Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End - Reliable Rovers Reduce Lame Lilywhites

On Friday 12 February, Blackburn Rovers host Preston North End in the Lancashire derby at Ewood Park. There's quite a gap in form between the two teams and the home team's defensive numbers and the visitor's attacking numbers have caught my eye in particular. I believe that the odds market to some extent overestimate the prospect of a goal to be scored by the away team and as I write the odds are just too high at most bookies, especially Unibet.

Blackburn Rovers

Tony Mowbray's team have looked very solid as of late, picking up 10 points while conceding only 3 goals in the 5 most recent games.

Only 6 teams have conceded fewer shots on target than Blackburn so far this season, Blackburn conceding on average 3.23 shots on target per game.

Looking at the four most recent league games specifically, Blackburn have conceded on average 1.75 shots on target per game which is below Blackburn's numbers for the season so far and also below the league average during the same period of time. In fact, Blackburn's defensive numbers are the best in the Championship in recent weeks.

Preston North End

Alex Neil's outfit have hit a roadblock in recent weeks, picking up a mere 4 points while scoring only once in the 5 most recent games.

Only 4 teams have created fewer shots than Preston so far this season, Preston creating on average 9.74 shots per game.

Looking at the four most recent league games specifically, Preston have created on average 2.00 shots on target per game which is below Preston's numbers for the season so far and also below the league average during the same period of time. In fact, only Millwall display slightly worse attacking numbers than Preston in recent weeks.

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Conclusion & Betting Tips

Blackburn have conceded on average 1.75 shots on target per game in recent weeks, the best defensive numbers in the Championship right now.
Preston have created on average 2.00 shots on target per game in recent weeks, the second worse attacking numbers in the Championship right now.
Betting Tip: Total Goals by Preston North End: Under 0.5.
Stake at 6.25/10 units.

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