Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Blackburn Rovers FC

0 – 0

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Middlesbrough FC

Tue 3 Nov 2020 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Tom Trybull 18' Y

Joe Rankin-Costello 50' Y

Y 67' Paddy McNair

Darragh Lenihan 78' Y

Scott Wharton 85' Y

Lewis Holtby 90' Y

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Nicholas Barnard
Referee James Wilson
Referee David Webb

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 18 games · Avg 1.4 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-02-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–0	D
31 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	0–2	L
27 Oct	Reading FC	H	2–4	L
24 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	4–0	W
21 Oct	Watford FC	A	1–3	L
17 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
31 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–0	W
27 Oct	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
24 Oct	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
20 Oct	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
17 Oct	Reading FC	H	0–0	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

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' The wait is over. Middlesbrough FC get us underway at Ewood Park.
5' Sam Gallagher has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 354 appearances.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tyrhys Dolan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
18' Controversy at the stadium! Tom Trybull argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
23' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Middlesbrough FC's compact .
28' The 27-year-old Marcus Tavernier has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Blackburn Rovers FC winning 100% of all matches.
43' Blackburn Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Todd Cantwell scoring 1 goals.
46' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Tyrhys Dolan is withdrawn and Joe Rothwell gets his opportunity.
50' Joe Rankin-Costello was booked on 50.
55' Hayden Coulson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
57' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Corry Evans on, Tom Trybull off on 57 minutes.
62' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Paddy McNair on 67.
71' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Hayden Coulson exits the field as Marvin Johnson enters on 71.
76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcus Bettinelli, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Derrick Williams has done his job and it is now time for Scott Wharton to step up.
78' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
79' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Chuba Akpom on, Britt Assombalonga off on 79 minutes.
84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott Wharton made 323 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
85' Controversy at the stadium! Scott Wharton argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lewis Holtby on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Blackburn Rovers FC 0-0 Middlesbrough FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Marcus Bettinelli
17
Paddy McNair
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson
9
Britt Assombalonga C ↓ Chuba Akpom 79'
22
George Saville
7
Marcus Tavernier
29
Djed Spence
27
Marc Bola
2
Anfernee Dijksteel
33
Hayden Coulson ↓ Marvin Johnson 71'

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-10-31 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-10-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Reading FC L 2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-10-21 Watford FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-10-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-10-24 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-10-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.16 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

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

69%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC22% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.7%

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

24% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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