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 0 games · 0 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	Millwall FC	0	0
7	Southampton FC	0	0
8	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
9	Wrexham AFC	0	0
10	Derby County FC	0	0
11	Norwich City FC	0	0
12	Birmingham City FC	0	0
13	Swansea City AFC	0	0
14	Bristol City FC	0	0
15	Sheffield United FC	0	0
16	Preston North End FC	0	0
17	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
18	Watford FC	0	0
19	Stoke City FC	0	0
20	Portsmouth FC	0	0
21	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
22	Blackburn Rovers FC	0	0
23	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
24	Burnley FC	0	0
25	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	0
26	Cardiff City FC	0	0
27	West Ham United FC	0	0
28	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
29	Lincoln 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
#8	Position	#22
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 8th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 22nd (0 pts).

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
Britt Assombalonga	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Riley McGree	1
Danny Graham	1
Lewis Travis	1
Matt Crooks	1
Hayden Coulson	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.