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

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

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

Match Details

Referee James Bell
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 George Byrne

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackburn Rovers FC launch into their encounter with Middlesbrough FC.
5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Lewis O'Brien is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aynsley Pears, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
25' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
28' Poor challenge from Hayden Carter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Samuel Szmodics makes it 1-0.
36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Dahl Tomasson might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Darragh Lenihan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' Blackburn Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Todd Cantwell scoring 1 goals.
49' Assisted by Ryan Hedges with the perfectly-timed delivery and Samuel Szmodics makes no mistake. 2-0!
54' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' Brilliant from the midfielder! Matt Crooks makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 55.
59' The whistle greets Tyrhys Dolan as he departs to be replaced by Andrew Moran.
64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
69' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Sam Silvera on, Alex Bangura off on 69 minutes.
74' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
76' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Lewis Travis is replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello on 76 minute.
77' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Matt Crooks is replaced by Riley McGree.
82' Rav van den Berg needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
87' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Marcus Forss departs to be replaced by Morgan Rogers.
88' Hayden Hackney catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Samuel Szmodics trudges off to be replaced by Harry Leonard on 90 minutes.
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
Ryan Hedges	1
Jeremy Sarmiento	1
Charlie Mulgrew	1
Marcus Forss	1
Riley McGree	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

1.74 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC48% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC29%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

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

71%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

52%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC27%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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