Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Middlesbrough FC

0 – 0

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Fri 26 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 17 games · Avg 1.4 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
20 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–2	L
13 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–1	W
09 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	4–1	W
29 Nov	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–0	D
20 Dec	Millwall FC	H	2–0	W
13 Dec	Portsmouth FC	A	1–2	L
09 Dec	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D
02 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–1	D
29 Nov	Wrexham AFC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#10	Position	#6
0	Points	1
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	2
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	1.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Middlesbrough FC host Blackburn Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

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

2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-12-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-05 Hull City AFC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-11-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Derby County FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-12-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Millwall FC W 2025-12-13 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-12-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-11-29 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.45 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC32% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes12% 0% No88%

Avg goals/match: 0.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	50%	50%
± 1.5	19%	81%
± 2.5	5%	95%
± 3.5	1%	99%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

51%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC13% Draw80% Blackburn Rovers FC7%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

19.1%

0 – 1

11.9%

1 – 1

8.1%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 1

1.9%

0 – 2

1.7%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 0

0.6%

2 – 2

0.4%

3 – 1

0.3%

0 – 3

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	21%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	13%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

64% ✓

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