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 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 17 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
#5	Position	#20
80	Points	52
46	Played	46
22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 13 / 20
72	Scored	42
47	Conceded	56
+25	GD	-14
1.74	PPG	1.13
48%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
4' Sam Gallagher is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
14' Middlesbrough FC have won 467 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
17' Sam Gallagher with the second goal in the match!
22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
27' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. Rodrigo Muniz gets a Yellow card.
32' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
42' It’s high time Jon Dahl Tomasson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Duncan Watmore makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Middlesbrough FC are in front.
46' Isaiah Jones is replacing Anfernee Dijksteel for the Middlesbrough FC side.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tyler Morton.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' Tyrhys Dolan is replacing Sam Gallagher for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
65' Samuel Szmodics is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Wharton at the 65 minute mark.
67' The supporters are chanting for Marcus Forss. He replaces Ryan John Giles on 67 minute.
72' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riley McGree is hanging Hayden Hackney on the field on 76 minute.
77' Thomas Kaminski is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
81' The supporters are chanting for Hayden Carter. He replaces Ashley Phillips on 81 minute.
85' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Ben Brereton is replaced by Ryan Hedges.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Paddy McNair argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

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
Samuel Szmodics	2
Britt Assombalonga	2
Danny Graham	1
Lewis Travis	1
Matt Crooks	1
Hayden Coulson	1
Dominic Hyam	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

0 / 4

1.26 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC40% Draw31% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

60%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC30% Draw53% Blackburn Rovers FC17%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.4%

1 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

13.9%

2 – 0

9.3%

0 – 1

2 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 2

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	24%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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