Match Facts: Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City

Blackburn Rovers, who are set to welcome Stoke City on Wednesday, enter the match having failed to secure a win in their last three league outings (one draw, two losses). However, a victory in this fixture would mark their third consecutive league triumph against the Potters, following their collection of all six possible points from the Staffordshire team last season. Stoke City is currently experiencing a winless streak in away matches, having neither won nor scored in their previous four league games on the road (one draw, three losses). The Rovers have not achieved three consecutive wins against Stoke since a period spanning five games from 1988 to 2008. Between 2009 and 2022, the Potters maintained an unbeaten record at Ewood Park across eight successive league encounters, a streak that concluded with a 3-1 defeat at the venue last season. Blackburn has not secured a victory in a midweek league match since their 2-1 win against Bristol City in December 2023. Since that time, their record stands at three draws and four losses, with goals scored in only one of those seven fixtures. Excluding Premier League competition, Stoke has not endured five consecutive away matches without scoring since a nine-game stretch in August 1997. Last February, Rovers winger Tyrhys Dolan netted his inaugural league brace in this very fixture, contributing to the home team’s 3-1 win.