Saturday , 14 November 2026

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
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Riverside Stadium!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danny Batth, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 13' Middlesbrough FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 13.
  • 18' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Riley McGree is replaced by Micah Hamilton on 20 minute.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Daniel Barlaser needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Lewis Baker, a England , has 22 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Japan international Yuki Ohashi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Middlesbrough 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.
  • 65' Luke Ayling is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Ryan Hedges is replaced by Owen Beck on 67 minute.
  • 72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 77' Dominic Hyam puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Anfernee Dijksteel. He replaces Luke Ayling on 81 minute.
  • 82' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Gilbert is hanging Jonny Howson on the field on 82 minute.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Yuki Ohashi as he leaves the pitch. Makhtar Gueye steps in for 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
Tommy Conway 1
Jonathan Howson 1
Samuel Iling-Junior 1
Darragh Lenihan 1
Todd Cantwell 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
1.71 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC43% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC30%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
57%
Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC33% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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