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Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Mar, 12:30 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

Middlesbrough, led by manager Rob Edwards, visit Valérien Ismaël and his Blackburn Rovers side at the Ewood Park on Saturday lunch time in the Championship. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Blackburn
32%
--
Draw
26%
--
M'Boro
42%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
M'Boro 1-0
11%
--
Blackburn 1-0
9%
--
M'Boro 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Blackburn 2-1
7%
--
M'Boro 2-0
7%
--
Blackburn 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
M'Boro 3-1
4%
--
M'Boro 3-0
3%
--
Blackburn 3-1
3%
--
M'Boro 3-2
2%
--
Blackburn 3-0
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
68%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
51%
--
Away DNB
60%
--
Blackburn win to nil
17%
--
M'Boro win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 36 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 7 and won 8. Blackburn have conceded 45 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackburn have played 19 games at home, winning 4, drawing 6 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 2nd place on 66 points in the Championship league table having played 35 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 33 games against teams below them in the table, winning 19, drawing 9 and losing 5 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 18 away games, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3622863674 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
2
M'Boro3519971966 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
3
Millwall361989965 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 14
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
4
Ipswich35181072664 
Sep 20
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
5
Hull3618612560 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-4F
6
Wrexham3515128957 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
May 2
7
Derby3615912754 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
8
Southampton351411101153 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
9
Watford35131210451 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
10
Bristol C3614814250 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 14
l
 
2-0A
11
Sheff Utd3615417249 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
12
Birmingham36131013-149 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
13
Swansea3614715-149 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
14
Preston36121311-149 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2A
15
Stoke3613815347 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
16
QPR3513814-847 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 8
17
Norwich3513616345 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
18
Charlton36111114-1044 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
Mar 11
w
 
1-2F
19
Portsmouth35101015-1040 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
20
Blackburn3610917-1339 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
21
West Brom369918-1836 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
22
Leicester36101115-935 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
23
Oxford Utd3681117-1435 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
24
Sheff Wed361827-51-7 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackburn 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
Blackburn1 - 2Bristol C
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
Blackburn0 - 1Hull
Blackburn1 - 1Watford
Blackburn2 - 2Charlton
Blackburn0 - 2Wrexham
Blackburn2 - 0Millwall
Blackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Ipswich
Blackburn0 - 1QPR
Blackburn1 - 2Derby
Blackburn2 - 1Southampton
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Stoke
Blackburn1 - 2Swansea
Blackburn0 - 2Norwich
Blackburn1 - 2Birmingham
Blackburn2 - 1Watford
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
ABlackburn1 - 3Derby
HBlackburn1 - 2Bristol C
HBlackburn1 - 0Preston
ABlackburn3 - 1QPR
ABlackburn0 - 2Norwich
HBlackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
HBlackburn0 - 1Hull
HBlackburn1 - 1Watford
ABlackburn1 - 3Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Ipswich
HBlackburn2 - 2Charlton
HBlackburn0 - 2Wrexham
ABlackburn0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
HBlackburn2 - 0Millwall
ABlackburn1 - 2Portsmouth
HBlackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Ipswich
ABlackburn1 - 1Wrexham
M'Boro 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham1 - 3M'Boro
Coventry3 - 1M'Boro
Sheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
Stoke1 - 2M'Boro
West Brom2 - 3M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Charlton1 - 2M'Boro
Hull1 - 4M'Boro
Oxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
Leicester1 - 1M'Boro
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Norwich1 - 2M'Boro
Millwall0 - 3M'Boro
Coventry2 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro3 - 1Birmingham
HM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
HM'Boro0 - 0Oxford Utd
AM'Boro1 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro2 - 1Sheff Utd
HM'Boro1 - 0Norwich
HM'Boro4 - 0Preston
AM'Boro2 - 1Stoke
AM'Boro3 - 2West Brom
HM'Boro4 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro0 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
AM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
HM'Boro3 - 1QPR
AM'Boro2 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 1Hull
HM'Boro2 - 1Derby
HM'Boro2 - 4Coventry
AM'Boro1 - 1Oxford Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Blackburn since 1993
Blackburn
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
21
22
Games: Scored
15 / 23
14 / 23
Clean sheets
9 / 23
8 / 23
BLB
9
D
8
MID
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
0 - 2M'Boro
Blackburn2 - 1
1 - 2M'Boro
Blackburn1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
0 - 1M'Boro
Blackburn2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
1 - 2M'Boro
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn3 - 2
0 - 4M'Boro
Draw2 - 2Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
0 - 1M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at M'Boro since 1992
M'Boro
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
20
22
Games: Scored
15 / 24
16 / 24
Clean sheets
8 / 24
9 / 24
BLB
8
D
9
MID
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Blackburn
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Blackburn
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Blackburn
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
M'Boro1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Blackburn
0 - 1Blackburn
0 - 2Blackburn
M'Boro1 - 0
0 - 1Blackburn
M'Boro1 - 0
1 - 3Blackburn
M'Boro2 - 1
M'Boro2 - 1
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro3 - 2
Goal Statistics
Blackburn 20th M'Boro 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
Blackburn have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
+10
M'Boro’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
BLB
MID
24%
better
view stats
Games scored24
27
Failed to score11
8
Scored first16
17
Goals scored33
54
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
BLB
MID
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
25
Clean sheets9
10
Conceded first17
15
Goals conceded46
35
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1
KickOff rating
+14%

Blackburn v M'Boro Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34869
S McLoughlinY OhashiR Morishita T Cantwell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Ohashi FWD3681
4
-
S McLoughlin DEF34
7
1
L Miller DEF2922
3
-
R Alebiosu DEF2912
3
-
S Tronstad MID292
8
-
R Morishita  MID2726
3
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD257
1
-
B Tóth GLK24
-
D Neve MID241
-
T Gardner-Hickman DEF22
7
-
M. Baradji MID222
2
-
R Hedges FWD2212
3
-
T Cantwell MID2043
9
-
A Henriksson MID18
2
-
M Gueye FWD16
1
-
K. Montgomery MID15
-
A Pears GLK13
1
-
Y Ribeiro DEF131
1
-
A Forshaw MID13
3
-
H Pickering DEF11
-
S Tavares MID111
2
-
A Kargbo FWD1011
-
S Wharton DEF9
1
-
H Carter DEF82
3
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
351168
S BrynnM WhittakerH HackneyL Ayling
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK351
1
-
H Hackney MID3546
4
-
T Conway FWD3573
4
-
M Whittaker FWD34115
3
-
M Targett DEF3243
4
-
L Ayling DEF3215
8
-
C Brittain DEF304
5
-
A Browne MID2931
1
-
A Morris MID293
3
-
D Burgzorg FWD2522
1
-
K Sène FWD232
2
-
A Jones DEF2211
3
1
D Strelec FWD214
1
-
D Fry DEF202
-
S Nypan MID20
2
-
S Silvera FWD1921
3
-
R McGree MID1753
1
-
A Gilbert MID1511
5
-
S Hansen FWD131
1
-
A Bangura DEF81
-
G Edmundson DEF6
1
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID4
-
M. Hamilton FWD4
-
D Lenihan DEF2
1
-
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Sun 8th Mar, 16:30
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Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
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Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
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Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Wrexham v Hull
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Stoke v Ipswich
Tue 10th Mar, 20:00
M'Boro v Charlton
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
West Brom v Southampton
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Oxford Utd v Blackburn
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Birmingham v QPR
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Norwich v Sheff Utd
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Coventry v Preston
Wed 11th Mar, 20:00
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Fri 13th Mar, 20:00
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Birmingham v Sheff Utd
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Watford v Wrexham
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Southampton v Norwich
Wed 18th Mar, 19:45
Preston v Stoke
Fri 20th Mar, 20:00
Ipswich v Millwall
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
Derby v Birmingham
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Hull v Sheff Wed
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