Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Middlesbrough FC

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park 16,348 HT 45' · FT 45'

Samuel Szmodics 31' 1–0

Samuel Szmodics 49' 2–0

2–1 55' Matt Crooks

Hayden Carter 28' Y

Y 40' Darragh Lenihan

Y 88' Hayden Hackney

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 James Bell
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 George Byrne

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

2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	0–3	L
27 Aug	Watford FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
12 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	2–2	D
05 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
02 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L
26 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–4	L
19 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
12 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
05 Aug	Millwall FC	H	0–1	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' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Middlesbrough FC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
28' Hayden Carter picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Samuel Szmodics makes it 1-0.
36' Alex Bangura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
40' Poor challenge from Darragh Lenihan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
45' With 1 assists to his name this season, Harry Pickering is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
49' Samuel Szmodics makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
54' Adam Wharton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' Assisted by Marcus Forss with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matt Crooks makes no mistake. 2-1!
59' Tyrhys Dolan makes way for Andrew Moran at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
64' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Hill, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
69' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Alex Bangura by Sam Silvera on 69 minute.
74' It’s high time Jon Dahl Tomasson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
76' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Travis departs to be replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello.
77' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Matt Crooks departs to be replaced by Riley McGree.
82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
87' The supporters are chanting for Morgan Rogers. He replaces Marcus Forss on 87 minute.
88' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. Hayden Hackney will be fuming at that decision.
90' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Samuel Szmodics by Harry Leonard on 90 minute.
With this win, Blackburn Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Semir Telalovic 59'
19
Ryan Hedges
27
Lewis Travis ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 76'
8
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Harry Leonard 90'
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Andrew Moran 59'
23
Adam Wharton ↓ James Hill 90'

Bench

11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↑ 76'
–
James Hill ↑ 90'
16
Scott Wharton
18
Dilan Markanday
30
Jake Garrett
24
Andrew Moran ↑ 59'
–
Semir Telalovic ↑ 59'
20
Harry Leonard ↑ 90'
12
Leopold Wahlstedt

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
Morgan Rogers ↑ 87'
17
Paddy McNair
4
Daniel Barlaser
8
Riley McGree ↑ 77'
23
Tom Glover
11
Isaiah Jones
29
Sam Greenwood
19
Josh Coburn ↑ 87'
18
Sam Silvera ↑ 69'

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

2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-09-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-08-27 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-08-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-08-12 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-09-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-08-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC50% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC27%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

50%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw41% Middlesbrough FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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