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

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

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
#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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
18' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tom Trybull will be fuming at that decision.
23' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
28' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Tyrhys Dolan exits the field as Joe Rothwell enters on 46.
50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Rankin-Costello.
55' 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.
57' Corry Evans is replacing Tom Trybull for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Holtby made 279 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Paddy McNair.
71' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Hayden Coulson departs to be replaced by Marvin Johnson.
76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
77' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Wharton is hanging Derrick Williams on the field on 77 minute.
78' Darragh Lenihan was booked on 78.
79' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Britt Assombalonga by Chuba Akpom on 79 minute.
84' Middlesbrough FC have won 498 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
85' Scott Wharton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Lewis Holtby will be fuming at that decision.
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
Lewis Travis	1
Matt Crooks	1
Hayden Coulson	1
Dominic Hyam	1
Joe Rothwell	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

3 / 4

1 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.45 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC43%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC19% Draw49% Middlesbrough FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 1

11.5%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

8.8%

1 – 2

8.8%

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	23%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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