Blackburn Rovers right now
Blackburn Rovers sit 10th in Championship. A -8.27 xG difference sits behind 18 points from 12 matches, which suggests the results have been kinder than the performances. They have outscored their 12.36 xG by 6.64, while conceding 4.63 fewer than the 20.63 xG against them. They have taken 7.01 more points than their chances were worth (10.99), so the table flatters them.
How Blackburn Rovers compares
Next match Championship · Sat 31/10
Away Swansea City
- Swansea City
- 50%
- Draw
- 30%
- Blackburn Rovers
- 20%
Data coverage: Full Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Last result Championship · Sat 24/10
Home Wrexham
2:0 Win
- Expected goals
- 1.53 – 1.69
- xG difference
- -0.16
Closer than the score suggests
Every result →Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 14/08 | Wolverhampton | Away | 2:2 | 0.84 | 1.97 | -1.13 | 2 |
| Sat 22/08 | Middlesbrough | Home | 2:1 | 0.91 | 1.43 | -0.52 | 2 |
| Sat 29/08 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 1:2 | 0.92 | 1.34 | -0.42 | 1 |
| Tue 01/09 | Lincoln City | Away | 0:0 | 0.24 | 1.46 | -1.22 | 0 |
| Sat 05/09 | Preston North End | Away | 1:2 | 1.09 | 2.19 | -1.10 | 1 |
| Tue 08/09 | Sheffield United | Home | 1:2 | 1.62 | 0.66 | +0.96 | 1 |
| Sat 12/09 | Millwall | Home | 3:1 | 1.23 | 1.67 | -0.44 | 3 |
| Sat 19/09 | Portsmouth | Away | 2:2 | 0.59 | 1.60 | -1.01 | 2 |
| Sat 10/10 | Cardiff City | Home | 2:1 | 2.42 | 1.05 | +1.37 | 2 |
| Tue 13/10 | Bristol City | Away | 1:0 | 0.15 | 1.89 | -1.74 | 1 |
| Sat 17/10 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 2:3 | 0.82 | 3.68 | -2.86 | 2 |
| Sat 24/10 | Wrexham | Home | 2:0 | 1.53 | 1.69 | -0.16 | 2 |
| The season so far | 12.36 | 20.63 | 19 | ||||
Finishing
+6.64
Goals vs xG
Defending
-4.63
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
+7.01
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 45/99
- Defence
- 65/99
- Attack
- 25/99
- Defence
- 36/99
- Attack
- 78/99
- Defence
- 67/99
- Attack
- 48/99
- Defence
- 37/99
- Attack
- 33/99
- Defence
- 24/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.