A key game in Championship as both participants are challenging for the top league positions. With Blackburn Rovers in 3rd position and Middlesbrough located at 6th, this is almost guaranteed to be an exciting meeting. Read on to learn more!
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough is in the best form (5-1-0) in Championship
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers have scored 30 goals to get 30 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 9-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Blackburn Rovers in their previous match, an away game at Hull City that ended in defeat 0-2. Rothwell (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.44/10. Rothwell hit five key passes and had 44 successful passes (of 50 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Cardiff City and winning 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Blackburn Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost one.
Goals decide football matches and Blackburn Rovers are scoring many of them at home; 30 on target from 14 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Middlesbrough form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Middlesbrough have produced an overall stat of 4-4-4 so far. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Blackburn Rovers.
Impressive finishing from Crooks (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Reading in their previous game. Midfield player Crooks was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.31/10. Crooks scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the away FA Cup victory against Mansfield Town with the score of 3-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Middlesbrough in our archives, and the results are: eight wins for Middlesbrough, five draws and five defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Middlesbrough as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Middlesbrough in these games.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled earlier this season: Middlesbrough - Blackburn Rovers 1-1. Blackburn-Middlesbrough H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Blackburn Rovers three wins, Middlesbrough one win, six draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Brereton 20 goals |   M. Crooks 6 goals |  A. Šporar 6 goals |
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| Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 44 | 30 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 30 | 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 93% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 92% |
| 78% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 81% |
| 52% | 71% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 31% |
| 30% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 11% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 42% | 46% |
| 37% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 38% |
| 19% | 14% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 23% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 11.6 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 44% | 48% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 27% |
| 11.1 | 11.1 | 15.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.8 | 9.8 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Middlesbrough have scored away.
- Middlesbrough have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Championship
- Middlesbrough have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Middlesbrough is in the best form (5-1-0) in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 47 | 54 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 49 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 37 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Millwall | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 33 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -13 | 30 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 19 | Hull City | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 26 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | -18 | 23 |
| 21 | Reading | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -27 | 19 |
| 23 | Derby County | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
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- Teesside Live - (local newspaper)
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