7th position in the Championship table for Middlesbrough so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Blackburn Rovers visits Riverside Stadium.
- Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Blackburn Rovers has the most scored goals (39) in Championship
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Championship. That game was an away game at Nottingham Forest, so at least Middlesbrough are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Middlesbrough form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 Championship games here at Riverside Stadium for Middlesbrough. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
A strong away win for Middlesbrough against Nottingham Forest the last match, as Britt Assombalonga and George Saville were on target. Before that game, the home loss against Birmingham City with the scoreline 0-1.
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 Middlesbrough have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost six.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Rotherham United are coming to town in three days.
The Middlesbrough fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. Defensively Middlesbrough have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Blackburn Rovers, who have the most scored goals (39) in Championship, have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the Championship this season.
Blackburn Rovers's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Stoke City that finished 1-1. The game before that, in the FA Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Doncaster Rovers.
The draw against Stoke City came from a losing position. The Blackburn manager T. Mowbray brought on John Buckley as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Blackburn Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were four Blackburn Rovers wins, two draws and eleven defeats.
Blackburn are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. Blackburn have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Blackburn Rovers - Middlesbrough 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - seven - two (Middlesbrough wins - draws - Blackburn Rovers wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Armstrong 16 goals |   B. Assombalonga 5 goals |  D. Watmore 5 goals |
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| Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 39 |
| 20 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 15 | 28 |
| 88% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 58% | 55% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 79% |
| 42% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 58% | 58% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 42% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 12% |
| 42% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 42% | 54% |
| 38% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 25% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 11.5 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 16.3 | 14.5 |
| 3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 41% | 36% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 32% | 30% |
- Blackburn Rovers has the most scored goals (39) in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers has the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 53 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Brentford | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 44 |
| 4 | Watford | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 43 |
| 5 | Reading | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 39 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 34 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -12 | 26 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 25 |
| 21 | Derby County | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
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