In this week 20 match on the 27th of November, Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City will play a match in Stoke in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Stoke City, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Peterborough United. Mario Vrančić struck first for Stoke City in the 3rd minute on a feed from Romaine Sawyers, then Tyrese Campbell added another in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Mario Vrančić In the end, Peterborough United was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Stoke City should be reasonably happy with their performance, while blackburn Rovers sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Bristol City. Callum O’Dowda struck first for Bristol City in the 34th minute on a feed from Andreas Weimann, but Ben Brereton got the equalizer for Blackburn Rovers in the 75th minute earning Blackburn Rovers a comeback draw. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Stoke City won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Blackburn Rovers is glad to have Ben Brereton in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Stoke City’s top weapon lately has been Steven Fletcher, who has three goals in the last five matches.