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Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Wed 27 Nov 2024 · 19:45 UTC Riverside Stadium 22,751 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 77' Dominic Hyam
Riley McGree 13' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
  • Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

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

3
7
8
Middlesbrough FC 18 games · Avg 1.4 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
23 Nov Oxford United FC A 6–2 W
09 Nov Luton Town FC H 5–1 W
05 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–1 W
02 Nov Coventry City FC H 0–3 L
27 Oct Norwich City FC A 3–3 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
09 Nov Cardiff City FC A 3–1 W
06 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–2 L
02 Nov Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
26 Oct Watford FC A 0–1 L
23 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Matt Clarke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 13' A moment of madness from Riley McGree on 13 minutes earns him a card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
  • 18' Todd Cantwell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 33 goals in his last 372 appearances.
  • 20' The supporters are chanting for Micah Hamilton. He replaces Riley McGree on 20 minute.
  • 25' Tyrhys Dolan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Carrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Blackburn Rovers FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Carrick will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Owen Beck is replacing Ryan Hedges for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' GOAL! Dominic Hyam fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 81' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Luke Ayling trudges off to be replaced by Anfernee Dijksteel on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Alex Gilbert is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonny Howson at the 82 minute mark.
  • 86' Yuki Ohashi makes way for Makhtar Gueye at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • It finishes all square. Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-11-23 Oxford United FC 2–6 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-11-09 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-11-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-11-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Coventry City FC L 2024-10-27 Norwich City FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.7 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC41% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC32%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
59%
Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC32% Draw43% Blackburn Rovers FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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