Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 0
Full Time
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 .

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
7
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#5 Position #20
80 Points 52
46 Played 46
22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20
72 Scored 42
47 Conceded 56
+25 GD -14
1.74 PPG 1.13
48% Win % 28%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 4
Britt Assombalonga 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Duncan Watmore 1
Ryan Hedges 1
Charlie Mulgrew 1
Marcus Forss 1
Riley McGree 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.29 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC50% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
50%
Middlesbrough FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC34% Draw55% Blackburn Rovers FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
18.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 2
2.5%
2 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 16% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 27% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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