Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee James Bell
15 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 2.9 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D 20 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–2 L 13 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W 09 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W 05 Dec Hull City AFC A 4–1 W 29 Nov Derby County FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D 20 Dec Millwall FC H 2–0 W 13 Dec Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L 09 Dec Oxford United FC H 1–1 D 02 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D 29 Nov Wrexham AFC A 1–1 D Season Stats
Middlesbrough FC Blackburn Rovers FC #5 Position #20 80 Points 52 46 Played 46 22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20 72 Scored 42 47 Conceded 56 +25 GD -14 1.74 PPG 1.13 48% Win % 28% Key Stats
35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this seasonMiddlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededBlackburn Rovers FC0-151/–16-301/131-452/146-601/261-751/–76+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sam Gallagher 4 Samuel Szmodics 2 Britt Assombalonga 2 Danny Graham 1 Lewis Travis 1 Matt Crooks 1 Hayden Coulson 1 Dominic Hyam 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-12-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-05 Hull City AFC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-11-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Derby County FC WBlackburn Rovers FC Form
2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-12-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Millwall FC W 2025-12-13 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-12-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-11-29 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.29 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.6 Blackburn Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.89Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 83% 17% ± 1.5 57% 43% ± 2.5 30% 70% ± 3.5 13% 87% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 81%Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC 50%Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 18.3%0 – 0 Actual1 – 1 12.5%2 – 0 12.1%0 – 1 7.7%2 – 1 7.5%3 – 0 5.1%1 – 2 3.4%3 – 1 3.3%0 – 2 2.5%2 – 2 2.3%4 – 0 1.7%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 16% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 27% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 12% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 55% ✓Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.