Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Middlesbrough FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Hayden Carter

R 79' Hayden Carter

Sam Morsy 81' R

Toyosi Olusanya 87' Y

Y 87' Lewis Travis

Y 90' Tyrhys Dolan

Overview

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

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

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

Middlesbrough FC 18 games · Avg 1.4 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-02-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-08-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
21 Aug	Derby County FC	A	0–0	D
18 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–3	L
14 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
08 Aug	Fulham FC	A	1–1	D
08 May	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–3	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–2	L
18 Aug	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
14 Aug	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
07 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
08 May	Birmingham City FC	H	5–2	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' The wait is over. Middlesbrough FC get us underway at Riverside Stadium.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Todd Cantwell scoring 1 goals.
17' Sam Gallagher makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
19' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
24' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' Joe Rothwell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
36' What composure from Jonathan Howson! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
41' Lewis Travis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
46' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rothwell is replaced by Tyler Magloire.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Leighton Clarkson by Tyrhys Dolan on 60 minute.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
67' Duncan Watmore makes way for Toyosi Olusanya at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Ayala, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 77 minute. Isaiah Jones leaves to be changed by Marc Bola.
79' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Hayden Carter.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Morsy argues furiously but the Red card stands.
86' Anfernee Dijksteel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
87' A moment of madness from Toyosi Olusanya on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Gallagher	4
Britt Assombalonga	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Jonathan Howson	1
Samuel Iling-Junior	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Todd Cantwell	1
Duncan Watmore	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-08-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-21 Derby County FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-08-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2021-08-08 Fulham FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-08-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC40% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

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	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

60%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC31% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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