Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Mon 24 Jan 2022 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Neil Taylor
Y 15' Matty Crooks
Y 26' Aaron Connolly
Y 29' Marcus Tavernier
Ryan Nyambe 37' Y
Lewis Travis 50' Y
Scott Wharton 90' Y
Y 90' Paddy McNair
Y 90' Isaiah Jones
Tayo Edun 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2021-08-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-02-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
19 Jan Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
15 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
02 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
29 Dec Barnsley FC H 2–1 W
18 Dec Birmingham City FC H 4–0 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
15 Jan Reading FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Blackpool FC A 2–1 W
26 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W
18 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
11 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Middlesbrough FC
#20 Position #5
52 Points 80
46 Played 46
13 / 13 / 20 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10
42 Scored 72
56 Conceded 47
-14 GD +25
1.13 PPG 1.74
28% Win % 48%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC.
  • 4' Controversy at the stadium! Neil Taylor argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 9' Middlesbrough FC have won 467 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matty Crooks.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Kaminski made 231 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aaron Connolly.
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! Marcus Tavernier argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 37' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 47' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Marcus Tavernier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Middlesbrough FC's compact .
  • 76' The England Sam Gallagher breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 1-0!
  • 76' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Reda Khadra trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Butterworth on 76 minutes.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Folarin Balogun on, Jonathan Howson off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Folarin Balogun, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 89' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. John Buckley trudges off to be replaced by Deyovaisio Zeefuik on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Neil Taylor by Josh Coburn on 90 minute.
  • 90' Scott Wharton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • With this win, Blackburn Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 4
Britt Assombalonga 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Charlie Mulgrew 1
Marcus Forss 1
Riley McGree 1
Danny Graham 1
Lewis Travis 1

Head to Head

2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2021-08-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-02-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-01-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-01-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2021-12-29 Blackpool FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-12-18 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-12-11 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC40% Draw32% Middlesbrough FC28%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
60%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC22% Draw57% Middlesbrough FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.1%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 20% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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