Monday , 12 October 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Jeremy Sarmiento
Andri Gudjohnsen 49' 1–1
Todd Cantwell 55' 2–1
Oladapo Afolayan 24' Y
Sean McLoughlin 45' Y
Sam Morsy 58' Y
Todd Cantwell 76' Y
Y 90' William Lankshear

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
  • Assistant 2 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

8
7
3
Blackburn Rovers FC 18 games · Avg 1.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
14 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
02 May Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
22 Apr Sheffield United FC A 3–1 W
17 Apr Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
14 Apr Southampton FC A 0–3 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
15 Aug Lincoln City FC H 2–1 W
23 May Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
12 May Southampton FC A 1–2 L
09 May Southampton FC H 0–0 D
02 May Wrexham AFC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Middlesbrough FC
#16 Position #3
9 Points 15
8 Played 8
2 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 1
12 Scored 16
12 Conceded 12
+0 GD +4
1.13 PPG 1.88
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
6/3
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 4 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Blackburn Rovers FC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 12' Jeremy Sarmiento makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Middlesbrough FC are in front.
  • 17' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 22' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' Controversy at the stadium! Oladapo Afolayan argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastian Berhalter, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' Sean McLoughlin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Sean McLoughlin gets a card.
  • 49' Brilliant from the ! Andri Gudjohnsen makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 49.
  • 54' Over 54 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Goal! Todd Cantwell scores his 33 goal in 376 matches.
  • 58' Sam Morsy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 58.
  • 60' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 60 minute. Jeremy Sarmiento leaves to be changed by Kyle Joseph.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Jayden Fevrier on, Ryoya Morishita off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for William Lankshear suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Yuki Ohashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andri Gudjohnsen at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 76' Todd Cantwell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
  • 77' The whistle greets Sebastian Berhalter as he departs to be replaced by Leo Castledine.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Todd Cantwell is replaced by Hayden Carter.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 4
Britt Assombalonga 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Duncan Watmore 1
Andri Gudjohnsen 1
Ryan Hedges 1
Jeremy Sarmiento 1
Charlie Mulgrew 1

Head to Head

2026-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-08-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-05-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-08-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2026-05-23 Hull City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-05-12 Southampton FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-05-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2026-05-02 Wrexham AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC31%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
57%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw45% Middlesbrough FC27%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.