Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

Emmanuel Latte Lath 31' Y

Y 31' Scott Wharton

Luke Ayling 57' Y

Y 81' Ryan Hedges

Y 89' Yasin Ayari

Sam Greenwood 90' Y

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Riverside.

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

Match Details

Referee Keith Stroud
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

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

2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2022-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2022-10-15 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
06 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	3–1	W
02 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	0–2	L
24 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–0	D
09 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
27 Feb	Newcastle United FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D

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' We are underway at Riverside. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' Finn Azaz gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Marcus Forss and will look to change the dynamic.
24' Benjamin Chrisene has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
29' Semir Telalovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
31' The referee calls foul for Emmanuel Latte Lath. He receives a card.
36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
41' England international Scott Wharton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' 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.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arnor Sigurdsson, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' The referee calls foul for Luke Ayling. He receives a card.
62' Ryan Hedges, a Wales forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Arnor Sigurdsson by Tyrhys Dolan on 67 minute.
71' The crowd applauds John Buckley as he leaves the pitch. Yasin Ayari steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
72' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Riley McGree trudges off to be replaced by Sam Greenwood on 72 minutes.
77' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
81' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
86' The crowd applauds Ryan Hedges as he leaves the pitch. Benjamin Chrisene steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
88' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Sam Gallagher is withdrawn and Semir Telalovic gets his opportunity.
89' That is a card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Yasin Ayari will be fuming at that decision.
90' Sam Greenwood has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

15
Anfernee Dijksteel
4
Daniel Barlaser ↑ 72'
23
Tom Glover
33
Luke Thomas
20
Finn Azaz ↑ 19'
29
Sam Greenwood ↑ 72'
18
Sam Silvera ↑ 72'
–
Sonny Finch
14
Alex Gilbert

Coach Michael Carrick

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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

2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-03-06 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-02-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–4 Newcastle United FC L 2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC49% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

51%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC35% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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