Where the market is wrong on Preston v Blackburn
Preston meet Blackburn in the Championship regular season - 5 at Deepdale, Preston.
Blackburn rate clearly stronger on the baseline, 1523 to 1400. Recent form leans Blackburn, 55% against 24%. Attacking output favors Preston on expected goals, 1.2 to 1.1 per match.
Preston arrive out of sorts: 0W-0D-5L from their last five (0/15 pts, 5 straight defeats), 3 scored and 13 conceded. Recent results: L 1-3 v Bristol City, L 0-1 @ Charlton, L 0-4 v Everton, L 1-3 v Wolves.
Blackburn are patchy: 1W-2D-2L from their last five (5/15 pts), 6 scored and 7 conceded. Recent results: D 0-0 @ Lincoln, L 1-2 v QPR, L 1-2 v Sheffield Utd, W 2-1 v Middlesbrough.
Blackburn hold the recent head-to-head, 5 wins to 2 with 3 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Blackburn 1-0 Preston.
The market prices PRE at 37% implied. Our number sits apart on Blackburn: a 9.5-point gap between model and market. That gap is the story, not the winner.
MeisterIQ rates the signal 77 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
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