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Squawka / News / Preston vs Blackburn predictions and betting tips: tight Lancashire derby

Preston vs Blackburn predictions and betting tips: tight Lancashire derby

Matches
Championship
Sat 5 September, 12:30 Deepdale Stadium
Preston North End
12:30
2 - 1
Blackburn Rovers
C. Lang   9', 27'
S. Mills (OG)   51'
  1. Full Time
  2. J. Thompson
    88'
  3. L. Gibbs on for A. Devine
    74'
  4. 74'
    H. Higgins on for Sam Morsy
  5. O. Offiah on for S. Mills
    69'
  6. H. Clarke
    65'
  7. 64'
    H. Carter on for A. Forshaw
  8. 64'
    J. Fevrier on for O. Afolayan
  9. J. Erabi on for D. Burgzorg
    59'
  10. J. Kenny on for C. Lang
    59'
  11. A. Vukčević on for C. Wiley
    59'
  12. S. Mills
    52'
  13. 51'
    S. Mills (OG)
  14. Half Time
  15. D. Burgzorg
    42'
  16. 40'
    Sam Morsy
  17. C. Lang
    27'
  18. 25'
    Yuri Ribeiro
  19. C. Lang
    9'
  20. Kick Off
Momentum
Top Stats
32.8% Possession 67.2%
2 Goals 1
8 Shots 12
3 Shots On Target 5
3 Corners Won 11
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
Shooting
2 Goals 1
8 Total Shots 12
3 Shots On Target 5
Defending
1 Goals Conceded 2
0 Clean sheets 0
Passing
243 Total Passes 518
159 Accurate Passes 420
Possession
32.8% Possession 67.2%
3 Corners 11
Discipline
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
11 Fouls 9
Goals
Shots
Tackles Won
Assists
Chances Created
Passes Completed
Take Ons Completed
Interceptions
01
Iversen
12
Wiley
19
Gibson
14
Storey
04
Clarke
07
Devine
15
Thompson
27
Leroy
17
Mills
37
Burgzorg
10
Lang
09
Gudjohnsen
10
Cantwell
25
Morishita
21
Afolayan
08
Morsy
28
Forshaw
02
Alebiosu
04
Ribeiro
15
McLoughlin
31
Montgomery
01
Pears
Substitutes
38Johnny Kenny
03Andrija Vukcevic
11Thierry Small
21Lee Nicholls
20Liam Gibbs
06Liam Lindsay
09Jusef Erabi
23Andrew Moran
24Odeluga Offiah
Substitutes
Lucas Houghton47
Hayden Carter17
Frank Vare53
Jake Garrett30
Michael Decandia46
Harvey Higgins45
Felix Goddard37
Jayden Fevrier11
Harvey Pates39

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Preston vs Blackburn is a Lancashire derby at Deepdale on Saturday, with little to separate the sides in the Championship.

Andy Francis has the best bets, a score prediction and the head-to-head record for this Championship clash below.

Premium Tips

Andy expects a cagey derby and leans towards the hosts with cover.

Premium TipOddsWhy we’re backing it
Preston or draw (Double Chance) and under 2.5 goals13/10The double chance is a wide net, covering both a home win and a draw, and Deepdale has been kind to that: Preston’s last two home meetings with Blackburn finished 0-0 and 2-2, so they have a habit of at least holding Rovers on their own patch. Blackburn are no juggernaut either, with just five goals in four games this season, hardly the output to blow a side away. Derbies like this are typically tense, tight and low on quality chances, and a struggling Preston team is likely to sit deep and make it a scrap rather than a shootout. Two of the last six meetings landed under 2.5 (a 1-0 and a 0-0), and a cagey, cautious home display fits both a Preston-or-draw result and a low total. Play the derby tension, not the league table.
Sam Morsy and Liam Lindsay to be booked17/2Both are natural bookings. Morsy is a combative Blackburn midfielder with a heavy card record, collecting a string of yellows across the sample, and Lindsay is an aggressive Preston centre-back who has picked up several yellows plus a red in the same window. In a fiercely contested Lancashire derby, cards flow freely, and both operate in exactly the roles referees punish, the holding midfielder and the physical defender.
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How Preston go into the game

Preston were beaten 3-1 at home by Bristol City last time out, a chastening afternoon. A derby is the perfect chance to respond at Deepdale.

Committed and physical, Preston will relish the derby atmosphere. A first home win is badly needed.

How Blackburn go into the game

Blackburn drew 0-0 at Lincoln last time out, a solid if unspectacular point. They travel the short distance to Deepdale in decent order.

Well-drilled and hard to beat, Blackburn will fancy their chances of frustrating Preston. A derby point would be no disaster.

Preston vs Blackburn: 2025-26 by the numbers

Preston vs Blackburn head-to-head

DateHomeScoreAway
20/02/26Blackburn1-0Preston
21/11/25Preston1-2Blackburn
31/01/25Blackburn2-1Preston
22/09/24Preston0-0Blackburn
17/02/24Preston2-2Blackburn

Blackburn have won three of the last five meetings, with the other two drawn.

Preston vs Blackburn predictions & betting tips

Our PredictionOdds & BookmakerConfidenceWhy We’re Backing It
Preston or draw (Double Chance)4/11⭐⭐⭐Home cover in a derby.
Under 2.5 goals4/5⭐⭐⭐A cagey game expected.
Draw11/5⭐⭐Little between them.
Both teams to score – No20/21⭐⭐Tight, low-scoring.
Preston 1-1 Blackburn11/2⭐⭐Headline scoreline.
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Preston vs Blackburn score prediction

There is little between two Lancashire rivals, and a tight derby could easily be shared. A draw looks the likeliest outcome. Score prediction: Preston 1-1 Blackburn.

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