Football Bet of the Day: Great Dane to strike again?

We’ve got EFL Championship action coming our way on Friday night as Blackburn Rovers host Preston North End (20:00 GMT, Sky Sports Main Event).

With Blackburn now out of the bottom three, can they follow it up with a win here? Read on for Saturday’s Football Bet of the Day.

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I don’t think this game will contain loads of goals but I see that as an opportunity to back a first goalscorer at a big price. Michael O’Neill will have been delighted to see his new side run away with three points from Loftus Road at the weekend, even though he didn’t have a full week of training with the side - it is good to get off to a winning start. 

Preston are a decent outfit this term, unbeaten in their last three and they sit on the fringes of the play-offs, so they could go and get a result at Ewood Park, but I rightly or wrongly am expecting a slight drop-off from them over the last 14 games. 

Paul Heckingbottom is a great manager and has done a terrific job at Preston this term, but I don’t think this squad will crack the top six. On Friday night, this Lancashire derby should be a great battle, but I think we will see a continuation of the incisive and clinical Blackburn side we saw at Loftus Road. 

Ryoya Morishita was on fire on the right wing and provided a sensational assist for Mathias Jorgensen in the first half. He then followed that up with the third goal, scoring a header from close range. However, I want to back Jorgensen, Blackburn’s Great Dane, to continue his new-found goalscoring form. 

His two finishes at QPR were absolutely sensational playing as the second striker behind Andri Gudjohnsen. With the Icelandic forward taking the attention of the centre-backs with his runs, it left gaps for Jorgensen to exploit and I think he can do that against Preston’s back three. 

PNE conceded twice against Watford last time out, and although I’m not guaranteeing a Blackburn win here, I do feel Jorgensen is the dangerman. He’s been moved around under the different managerial staff since arriving in January, but now looks set to feature again in a natural number 10 role - where he can get shots off on goal. 

With three goals so far, I’m expecting more big things from the Dane - and the price on him to open the scoring on Friday night is massive. 

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