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Burnley vs Blackburn: result 1-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 35Kick-off on March 5, 2016 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Turf Moor, Burnley

Burnley
1-0
Blackburn

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What was the result of Burnley vs Blackburn?

Burnley won 1-0 on March 5, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 16′A. GrayBurnley (pen.)

Official lineup for Burnley vs Blackburn

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Burnley

  1. 7A. Gray
  2. 9S. Vokes
  1. 13Joey Barton
  2. 14David Jones
  3. 21George Boyd
  4. 37S. Arfield
  1. 2M. Lowton
  2. 5M. Keane
  3. 6B. Mee
  4. 23Stephen Robert Ward
  1. 1T. Heaton

Blackburn

  1. 12Danny Graham
  1. 10B. Marshall
  2. 14Jordi Gómez García-Penche
  3. 16M. Grimes
  4. 21Hope Akpan
  5. 31E. Bennett
  1. 3T. Spurr
  2. 5G. Hanley
  3. 22S. Duffy
  4. 26D. Lenihan
  1. 30J. Steele
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Burnley have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Blackburn have 5, 3 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Burnley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 27, 2016Bolton(away)2-1Championship
Feb 23, 2016Nottingham Forest(home)1-0Championship
Feb 20, 2016Rotherham(home)2-0Championship
Feb 13, 2016Reading(away)0-0Championship
Feb 6, 2016Hull City(home)1-0Championship
Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2016Middlesbrough(home)2-1Championship
Feb 27, 2016Milton Keynes Dons(home)3-2Championship
Feb 24, 2016Derby(away)0-1Championship
Feb 21, 2016West Ham(home)1-5FA Cup
Feb 16, 2016Fulham(home)3-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Burnley wins, 3 draws, 0 Blackburn wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 24, 2015Blackburn 0-1 BurnleyChampionship
Mar 9, 2014Blackburn 1-2 BurnleyChampionship
Sep 14, 2013Burnley 1-1 BlackburnChampionship
Mar 17, 2013Blackburn 1-1 BurnleyChampionship
Dec 2, 2012Burnley 1-1 BlackburnChampionship

Last archived meeting: Blackburn vs Burnley on Oct 24, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Burnley score 2.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Burnley2.00.786/159/15
Blackburn1.11.327/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Burnley sit 21st in Championship (8 points from 10 matches) and Blackburn sit 7th (15 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Blackburn10433151315
21Burnley1015415198

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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