Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 1 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 85' Lewis Travis

Y 87' Darragh Lenihan

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Referee Andrew Miller
Referee Paul Hodskinson
Referee Philip Dermott

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

Middlesbrough FC 18 games · Avg 1.4 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-08-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
21 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
17 Jan	Fulham FC	A	0–1	L
11 Jan	Derby County FC	H	2–2	D
01 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W
29 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
28 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
18 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	5–0	W
11 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–3	L
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#2	Position	#13
29	Points	21
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
30	Scored	22
19	Conceded	23
+11	GD	-1
1.93	PPG	1.40
53%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Riverside Stadium that hosts another battle between Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jonathan Woodgate might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Lewis Holtby is withdrawn and Elliott Bennett gets his opportunity.
42' Marvin Johnson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
47' Blackburn Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Todd Cantwell scoring 1 goals.
52' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lewis Travis makes it 0-1.
62' The whistle greets Marcus Tavernier as he departs to be replaced by Britt Assombalonga.
67' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Danny Graham comes on to replace Joe Rankin-Costello.
71' Hayden Coulson has so much to prove this time. He replaces George Saville on 71 minute.
75' Hayden Coulson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Middlesbrough FC are in front.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lewis Wing, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
82' Bradley Johnson is replacing Stewart Downing for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
84' The crowd applauds Lukas Nmecha as he leaves the pitch. Rudy Gestede steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
85' Lewis Travis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

42
Aynsley Pears
20
Lukas Nmecha ↓ Rudy Gestede 84'
21
Marvin Johnson
17
Paddy McNair
11
Ashley Fletcher
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson C
22
George Saville ↓ Hayden Coulson 71'
26
Lewis Wing
7
Marcus Tavernier ↓ Britt Assombalonga 62'
29
Djed Spence

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Tosin Adarabioyo
9
Sam Gallagher
19
Stewart Downing ↓ Bradley Johnson 82'
2
Ryan Nyambe
27
Lewis Travis
17
Amari'i Bell
26
Darragh Lenihan C
37
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Danny Graham 67'
7
Adam Armstrong
1
Christian Walton
22
Lewis Holtby ↓ Elliott Bennett 37'

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Gallagher	4
Britt Assombalonga	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Todd Cantwell	1
Duncan Watmore	1
Andri Gudjohnsen	1
Ryan Hedges	1
Jeremy Sarmiento	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-02-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-01-17 Fulham FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2020-01-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-02-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-01-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2020-01-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.75 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC46% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

54%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw43% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.4%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	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

18% ✓

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