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

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

John Eustace is aiming for a vital away win in the FA Cup on Saturday lunch time, as he takes his Blackburn Rovers side to the Riverside Stadium to visit Middlesbrough and Michael Carrick. We have custom-designed statistics for all of the main betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.

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Middlesbrough's next match is v Portsmouth at 15:00 on Saturday 18th January
Blackburn Rovers's next match is v Oxford Utd at 15:00 on Saturday 18th January
The last English FA Cup meeting between M'Boro and Blackburn was on Saturday 11th January 2025
English FA Cup
January 11th 2025
M'Boro 0
1 Blackburn
 
70' A. Weimann
 
MID
BLB
Shots On
2
1
Shots Off
9
6
Corners
6
1
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
6
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
M'BoroBlackburn
 
T. Glover
M. Clarke
L. Engel
S. Edmundson
A. Dijksteel
L. McCabe (H. Hackney 76')
D. Barlaser
A. Gilbert
R. McGree (E. Latte Lath 76')
D. Burgzorg
M. Hamilton (M. Forss 65')
B. Tóth
C. Brittain
O. Beck
D. Batth
D. Hyam
J. Rankin-Costello
J. Buckley
(T. Dolan 81') T. Cantwell
S. Tronstad
(M. Gueye 81') H. Leonard
(H. O'Grady-Macken 90') football iconA. Weimann

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both M'Boro and Blackburn's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.22.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
44%
23/20
24%
6/5
10%
Draw
25%
12/5
11%
12/5
8%
Blackburn
31%
23/10
27%
11/5
9%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
13%
5/1
8%
M'Boro 1-0
10%
15/213/2
6%
M'Boro 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
Blackburn 1-0
8%
10/1
27%
8/1
10%
M'Boro 2-0
7%
10/1
22%
17/2
Blackburn 2-1
7%
11/1
20%
9/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
15%
8/1
18%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
9%
Blackburn 2-0
5%
16/1
26%
12/1
13%
M'Boro 3-1
5%
16/1
31%
12/1
8%
M'Boro 3-0
4%
20/1
40%
14/1
Blackburn 3-1
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
M'Boro 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Blackburn 3-2
2%
33/122/1
10%
Blackburn 3-0
2%
33/1
33%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
10/11
10%
17/20
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
10/11
9%
17/20
10%
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/6
11%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
11/8
13%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1
23%
-
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/108/11
5%
BTTS - No
44%
21/201/1
7%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
10/3
27%
3/1
11%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
9%
10/3
2%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
5/1
20%
9/2
Home/draw
69%
1/3
13%
1/3
2%
Away/draw
56%
4/6
19%
4/6
5%
Home/away
75%
3/10
4%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/7
6%
2/7
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
5/2
13%
12/5
13%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
9/4
24%
21/10
15%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/3
8%
1/3
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
11/2
30%
19/4
20%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/9
5%
1/9
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1
36%
10/1
22%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33
2%
1/33
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
1/20
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
15%
8/1
18%
Home DNB
62%
4/7
18%
4/7
6%
Away DNB
48%
5/4
31%
5/4
10%
M'Boro win to nil
23%
11/4
15%
-
Blackburn win to nil
15%
5/1
25%
-
M'Boro / M'Boro
23%
5/2
27%
12/5
10%
M'Boro / Blackburn
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
M'Boro / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / M'Boro
15%
9/2
16%
17/4
5%
Draw / Blackburn
11%
13/2
21%
6/1
7%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
17%
19/5
9%
Blackburn / M'Boro
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
12%
Blackburn / Blackburn
15%
9/2
27%
4/1
5%
Blackburn / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
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Win / draw / win form
M'Boro
20 games
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
AM'Boro1 - 0Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
AM'Boro3 - 3Plymouth
HM'Boro1 - 0Millwall
AM'Boro1 - 3Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
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
Blackburn
20 games
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn0 - 1Burnley
ABlackburn1 - 1Leeds
HBlackburn0 - 1Hull
HBlackburn2 - 2Sunderland
ABlackburn0 - 1Millwall
HBlackburn2 - 0Luton
ABlackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn1 - 0Hull
HBlackburn1 - 0Leeds
ABlackburn1 - 0M'Boro
ABlackburn3 - 1Cardiff
HBlackburn0 - 2Stoke
HBlackburn0 - 2Sheff Utd
ABlackburn0 - 1Watford
HBlackburn0 - 0West Brom
HBlackburn1 - 0Swansea
ABlackburn1 - 2Plymouth
ABlackburn0 - 3Coventry
HBlackburn2 - 0QPR
ABlackburn0 - 0Preston
Goal Statistics

Middlesbrough's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday lunch time, not least because Blackburn Rovers have conceded in each of their last 5 FA Cup matches. A PG of 1.5 for M. Carrick's side suggests that run should continue.

M'Boro Blackburn
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Blackburn
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
40%
better
MID
BLB
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Games scored16
11
Failed to score4
9
Scored first12
9
Goals scored37
16
Avg. goals scored1.9
0.8
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal5
9
Conversion rate for19
12
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+40%
Defence rating
MID
BLB
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
11
Clean sheets6
9
Conceded first7
9
Goals conceded27
17
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
10
Conversion rate against19%
10%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between M'Boro v Blackburn will show here when available.

M'Boro FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
T GloverL. McCabe
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Glover GLK1
-
A Dijksteel DEF1
-
G Edmundson DEF1
-
M Clarke DEF1
-
L Engel DEF1
-
D Barlaser MID1
-
L. McCabe MID1
1
-
M. Hamilton MID1
-
R McGree MID1
-
A Gilbert FWD1
-
D Burgzorg FWD1
-
Subs
S. Connor
-
R Berg DEF
-
D Fry DEF
-
G. McCormick DEF
-
B. Palmer MID
-
H Hackney MID1
-
M Forss MID1
-
A. Matthews FWD
-
E Lath FWD1
-
Blackburn FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1100
B TóthA Weimann 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Tóth GLK1
-
C Brittain DEF1
-
D Hyam DEF1
-
D Batth DEF1
-
O Beck DEF1
-
J Buckley MID1
-
S Tronstad MID1
-
A Weimann  MID11
-
T Cantwell MID1
-
J Rankin-Costello MID1
-
H Leonard FWD1
-
Subs
A Pears GLK
-
K McFadzean DEF
-
G. Pratt DEF
-
M. Litherland DEF
-
T Dolan MID1
-
H. O'Grady-Macken MID1
-
I. Tyjon FWD
-
M Gueye FWD1
-
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