Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

Championship, game week 5 — Saturday, 5 September 2026, kick-off 12:30 UK time

Step 2 of 4 — Home and away form.

What this step says

-0.08 points a game is the venue form gap, in Blackburn Rovers's favour: Preston North End takes 1.24 a game at home over the last two seasons, Blackburn Rovers 1.32 away.

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Preston North End: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Blackburn Rovers: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.

Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.

The two sides

Preston North End -- at home

Its record at the relevant venue: This season at home: won 0, drew 0, lost 2 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 6. Last season at home: won 8, drew 7, lost 8 of 23, scoring 28 and conceding 30 -- 1.35 points a game.
Its last five league matches: Newest first: lost to Bristol City 1-3 at home; lost to Charlton Athletic 0-1 away; lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 at home; lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-2 away; lost to Southampton 1-3 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout: Every one of the 34 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Paul Heckingbottom. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.

Blackburn Rovers -- away

Its record at the relevant venue: This season away: won 0, drew 2, lost 0 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 2. Last season away: won 9, drew 4, lost 10 of 23, scoring 23 and conceding 29 -- 1.35 points a game.
Its last five league matches: Newest first: drew with Lincoln City 0-0 away; lost to Queens Park Rangers 1-2 at home; beat Middlesbrough 2-1 at home; drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 away; lost to Leicester City 0-1 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout: The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 34 matches with one recorded (23, 7, 4 apiece), most recently Tony Mowbray with 4. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.

Built 06:38 from matches completed before kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator — not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.