Preston 2–1 Blackburn
What the chances were worth
The scoreline says 2–1; by chance quality the match ran 2.19–1.09.
What the model expected
Its probabilities for this match, logged before kick-off and never changed. The result is highlighted.
The model made Preston to win its most likely call before kick-off, and that is what happened. It had the result at 40% beforehand.
One match tells you nothing on its own — whether these percentages are any good is the whole point of the calibration page, where every one of them is scored.
The brain read
The xG read 2.2–1.1 in Preston's favour, but the shot count told the opposite story — 8–12 overall and 3–5 on target went Blackburn's way. The two pictures disagree, and aggregate counts can't see the quality of individual chances — so this reads closer than either number alone suggests. Blackburn held 67% of the ball.
A second opinion written by rule from the numbers on this page — where the shot picture and the xG disagree, it says so rather than picking a winner. Backward-looking only; it claims nothing about any future result.
The match in numbers
As returned by the data feed at full time. Bars show each side’s share of the stat.
The market’s read
| Market | Consensus price | Implied chance | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double chance Preston or draw | 1.38 | 67.8% | +1.8 pts |
| Double chance Blackburn or draw | 1.52 | 61.7% | -1.3 pts |
| Double chance either team | 1.33 | 70.5% | -0.5 pts |
| Draw no bet — Preston | 1.74 | 53.4% | +1.3 pts |
| Draw no bet — Blackburn | 2.00 | 46.6% | -1.3 pts |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.34 | 69.1% | -0.9 pts |
| Over 2.5 goals | 2.09 | 45.2% | -0.5 pts |
| Over 3.5 goals | 3.66 | 25.3% | -0.6 pts |
| Both teams to score | 1.79 | 51.6% | -0.1 pts |
| Preston over 1.5 team goals | 2.49 | 37.7% | +0.8 pts |
| Blackburn over 1.5 team goals | 2.77 | 33.7% | -1.0 pts |
| Preston clean sheet | 2.75 | 33.7% | +3.9 pts |
| Blackburn clean sheet | 3.40 | 27.7% | -2.2 pts |
Shortest-priced scorelines: 1-1 5.85 · 1-0 7.58 · 0-1 8.24 · 0-0 8.26 · 2-1 9.08
Consensus of bookmaker prices captured 2026-09-05 11:00 UTC. These are the closing prices — the market’s last word before kick-off. The Move column is how each market’s implied chance has shifted since the first price we captured: green = the chance has risen (the price shortened, backing coming in), red = the chance has fallen (the price eased out — what punters call the price ‘drifting’).
Head to head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 26 | Blackburn | 1-0 | Preston |
| 21 Nov 25 | Preston | 1-2 | Blackburn |