📏 Form Guide

Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough prepare for this match following on from a 1-1 Championship draw vs Cardiff City.

In that game, Middlesbrough had 75% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Middlesbrough was Emmanuel Latte Lath (11'). Cardiff City got 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Calum Chambers (21') scored for Cardiff City.

Over their last six fixtures, Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough have found the net a combined total of 9 times, an average number of goals scored per match of 1.5.

Blackburn Rovers

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Since tasting defeat last time out to Burnley in Championship action, Blackburn Rovers will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Blackburn Rovers managed 49% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 1 on target. For their opponents, Burnley got 4 shots at goal with 2 on target. Zian Flemming (60') was the scorer for Burnley.

The stats don’t lie, and Blackburn Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 6 goals overall. At the back, Blackburn Rovers certainly have room for improvement.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 24/01/2022 tells us that Middlesbrough have won 1 of these & Blackburn Rovers 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

In all, 11 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 4 of them for The Boro and 7 belonging to Rovers. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.

The last league match featuring these sides was Championship match day 17 on 27/11/2024 and the score finished Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers.

On that day, Middlesbrough managed 61% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

On the other side, Blackburn Rovers got 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. Dominic Hyam (77') was the scorer.

The referee was James Bell.

📋 Team News: Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan (Ankle surgery) and Aidan Morris (Knee injury) will not be taking part for Middlesbrough gaffer Michael Carrick.

📰 Team News: Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers manager John Eustace has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Arnór Sigurdsson (Thigh problems) and Hayden Carter (Knee surgery) won’t be making appearances.

💡 Prediction

In this game, Middlesbrough look set to score more than once when they play Blackburn Rovers, who won’t find it easy scoring.

We reckon that it will be a 2-0 winning margin for Middlesbrough at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 11:43 11/01/2025