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

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

0 – 0

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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 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Keith Stroud
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

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

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
#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' In just a few seconds Riverside will turn into a battlefield for Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Middlesbrough FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
15' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
19' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Marcus Forss is withdrawn and Finn Azaz gets his opportunity.
24' 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.
29' Lewis O'Brien needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
31' Emmanuel Latte Lath was booked on 31.
36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seny Dieng, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
41' Aynsley Pears, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' Blackburn Rovers 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.
57' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a card on 57.
62' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Arnor Sigurdsson is replaced by Tyrhys Dolan on 67 minute.
71' Yasin Ayari is ready to make an impact after coming on for John Buckley at the 71 minute mark.
72' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Greenwood is hanging Riley McGree on the field on 72 minute.
77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
81' A moment of madness from Ryan Hedges on 81 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
86' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Chrisene is hanging Ryan Hedges on the field on 86 minute.
88' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Semir Telalovic comes on to replace Sam Gallagher.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Yasin Ayari is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — card on 89.
90' A moment of madness from Sam Greenwood on 90 minutes earns him a card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
The points are shared — Middlesbrough FC 0-0 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

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
Jonathan Howson	1
Samuel Iling-Junior	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Todd Cantwell	1
Duncan Watmore	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

1 / 4

1.61 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC47% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

53%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC33% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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