Blackburn vs Middlesbrough Head to Head, Prediction
Ewood Park
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 15:00 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
3.62
Draw
3.53
Away Win
2.11
Match Report
Full Time
2 – 1
Match Events ?
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
12'
⚽ Jeremy Sarmiento (Morgan Whittaker)
Oladapo Afolayan 🟨
24'
Sean McLoughlin 🟨
45+2'
Andri Guðjohnsen (Harry Pickering) ⚽
49'
Todd Cantwell ⚽
55'
Sam Morsy 🟨
58'
Todd Cantwell 🟨
76'
90'
🟨 Will Lankshear
Match Statistics ?
29%
Ball Possession
71%
6
Total Shots
22
5
Shots on Goal
3
2
Corner Kicks
10
10
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Offsides
3
2
Goalkeeper Saves
2
Starting Lineups
Blackburn
Balázs Tóth
Ryan Alebiosu
Tom Atcheson
Sean McLoughlin
Harry Pickering
Sam Morsy
Kristi Montgomery
Ryoya Morishita
Todd Cantwell
Oladapo Afolayan
Andri Guðjohnsen
Middlesbrough
Radek Vitek
Callum Brittain
Luke Ayling
Adilson Malanda
Maximilian Arfsten
Sebastian Berhalter
Myles Peart-Harris
Aidan Morris
Jeremy Sarmiento
Morgan Whittaker
Will Lankshear
Player Ratings ?
Blackburn
Balázs TóthG8.3
Andri GuðjohnsenF7.9
Todd CantwellM7.7
Middlesbrough
Luke AylingD8.2
Jeremy SarmientoM7.7
Aidan MorrisM7.5
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
No clear statistical edge
The matchup is mixed. Middlesbrough edge recent form, attack and head-to-head, defence is closely matched, so the data does not point to one clear overall winner.
Statistical Edge
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How They Compare
Recent Form
Middlesbrough stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Middlesbrough stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Closely matched
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Middlesbrough slightly stronger
HomeAway
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Not enough odds history yet to show market movement for this fixture.
Team Comparison
BlackburnMiddlesbrough
Season Profile
This season
9th
League Position
5th
1
Games Played
1
1.00
Points/Game
3.00
2.00
Goals/Game
2.00
2.00
Conceded/Game
1.00
11.6
Shots/Game
17.5
4.1
Shots on Target
5.1
Home vs Away Context
Blackburn at home (4 matches) vs Middlesbrough away (4 matches)
1.50
Points/Game
1.25
1.75
Goals/Game
1.25
1.50
Conceded/Game
1.25
50%
Win Rate
25%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Blackburn
Home form
D
D
D
D
L
Winless in last 5 at home
5 of these matches from last season.
0.4
Goals scored
per match
per match
0.6
Goals conceded
per match
per match
2/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
2/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Middlesbrough
Away form
D
D
D
L
L
Winless in last 5 away
5 of these matches from last season.
1.4
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.8
Goals conceded
per match
per match
4/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
0/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Blackburn Wins
1
Draws
3
Middlesbrough Wins
1
Avg Goals
0.6
Blackburn0 – 0Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough0 – 0Blackburn
Blackburn0 – 2Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough0 – 1Blackburn
Middlesbrough0 – 0Blackburn
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Blackburnvs
Middlesbrough
Recent Scoring Profile
1.00
Goals scored / game
1.50
1.00
Goals conceded / game
1.20
4/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
6/10
5/10
Both Teams Scored
6/10
4/10
Failed to Score
3/10
9 of Blackburn's 10 matches and 9 of Middlesbrough's 10 matches are from last season.
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