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

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Championship · 2022-23

Middlesbrough FC

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Full Time

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 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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Blackburn Rovers FC gets underway.
4' What composure from Sam Gallagher! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
9' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
14' 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' What composure from Sam Gallagher! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
22' England international Ryan John Giles has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rodrigo Muniz on 27 minutes.
32' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ashley Phillips made 397 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 397 games and scored 491 goals.
46' Duncan Watmore does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
46' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Anfernee Dijksteel by Isaiah Jones on 46 minute.
51' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
56' Hayden Carter, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' Samuel Szmodics has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
64' Sam Gallagher makes way for Tyrhys Dolan at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
65' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Adam Wharton is withdrawn and Samuel Szmodics gets his opportunity.
67' Marcus Forss gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Ryan John Giles and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
76' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Hayden Hackney is replaced by Riley McGree on 76 minute.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Thomas Kaminski on 77 minutes.
81' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ashley Phillips has done his job and it is now time for Hayden Carter to step up.
85' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Brereton departs to be replaced by Ryan Hedges.
90' Poor challenge from Paddy McNair. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Full Time. Blackburn Rovers FC beats Middlesbrough FC

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
Tommy Conway	1
Jonathan Howson	1
Samuel Iling-Junior	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Todd Cantwell	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

1.62 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC42% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC31%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

58%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC20%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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