Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End Prediction: Both sides expected to score

Blackburn Rovers hope to snap a three game losing run against Preston North End on Friday at Ewood Park. The hosts are battling to return to promotion contention in the Championship but will need to defeat Preston to keep the momentum going. However, they have failed to secure a win against Preston in their last five attempts. Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Blackburn Rovers

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Blackburn Rovers suffered a 2-1 loss to Bristol City in their last game to extend their losing run to three games and their promotion hope dying gradually. They have seen just two wins in their last 10 games and one in their last 5 at home. The Rovers sit 7th on the table with 42 points in 29 games, scoring 32 goals and conceding 28. They are two points off the playoff spot, and I doubt if they can get back to winning ways in this game because the team is handicapped by injuries of some players. Hayden Carter, Harry Pickering, Sondre Tronstad, Scott Wharton, Arnor Sigurdsson and Yuki Ohashi are all out of this game due to injuries.

Preston North End

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Preston North End secured a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough in their last game, with Stefan Teitur Thordarson and Emil Riis scoring the goals that earned them the deserved victory. The Invicibles are unbeaten in their last five games and are unbeaten in five of their last seven games on the road. They sit 15th on the table with 37 points in 29 games, scoring 32 goals and conceding 36. Emil Riis will be a player to watch in this game after the 26-year-old striker scored 8 goals this season. However, team captain Ben Whiteman is ruled out due to an injury.

Possible Starting 11

Blackburn Rovers — Aynsley Pears, Callum Brittain, Dominic Hyam, Danny Batth, Dion Sanderson, Adam Forshaw, John Buckley, Tyrhys Dolan, Todd Cantwell, Ryan Hedges, Makhtar Gueye.

Preston North End — Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Hughes, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Alistair McCann, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Jayden Meghoma, Sam Greenwood, Mads Frøkjær-Jensen, Milutin Osmajic.

Interesting Facts

• Blackburn Rovers lost their last three games.
• The Rovers have seen just two wins their last ten games.
• Preston are unbeaten in their last five games.
• Five of the last six games between the two sides saw the BTTS results.
• Preston are unbeaten in their last five head-to-head games against Blackburn.

Expert Betting Tips

Blackburn’s recent results is not encoraging for me to back them in this game. They lost their last three games and facing a team like Preston who has a head-to-head record over them, I don’t expect them winning this game despite their strong start to the season. The visitors are unbeaten in their last five games and their last five against the Rovers. Howver, I expect goals from both sides because it is going to be a tough game.

Our prediction for the match is for both teams to score (BTTS) for odds of 1.95 at Betway.

Our second prediction is for the game to see more than three goals (Over 2.5) for odds of 2.30 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for Preston to win or draw for odds of 1.67 at 1xbet.