Blackburn vs Preston North End Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

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England - Championship

Blackburn
20/02/2026 15:00
Preston North End

Prediction :

 

Draw

 
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 by Ian John | in Championship Predictions

Friday night sees key action that involves teams at the top and bottom of the Championship. Blackburn Rovers face Preston North End with Rovers battling against the drop, while the visiting Lilywhites are looking up, hoping to push on towards a playoff spot over this final third of the season. Will our prediction back Rovers or North End to claim a vital three points here, or something else?

The league table makes worrying reading for Blackburn fans. Currently, Rovers lie 19th in the table, their highest position for a considerable amount of time. Michael O'Neill's team have 35 points from 32 games played so far and are three points clear of the relegation zone. Preston are in a much better position lying seventh in the table, outside the playoffs by one spot and on goal difference only from Derby, having taken 48 points from 32 games.

Recent performances for Blackburn have improved with just one defeat in their last three games. That run began with a 1-0 home win over bottom club Sheffield Wednesday, which was followed by a 2-0 setback away to Norwich. However, at the weekend they earned a superb away win, beating QPR 3-1.

In contrast, Preston's form of late is a bit of a mixed bag. At home they drew 2-2 at home to Watford and then beat Portsmouth 1-0, also at Deepdale. They then earned a creditable 1-1 draw at Ipswich but at the weekend were thrashed 4-0 by leaders Middlesbrough on the road.

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Blackburn v Preston North End Best Betting Odds

Bookmaker 1 X 2 Bonus up to
Stake
2.05 3.3 3.7
Melbet
2.03 3.24 3.75
Betwinner
2.03 3.24 3.75
Bet365
2.01 3.4 3.7
Roobet
2.02 3.3 3.75
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What is the prediction for the football match between Blackburn and Preston North End?

Our prediction for the Blackburn vs Preston North End match is: A Draw.

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 20/02/2026 between Blackburn and Preston North End in Championship :

  • The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 36.22% for a win of Blackburn against Preston North End with odds of 2.08 at Tonybet.
  • The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Blackburn vs Preston North End is 31.68% with odds of 3.4 at Bet365.
  • Our prediction model gives a 32.11% chance ⭐ for a win of Preston North End vs Blackburn with odds of 3.9 at LSbet.

Blackburn - Preston North End Prediction and Best Odds:

Blackburn Preston North End Prediction Probability Odds
Blackburn wins 36.22% 2.08 at Tonybet
Under 2.5 55.38% 1.93 at Bet365
Both Team To Score: No 52.5%
Half-time: Draw / Full-time: Blackburn 13.84% 5 at Bet365

Blackburn vs Preston North End Form

Blackburn and Preston North End's standings in the Championship

Teams Pts P W D L GD
14 Preston North End
60 46 15 15 16 -7
20 Blackburn
52 46 13 13 20 -14

Blackburn and Preston North End Last Matches

Blackburn
Blackburn Last matches
L D L W L W
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

14 Feb 2026 - Championship

QPR
1 :  3
Blackburn

7 Feb 2026 - Championship

Norwich
2 :  0
Blackburn

3 Feb 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
1 :  0
Sheffield Wednesday

31 Jan 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
0 :  1
Hull

24 Jan 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
1 :  1
Watford

20 Jan 2026 - Championship

Swansea
3 :  1
Blackburn
W L D D L W
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2 Total goals
33% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
17% Over 2.5
83% Under 2.5

3 Feb 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
1 :  0
Sheffield Wednesday

31 Jan 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
0 :  1
Hull

24 Jan 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
1 :  1
Watford

4 Jan 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
2 :  2
Charlton Athletic

1 Jan 2026 - Championship

Blackburn
0 :  2
Wrexham

20 Dec 2025 - Championship

Blackburn
2 :  0
Millwall
D D L L L W
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.17 Total goals
33% BTTS
0.67 Goals scored
1.5 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

14 Feb 2026 - Championship

QPR
1 :  3
Blackburn

7 Feb 2026 - Championship

Norwich
2 :  0
Blackburn

20 Jan 2026 - Championship

Swansea
3 :  1
Blackburn

17 Jan 2026 - Championship

Ipswich Town
3 :  0
Blackburn

11 Jan 2026 - FA Cup

Hull
0 :  0
Blackburn

29 Dec 2025 - Championship

Sheffield Wednesday
0 :  0
Blackburn
Preston North End
Preston North End Last matches
L L L D W D
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
33% BTTS
0.67 Goals scored
1.83 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

14 Feb 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  2
Watford

7 Feb 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  0
Portsmouth

31 Jan 2026 - Championship

Ipswich Town
1 :  1
Preston North End

24 Jan 2026 - Championship

Middlesbrough
4 :  0
Preston North End

20 Jan 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  3
Hull

17 Jan 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Derby County
W L L L W D
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.17 Total goals
17% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.17 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

14 Feb 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  2
Watford

7 Feb 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  0
Portsmouth

20 Jan 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  3
Hull

17 Jan 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Derby County

9 Jan 2026 - FA Cup

Preston North End
0 :  1
Wigan

1 Jan 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
3 :  0
Sheffield Wednesday
W D L W L D
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

31 Jan 2026 - Championship

Ipswich Town
1 :  1
Preston North End

24 Jan 2026 - Championship

Middlesbrough
4 :  0
Preston North End

4 Jan 2026 - Championship

Bristol City
0 :  2
Preston North End

29 Dec 2025 - Championship

Wrexham
2 :  1
Preston North End

26 Dec 2025 - Championship

Stoke
0 :  0
Preston North End

13 Dec 2025 - Championship

Oxford United
1 :  2
Preston North End

Blackburn vs Preston North End Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

Blackburn

33 %

Draw

50 %

Preston North End

17 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

2.5
Total goals
83.33%
BTTS
1.33
Goals scored
1.17
Goals conceded
66.67%
Over 2.5
33.33%
Under 2.5

21 Nov 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  2
Blackburn

31 Jan 2025 - Championship

Blackburn
2 :  1
Preston North End

22 Sept 2024 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  0
Blackburn

17 Feb 2024 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  2
Blackburn

10 Nov 2023 - Championship

Blackburn
1 :  2
Preston North End

22 Apr 2023 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  1
Blackburn

Blackburn against Preston North End Lineups: Starting 11

Blackburn

Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1

22
B. Toth
15
S. McLoughlin
17
H. Carter
20
E. Cashin
2
R. Alebiosu
6
S. Trondstad
24
M. Baradji
3
H. Pickering
25
R. Morishita
29
M. Jorgensen
11
A. Gudjohnsen
28
M. Osmajic
17
L. Dobbin
21
A. Devine
4
B. Whiteman
8
A. McCann
2
P. Valentín
3
A. Vukcevic
19
L. Gibson
14
J. Storey
16
A. Hughes
13
D. Cornell

Formation : 4 - 4 - 2

Preston North End

Substitutes

Blackburn
Blackburn
Goalkeeper

N. Michalski

Defender

D. De Neve

Y. Ribeiro

C. O'Riordan

T. Atcheson

Midfielder

A. Forshaw

K. Montgomery

M. Baradji 84'

Forward

O. Afolayan

H. Pickering 84'

Y. Ohashi

A. Gudjohnsen 68'

Preston North End
Preston North End
Goalkeeper

J. Walton

Defender

T. Small

P. Valentín 58'

J. Lewis

A. Vukcevic 58'

O. Offiah

A. Hughes 73'

Midfielder

A. Moran

J. Thompson

Forward

C. Lang

L. Dobbin 69'

D. Jebbison

M. Osmajic 69'

M. Smith

Missing players

Blackburn
Blackburn
Defender

L. Miller

G. Pratt

Forward

A. Kargbo

Preston North End
Preston North End

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Blackburn
CD Huachipato Preston North End
Top Goalscorer
Japan Y. Ohashi (11 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
England L. Dobbin (10 Goals)
Best assists
Japan R. Morishita (9 Assists)
Best assists
England L. Dobbin (7 Assists)

Blackburn - Preston North End Key Points

  1. Blackburn have drawn two of the last four league games at home.
  2. Preston have drawn two of their last three league games.
  3. No team has drawn more than Preston's 12 league draws in the Championship this season.
  4. Three of the last six games between the two teams have finished as a draw.
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Our Blackburn vs Preston North End Prediction

Our prediction for the Blackburn Rovers vs. Preston North End Championship match is: A Draw.

A look at the league table and the expectation would be for Preston to be the favourites here to land the win. However, North End have not enjoyed the best of form of late, and Blackburn's more recent form has been much improved. Rovers though are still very much in the relegation battle, so need to pick up points here. We can't see that being three points here, but a draw does look the best value option.

Prediction :

 

Draw

 
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Last Minute: Pre-match odds analysis Blackburn Preston North End

Blackburn vs Preston North End Opening odds Pre-match odds Odds Movements
Blackburn wins 1.94 2.08 +7.2%
Draw 3.35 3.4 +1.5%
Preston North End wins 3.9 3.9 0%
Latest odds movements:

After kick-off, the latest odds movements show that:

  • Blackburn is most likely to win
  • The odds for this bet have increased by 7.2% since opening
  • The probability of this result was 51.5% and is now 48.1% (-3.5%)

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Blackburn vs Preston North End Prediction