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Preston North End will host Blackburn Rovers at Deepdale on Sunday in another round of the 2024-25 EFL Championship campaign. The home side have struggled for results in the league this season and currently find themselves 21st in the table with four points from five matches.
They played out a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough in their last league outing with Mads Frokjær Jensen scoring late in the first half to cancel out Boro's opener. They then locked horns with Fulham in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, beating the Premier League side in a lengthy penalty shootout to advance to the next round of the cup competition.
Blackburn Rovers, meanwhile, have performed well in the league this season as they look to banish the memories of last season. They beat Bristol City 3-0 in their last match with Lewis Travis thrashing home the opener in the first half before summer signing Yuki Ohashi netted a second-half brace to secure the points for John Eustace's men.
The visitors sit third in the league table with 11 points from five matches. They are just two points above league leaders West Bromwich Albion and could leapfrog them with a win on Sunday.
Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 113 meetings between Preston and Blackburn. The home side have won 47 of those games while the visitors have won 34 times.
- There have been 32 draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended 2-2.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last four games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last five games in this fixture.
- The Riversiders are the joint-highest-scoring side in the Championship this season with a goal tally of 12.
Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction
Preston's latest result ended a run of back-to-back winless outings and they will be looking to build on that this weekend. They are undefeated in their last three home games and will be hopeful of a positive result here.
Blackburn are undefeated in their last seven Championship games stretching back to last season. They have performed well on the road in recent games and should avoid defeat this weekend.
Prediction: Preston North End 2-2 Blackburn Rovers
Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in each of their last five matchups)
