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

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Championship · 2021-22

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

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
5' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Suriname international Anfernee Dijksteel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
17' Sam Gallagher doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
19' Hayden Carter was booked on 19.
24' 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.
29' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Dael Fry has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' Jonathan Howson adds to his 0 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
41' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rothwell is replaced by Tyler Magloire.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' Duncan Watmore has been relatively quiet despite scoring 37 goals in his last 377 appearances.
60' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Tyrhys Dolan comes on to replace Leighton Clarkson.
65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
67' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Toyosi Olusanya on, Duncan Watmore off on 67 minutes.
72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
77' The supporters are chanting for Marc Bola. He replaces Isaiah Jones on 77 minute.
79' It’s gonna be a Red card for Hayden Carter.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Morsy argues furiously but the Red card stands.
86' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
87' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tyrhys Dolan will be fuming at that decision.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Todd Cantwell	1
Duncan Watmore	1
Andri Gudjohnsen	1
Ryan Hedges	1
Jeremy Sarmiento	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

1.65 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC42% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

58%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC33% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.2%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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