Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 15 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Rodrigo Muniz 27' Y

Y 27' Lewis Travis

Y 51' Tyler Morton

Y 77' Thomas Kaminski

Paddy McNair 90' Y

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

2022-10-15 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–2	L
08 Oct	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L
05 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
01 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
13 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	2–3	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
11 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
08 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	3–0	W
04 Oct	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Oct	Millwall FC	H	2–1	W
17 Sep	Luton Town FC	A	0–2	L

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 Riverside Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
4' What composure from Sam Gallagher! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
9' Blackburn Rovers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
17' Goal! Sam Gallagher scores his 43 goal in 354 matches.
22' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
27' Poor challenge from Rodrigo Muniz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
32' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' Ben Brereton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
46' What a strike from Duncan Watmore! The score is 1-2.
46' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Anfernee Dijksteel by Isaiah Jones on 46 minute.
51' The referee has no hesitation. Tyler Morton is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 51.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 388 games and scored 475 goals.
61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
64' Tyrhys Dolan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Gallagher at the 64 minute mark.
65' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Adam Wharton trudges off to be replaced by Samuel Szmodics on 65 minutes.
67' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan John Giles departs to be replaced by Marcus Forss.
72' 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.
76' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Riley McGree comes on to replace Hayden Hackney.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thomas Kaminski.
81' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Ashley Phillips is withdrawn and Hayden Carter gets his opportunity.
85' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Ben Brereton is replaced by Ryan Hedges.
90' A moment of madness from Paddy McNair on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
It finishes all square. Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Duncan Watmore ↓ Chuba Akpom 67'
3
Ryan John Giles ↓ Marcus Forss 67'
17
Paddy McNair
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson
15
Anfernee Dijksteel ↓ Isaiah Jones 46'
26
Darragh Lenihan
25
Matty Crooks
1
Zack Steffen
9
Rodrigo Muniz ↓ Marc Bola 67'
30
Hayden Hackney ↓ Riley McGree 76'

Bench

14
Tommy Smith
21
Marcus Forss ↑ 67'
27
Marc Bola ↑ 67'
23
Liam Roberts
29
Chuba Akpom ↑ 67'
8
Riley McGree ↑ 76'
2
Isaiah Jones ↑ 46'

Coach Leo Percovich

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↑ 85'
23
Bradley Dack
8
Samuel Szmodics ↑ 65'
17
Hayden Carter ↑ 81'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 64'
30
Jake Garrett

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-10-15 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-08 Millwall FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2022-10-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-09-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2022-09-13 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Cardiff City FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-10-15 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2022-09-17 Luton Town FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.61 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC40% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC33%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

60%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC32% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

7.6%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+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

21% ✓

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