Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers prediction | 5 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


Preston North End
Ranking: #367 overall, #46 in England

59.9 → 60.6 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 25 Apr Sheff Utd (A) 60.8 +0.5
1-3 02 May Southampton (H) 60.6 -0.2
2-1 15 Aug Bolton (A) 60.7 +0.1
1-3 22 Aug Wolves (H) 60.4 -0.3
1-0 29 Aug Charlton (A) 60.6 +0.2
Blackburn Rovers
Ranking: #293 overall, #40 in England

65.2 → 62.8 (-2.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 22 Apr Sheff Utd (A) 64.4 +0.4
0-1 02 May Leicester City (H) 63.4 -1.0
2-2 14 Aug Wolves (A) 63.2 -0.2
2-1 22 Aug Boro (H) 63.2 0.0
1-2 29 Aug QPR (H) 62.8 -0.4

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers: by the numbers

Preston North End trail Blackburn Rovers by 74 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 6 in England.

The recent trend shows Preston North End on the rise, +0.7 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Blackburn Rovers has gone the other way at -2.4.

Last time these teams played, on 20 Feb 2026, Preston North End lost 0.4 rating points.

Preston North End first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 68.9 on 9 Feb 2019.

The highest Blackburn Rovers have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #122, first reached on 8 Aug 2021.