Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Middlesbrough FC

Thu 29 Dec 2022 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Hayden Hackney

Y 49' Matty Crooks

John Buckley 50' R

Y 81' Tommy Smith

Dominic Hyam 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)

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

2022-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2022-10-15 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
17 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
10 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–4	L
13 Nov	Burnley FC	A	0–3	L
05 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	4–1	W
17 Dec	Burnley FC	A	1–3	L
10 Dec	Luton Town FC	H	2–1	W
12 Nov	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W
08 Nov	Blackpool FC	A	3–0	W

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' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Middlesbrough FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Ryan John Giles has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 348 appearances.
6' GOAL! Ryan Hedges fires home to make it 1-0!
8' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
13' 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.
18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marcus Forss is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zack Steffen, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' It’s high time Jon Dahl Tomasson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Marcus Forss does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
49' The referee calls foul for Matty Crooks. He receives a Yellow card.
50' Poor challenge from John Buckley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
55' Tommy Smith has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Riley McGree has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
61' The 30-year-old Sam Gallagher has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
66' Lewis Travis gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Tyler Morton and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Hayden Hackney is replaced by Alex Mowatt.
71' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Isaiah Jones comes on to replace Marcus Forss.
76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
81' Tommy Smith picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
90' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Riley McGree departs to be replaced by Duncan Watmore.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dominic Hyam.
Middlesbrough FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

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

2022-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC L 2022-11-13 Burnley FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-12-17 Burnley FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-12-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-11-12 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-11-08 Blackpool FC 0–3 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC41%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

67%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC33%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.9%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

5.1%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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