In this week 42 match on the 15th of April, Peterborough United and Blackburn Rovers will play a match in Peterborough in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Peterborough United recorded a 1-1 draw against Bristol City. Robert Atkinson scored the first goal for Bristol City in the 43rd minute, but Jonson Clarke-Harris got the equalizer for Peterborough United in the 65th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Peterborough United. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Blackburn Rovers, recorded a 1-1 draw against Blackpool. Sam Gallagher scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 10th minute, then Marvin Ekpiteta tied it up for Blackpool in the 48th minute earning Blackpool a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Peterborough United and Blackburn Rovers last played eachother at the Ewood Park on the 24th of November. Blackburn Rovers won by a score of 4 to 0. Harry Pickering struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 16th minute, then Ben Brereton added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Dolan In the end, Peterborough United was frustrated by Blackburn Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackburn Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Blackburn Rovers’s most prolific scorer has been Scott Wharton. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Peterborough United is glad to have Jonson Clarke-Harris in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.