Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 24' Anfernee Dijksteel
Y 26' Daniel Ayala
Greg Cunningham 27' Y
Elliott Bennett 31' Y
Bradley Johnson 49' Y
Lewis Travis 69' Y
Y 84' Lewis Wing
Derrick Williams 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Marc Edwards
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Samuel Lewis
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 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
2019-08-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 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 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
10 Aug Fulham FC A 0–2 L
03 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 1–2 L
05 May Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
27 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
22 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
10 Aug Brentford FC H 0–1 L
02 Aug Luton Town FC A 3–3 D
05 May Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
27 Apr Reading FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 0–3 L

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
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
13% 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
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Ashley Fletcher has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' Anfernee Dijksteel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 24.
  • 25' GOAL! Danny Graham fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 26' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 27' Greg Cunningham catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 31' Elliott Bennett was booked on 31.
  • 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' Marcus Browne has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 370 appearances.
  • 46' 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.
  • 49' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 59' Christian Walton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' Marcus Tavernier gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Anfernee Dijksteel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 70' Marcus Browne is replacing Marvin Johnson for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 71' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Danny Graham by Adam Armstrong on 71 minute.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Joe Rothwell on, Stewart Downing off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Stewart Downing has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Stephen Walker on, George Friend off on 83 minutes.
  • 84' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Derrick Williams.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 4
Samuel Szmodics 2
Britt Assombalonga 2
Lewis Travis 1
Matt Crooks 1
Hayden Coulson 1
Dominic Hyam 1
Joe Rothwell 1

Head to Head

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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-08-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-08-10 Fulham FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-08-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Charlton Athletic FC L 2019-05-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-04-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-08-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-08-10 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Brentford FC L 2019-08-02 Luton Town FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-05-05 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2019-04-22 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.54 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC32%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
58%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC27%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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