On Monday Apr 18th, Blackburn Rovers will host Stoke City in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Blackburn Rovers recorded a 1-2 loss against Peterborough United. Ben Brereton struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 77th minute, then Sammie Szmodics got the equalizer for Peterborough United in the 83rd minute on a feed from Harrison Burrows But luckily in the 87th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jack Marriott. Blackburn Rovers looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 15th placed Stoke City, recorded a 0-1 loss against Bristol City. Jay Dasilva struck first for Bristol City in the 84th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Stoke City couldn’t muster any offence and Bristol City ran away with the shutout win. Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 27th, Stoke City hosted Blackburn Rovers in their last match together. Blackburn Rovers won by a score of 1 to 0. Reda Jousef Khadra scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 52nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Stoke City 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.
Jacob Brown has been the most prolific scorer on Stoke City in the last five matches with 2 goals. Blackburn Rovers’s most prolific scorer has been Scott Wharton. The English defender has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.