Blackburn vs Middlesbrough

Blackburn

0 - 2

Middlesbrough

🕒 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Ewood Park 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 40

Regular Season Table

Blackburn 7 · Middlesbrough 10

Referee Stats

John Busby

28 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	46%
Draws	21%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (7-12).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

Blackburn (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

34 / 23

Avg: 1.48 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

33 / 33

Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.09

1.48

1.43

1.00

1.43

43%

O2.5

52%

39%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Blackburn rank7th

Middlesbrough rank10th

Blackburn points66

Middlesbrough points64

Blackburn: #7 · 66 pts · GD +5

34 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +8

36 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackburn last 5 home

W W D L L

Points7/15

Weighted index67

Goals9-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-5

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Blackburn score at home70%

Blackburn clean sheet at home35%

Middlesbrough score away74%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Blackburn score first0%

Blackburn win after scoring first0%

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackburn 0% · Middlesbrough 0%

Vs league average

Blackburn score at home1.48 vs 1.43

Blackburn concede at home1.00 vs 1.02

Middlesbrough score away1.43 vs 1.02

Middlesbrough concede away1.43 vs 1.43

Blackburn score 3% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 41% above league average.

Defensive side: Blackburn are 2% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals0.60

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Blackburn goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

476

429

Passes Accurate

372

343

Passes %

78%

80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	18
Home Wins	7
Draws	8
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (22.2%)
BTTS	8 (44.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (33.3%)
BTTS	3 (33.3%)

Blackburn vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 0 - 0 26 Dec 2025 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

04 Apr 2025 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2 27 Nov 2024 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 0 - 1

2023-2024 Season

16 Mar 2024 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 0 - 0 16 Sep 2023 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1

2022-2023 Season

29 Dec 2022 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 1 - 2 15 Oct 2022 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 1 - 2

2021-2022 Season

24 Jan 2022 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0 28 Aug 2021 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 1 - 1

2020-2021 Season

24 Jan 2021 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 0 - 1 03 Nov 2020 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 0 - 0

2019-2020 Season

01 Feb 2020 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 1 - 1 17 Aug 2019 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0

2018-2019 Season

17 Feb 2019 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 0 - 1 08 Dec 2018 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 1 - 1

2015-2016 Season

01 Mar 2016 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1 06 Feb 2016 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 1 - 1