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

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

John Eustace takes his Blackburn Rovers troops to the Riverside Stadium in the Championship on Wednesday evening, with Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough their rivals. Our predictions are based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams, across seventeen of the main markets. The data and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head-to-head statistics are included for all.

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Middlesbrough's next match is v Burnley at 20:00 on Friday 6th December
Blackburn Rovers's next match is v Hull at 15:00 on Saturday 7th December
The last English Championship meeting between M'Boro and Blackburn was on Wednesday 27th November 2024
English Championship
November 27th 2024
M'Boro 0
1 Blackburn
 
77' D. Hyam
 
MID
BLB
Shots On
2
2
Shots Off
5
3
Corners
5
3
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
7
7
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
M'BoroBlackburn
 
S. Brynn
L. Ayling (A. Dijksteel 81')
M. Clarke
V. Borges dos Santos Neto
S. Edmundson
D. Barlaser
R. McGree (M. Hamilton 20')
J. Howson (A. Gilbert 82')
T. Conway
E. Latte Lath (M. Forss 86')
B. Doak
A. Pears
H. Pickering
C. Brittain
D. Batth
football iconD. Hyam
(L. Baker 81') T. Cantwell
S. Tronstad
L. Travis
T. Dolan
(O. Beck 67') R. Hedges
(M. Gueye 86') Y. Ohashi

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there is a 75% chance of M'Boro and Blackburn scoring a minimum of 2 goals in this Championship tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and the bookmakers like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.25.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.50.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
50%
7/10
17%
8/11
13%
Draw
25%
14/5
3%
3/1
5%
Blackburn
25%
15/4
32%
7/2
25%
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
13%
6/1
7%
M'Boro 1-0
11%
15/2
55%
13/2
25%
M'Boro 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
M'Boro 2-0
9%
8/1
50%
7/1
23%
Blackburn 1-0
7%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw 0-0
7%
12/1
53%
10/1
10%
Blackburn 2-1
6%
14/1
29%
11/1
20%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
43%
11/1
20%
M'Boro 3-1
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
M'Boro 3-0
5%
12/1
37%
11/1
26%
Blackburn 2-0
4%
25/1
24%
18/1
17%
M'Boro 3-2
3%
20/1
38%
16/1
11%
Blackburn 3-1
2%
33/1
33%
22/1
32%
M'Boro 4-1
2%
25/1
10%
18/1
M'Boro 4-0
2%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
8/11
21%
4/6
7%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
11/10
26%
21/20
7%
Home 1st Goal
53%
1/2
13%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/4
31%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
12/1
53%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/6
30%
7/10
13%
BTTS - No
47%
11/10
37%
21/20
14%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
12/5
21%
11/5
3%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
27%
19/5
9%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
7/1
47%
6/1
30%
Home/draw
75%
2/11
7%
1/5
7%
Away/draw
50%
11/10
20%
11/10
14%
Home/away
75%
1/41/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/9
13%
2/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
10/3
44%
29/10
11%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
7/4
31%
13/8
13%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/9
15%
4/9
7%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
4/1
38%
18/5
16%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/6
8%
2/13
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
9/1
41%
8/1
10%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/16
4%
1/20
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25
3%
1/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
53%
10/1
16%
Home DNB
67%
2/7
13%
3/10
10%
Away DNB
43%
5/2
36%
9/4
25%
M'Boro win to nil
27%
9/4
55%
-
Blackburn win to nil
13%
8/1
10%
-
M'Boro / M'Boro
31%
8/5
13%
6/4
9%
M'Boro / Blackburn
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
24%
M'Boro / Draw
6%
12/1
24%
12/1
13%
Draw / M'Boro
17%
15/4
19%
18/5
15%
Draw / Blackburn
8%
9/1
23%
8/1
18%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
18%
19/4
Blackburn / M'Boro
4%
20/1
19%
16/1
Blackburn / Blackburn
11%
13/2
42%
11/2
28%
Blackburn / Draw
6%
14/1
21%
12/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 3 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. M'Boro have outscored their opponents by 29 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 8 games at home winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Blackburn are in 10th position in the Championship on 22 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Blackburn are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Blackburn have conceded 6 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Blackburn
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd1812421638 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
l
 
0-2A
May 3
2
Burnley1810621736 
Dec 29
Dec 6
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
3
Leeds1810531835 
Apr 8
Dec 10
w
 
1-0F
Jan 1
4
Sunderland189631333 
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
Dec 26
Apr 21
5
M'Boro 189361130 
-
-
Apr 5
w
 
0-1F
6
Watford18936230 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
7
West Brom186102728 
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 12
8
Blackburn 17845428 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
-
-
9
Norwich18675825 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
Mar 1
d
 
2-2F
10
Millwall17674525 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Apr 18
Dec 21
11
Bristol C18675325 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
w
 
3-0F
Jan 25
12
Sheff Wed18747-525 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Apr 8
Dec 10
13
Swansea18657123 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
14
Stoke18567-321 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
l
 
0-2A
Mar 11
15
Derby18558-220 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-2F
Mar 8
16
Coventry18468-318 
l
 
0-3A
May 3
Jan 21
l
 
3-0A
17
Oxford Utd18468-818 
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
18
Preston18396-818 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
Jan 31
d
 
0-00-0
19
Luton185310-1318 
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
Dec 14
Apr 12
20
Cardiff18459-1117 
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
Mar 15
w
 
1-3F
21
Plymouth18459-2017 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Feb 15
l
 
2-1A
22
Hull18369-915 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 1
Dec 29
Dec 7
23
QPR18297-1115 
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 8
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 18
-
Mar 29
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
M'Boro 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro5 - 1Luton
M'Boro0 - 3Coventry
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
M'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
M'Boro2 - 0Stoke
M'Boro1 - 1Preston
M'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
M'Boro1 - 0Swansea
M'Boro3 - 1Watford
M'Boro3 - 4Leeds
M'Boro2 - 0Swansea
M'Boro2 - 0Sheff Wed
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro3 - 1Norwich
M'Boro0 - 2Plymouth
M'Boro1 - 2Bristol C
M'Boro1 - 1Sunderland
M'Boro1 - 1Rotherham
M'Boro1 - 3Coventry
M'Boro1 - 0West Brom
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro6 - 2Oxford Utd
HM'Boro5 - 1Luton
AM'Boro4 - 1QPR
HM'Boro0 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro3 - 3Norwich
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
HM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
AM'Boro1 - 2Watford
AM'Boro1 - 0West Brom
HM'Boro2 - 0Stoke
AM'Boro0 - 1Sunderland
HM'Boro1 - 1Preston
AM'Boro2 - 0Cardiff
HM'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro1 - 0Swansea
HM'Boro3 - 1Watford
AM'Boro4 - 1Cardiff
HM'Boro3 - 4Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Ipswich
Blackburn 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff1 - 3Blackburn
Watford1 - 0Blackburn
Plymouth2 - 1Blackburn
Coventry3 - 0Blackburn
Preston0 - 0Blackburn
Burnley1 - 1Blackburn
Norwich2 - 2Blackburn
Leicester0 - 2Blackburn
Leeds0 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C5 - 0Blackburn
Sunderland1 - 5Blackburn
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
Swansea2 - 1Blackburn
Cardiff0 - 0Blackburn
Preston2 - 2Blackburn
Birmingham1 - 0Blackburn
West Brom4 - 1Blackburn
Hull3 - 2Blackburn
Huddersfield3 - 0Blackburn
Southampton4 - 0Blackburn
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABlackburn3 - 1Cardiff
HBlackburn0 - 2Stoke
HBlackburn0 - 2Sheff Utd
ABlackburn0 - 1Watford
HBlackburn0 - 0West Brom
HBlackburn1 - 0Swansea
ABlackburn1 - 2Plymouth
ABlackburn0 - 3Coventry
HBlackburn2 - 0QPR
ABlackburn0 - 0Preston
HBlackburn3 - 0Bristol C
ABlackburn1 - 1Burnley
HBlackburn2 - 1Oxford Utd
ABlackburn2 - 2Norwich
HBlackburn4 - 2Derby
ABlackburn2 - 0Leicester
HBlackburn0 - 0Coventry
HBlackburn1 - 3Sheff Wed
ABlackburn1 - 0Leeds
ABlackburn0 - 5Bristol C
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Blackburn have not lost to M'Boro in 9 consecutive away league meetings
League games at M'Boro since 1992
M'Boro
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
20
21
Games: Scored
15 / 22
15 / 22
Clean sheets
7 / 22
7 / 22
MID
7
D
8
BLB
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
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
League games at Blackburn since 1993
Blackburn
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
21
20
Games: Scored
15 / 22
13 / 22
Clean sheets
9 / 22
7 / 22
MID
5
D
8
BLB
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
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
Goal Statistics
M'Boro 5th Blackburn 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
M'Boro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Blackburn have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Blackburn
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
23%
better
MID
BLB
view stats
Games scored12
9
Failed to score4
6
Scored first9
6
Goals scored29
19
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.3
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
16
Avg. XG for1.8
1.1
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
MID
BLB
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
10
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first7
7
Goals conceded19
17
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against18%
12%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+9%

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

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16854
L AylingT ConwayB DoakG Edmundson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK3
-
L Ayling DEF172
1
-
G Edmundson DEF141
4
-
M Clarke DEF122
-
N Borges DEF141
3
-
J Howson MID7
-
D Barlaser MID101
-
B Doak MID1315
4
-
T Conway MID148
-
R McGree MID1115
2
-
E Lath FWD1872
2
-
Subs
T Glover GLK
-
D Fry DEF2
-
A Dijksteel DEF101
-
F. Cartwright MID
-
L. McCabe MID
-
M. Hamilton FWD13
-
M Forss FWD4
-
I Jones FWD15
1
-
A Gilbert FWD2
-
Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18436
A PearsY OhashiT CantwellT Dolan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Pears GLK18
1
-
C Brittain DEF132
2
-
D Hyam DEF1811
3
-
D Batth DEF151
-
H Pickering DEF131
-
L Travis MID1821
5
-
S Tronstad MID18
2
-
T Dolan MID1622
6
-
T Cantwell MID1413
4
-
R Hedges MID1811
3
-
Y Ohashi FWD184
-
Subs
J Hilton GLK
-
K McFadzean DEF
-
O Beck DEF9
1
1
J Rankin-Costello MID1021
2
-
J Buckley MID7
3
-
A Cozier-Duberry MID5
-
L Baker MID71
-
M Gueye FWD163
2
1
H Leonard FWD1
-