defeat on Friday.
 
Both teams have struggled for clean sheets lately making this clash almost certain to produce goals for both teams. Having been level at the break in three of their last four meetings, a halftime draw is also expected here.
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