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Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Shotton 13' Y
Y 18' Derrick Williams
Muhamed Besic 21' R
George Friend 43' Y
Y 55' Bradley Dack

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee
  • Referee Scott Ledger
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

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

3
7
8
Middlesbrough FC 18 games · Avg 1.4 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L
27 Nov Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
24 Nov Brentford FC A 2–1 W
10 Nov Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
03 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
01 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–2 W
28 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 1–3 L
24 Nov Preston North End FC A 1–4 L
10 Nov Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
03 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#3 Position #16
15 Points 9
8 Played 8
4 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
16 Scored 12
12 Conceded 12
+4 GD +0
1.88 PPG 1.13
50% Win % 25%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G
Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Todd Cantwell scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 18' Derrick Williams was booked on 18.
  • 21' Muhamed Besic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 21.
  • 22' Charlie Mulgrew has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
  • 27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adam Armstrong suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' Lewis Wing has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ashley Fletcher on 32 minute.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harrison Reed, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' George Friend is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 46' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Stewart Downing has done his job and it is now time for Britt Assombalonga to step up.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Bradley Dack gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' Britt Assombalonga adds to his 0 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 67' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Adam Armstrong. He replaces Craig Conway on 70 minute.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Richard Smallwood as he leaves the pitch. Joe Rothwell steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 80' It’s high time Tony Pulis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Harrison Reed by Ben Brereton on 85 minute.
  • 90' Bradley Dack needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-12-01 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2018-11-24 Brentford FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-11-03 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-11-28 Wigan Athletic FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-11-24 Preston North End FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2018-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.91 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC49% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
51%
Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC37% Draw42% Blackburn Rovers FC21%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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