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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sun 17 Feb 2019 · 13:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Jack Rodwell 33' Y
Derrick Williams 45' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

7
7
3
Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 1.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 0–1 L
13 Feb Reading FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
02 Feb Brentford FC A 2–5 L
26 Jan Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
19 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
13 Feb Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
09 Feb Leeds United FC H 1–1 D
05 Feb Newport County AFC A 0–2 L
02 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–2 W
26 Jan Newport County AFC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Middlesbrough FC
#6 Position #10
1 Points 0
1 Played 0
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG –
0% Win % –

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Middlesbrough FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 19' GOAL! Britt Assombalonga fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Adam Armstrong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Rodwell.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 383 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 43' Middlesbrough FC have won 467 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Derrick Williams is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Ben Brereton exits the field as Amari'i Bell enters on 46.
  • 51' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' Middlesbrough FC make a change. George Friend trudges off to be replaced by Paddy McNair on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Paddy McNair, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Muhamed Besic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 73' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 73 minute. Muhamed Besic leaves to be changed by Stewart Downing.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 81' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 81 minute. Ashley Fletcher leaves to be changed by Jordan Hugill.
  • 86' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 4
Britt Assombalonga 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Tommy Conway 1
Jonathan Howson 1
Samuel Iling-Junior 1
Darragh Lenihan 1
Duncan Watmore 1

Head to Head

2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-02-13 Reading FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2019-02-02 Brentford FC 5–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-01-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-02-13 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-02-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2019-02-05 Newport County AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-02-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-01-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Newport County AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.42 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.44 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC28%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes15% 0% No85%
Avg goals/match: 0.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 55%
45%
± 1.5 23%
77%
± 2.5 7%
93%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
75%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC
53%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC11% Draw77% Middlesbrough FC12%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
45.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
9.4%
0 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
2%
2 – 1
1.9%
2 – 2
0.6%
0 – 3
0.5%
3 – 0
0.4%
1 – 3
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 18% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 19% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
65% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✓

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