Despite the greater need for victories in recent weeks, Blackburn have still come up short, and there is little reason why anything should change on this occasion. Despite their defeat at Fulham, Preston are on the right track under Lowe, and it leads to us predicting a low-scoring draw.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 44.27%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 28.08% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.61%) and 2-0 (8.61%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.
