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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
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

8
7
3
Blackburn Rovers FC 18 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
#13 Position #2
21 Points 29
15 Played 15
6 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
22 Scored 30
23 Conceded 19
-1 GD +11
1.40 PPG 1.93
40% Win % 53%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
7/4
61-75
1/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Blackburn Rovers FC host Middlesbrough FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Britt Assombalonga makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 24' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jack Rodwell on 33 minutes.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 396 games and scored 489 goals.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Middlesbrough FC's compact .
  • 45' Derrick Williams catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 45.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Ben Brereton is replaced by Amari'i Bell.
  • 51' Elliott Bennett, a Jamaica , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' Paddy McNair is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Friend at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' Stewart Downing gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Muhamed Besic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 81' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Hugill is hanging Ashley Fletcher on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Blackburn Rovers FC 0-1 Middlesbrough 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
Jeremy Sarmiento 1
Charlie Mulgrew 1
Marcus Forss 1
Riley McGree 1
Danny Graham 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
1.14 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC41%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
70%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC22% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC30%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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