Blackburn Rovers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

0 – 2

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Middlesbrough FC

Fri 4 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC Ewood Park 15,638 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 2' Tommy Conway

0–2 8' Samuel Iling-Junior

Makhtar Gueye 23' Y

John Buckley 62' Y

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Mark Russell
Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 1.4 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
29 Mar	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
15 Mar	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
12 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
08 Mar	Derby County FC	A	1–2	L
01 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
29 Mar	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
15 Mar	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
11 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
08 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
01 Mar	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W

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' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Middlesbrough FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
2' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Tommy Conway makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
7' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
8' GOAL! Samuel Iling-Junior fires home to make it 0-2!
13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 383 games and scored 467 goals.
23' Controversy at the stadium! Makhtar Gueye argues furiously but the card stands.
28' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
33' Rav van den Berg is ready to make an impact after coming on for Neto Borges at the 33 minute mark.
38' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Rav van den Berg has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' Makhtar Gueye makes way for Yuki Ohashi at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
51' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Kelechi Iheanacho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
61' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' That looks like a foul for a card for John Buckley.
67' Anfernee Dijksteel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Delano Burgzorg is replaced by Morgan Whittaker.
75' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
79' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Cauley Woodrow on, Ryan Hedges off on 79 minutes.
84' Lewis Travis, a England , has 66 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
86' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 86 minute. Kelechi Iheanacho leaves to be changed by Daniel Barlaser.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Kelechi Iheanacho ↓ Daniel Barlaser 86'
32
Mark Travers
15
Anfernee Dijksteel
10
Delano Burgzorg ↓ Morgan Whittaker 70'
30
Neto Borges ↓ Rav van den Berg 33'
7
Hayden Hackney
18
Aidan Morris
20
Finn Azaz ↓ Ryan John Giles 86'
22
Tommy Conway ↓ Marcus Forss 86'
29
Samuel Iling-Junior
16
Jonny Howson

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Gallagher	4
Britt Assombalonga	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Duncan Watmore	1
Ryan Hedges	1
Charlie Mulgrew	1
Marcus Forss	1
Riley McGree	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-03-29 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2025-03-12 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-08 Derby County FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-03-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-03-15 Luton Town FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-03-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.7 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC24% Draw32% Middlesbrough FC44%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

76%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Middlesbrough FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC14% Draw55% Middlesbrough FC31%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.7%

0 – 1

16.6%

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.3%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 2

2.8%

0 – 4

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	14%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	26%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

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