Blackburn vs Middlesbrough

Blackburn

0 - 0

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Ewood Park 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Blackburn 22 · Middlesbrough 5

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

22 matches · 1.18 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.18
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	9%
Home wins	27%
Draws	45%
Away wins	27%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (5-12).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (71%).

Team Overview

Blackburn (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 0.83 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 30

Avg: 1.63 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.63

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

0.91

PPG

1.63

0.83

1.63

1.17

1.25

30%

O2.5

65%

57%

BTTS

65%

17%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Blackburn rank22nd

Middlesbrough rank5th

Blackburn points52

Middlesbrough points80

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25

4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Blackburn last 5 home

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals2-3

Record0-4-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D D D D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals10-6

Record1-4-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 13%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Blackburn score at home70%

Blackburn clean sheet at home22%

Middlesbrough score away78%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Blackburn score first17%

Blackburn win after scoring first50%

Middlesbrough score first22%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackburn 50% · Middlesbrough 50%

Avg first goal minute: Blackburn 41.8' · Middlesbrough 16.0'

Vs league average

Blackburn score at home0.83 vs 1.40

Blackburn concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough score away1.63 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough concede away1.25 vs 1.40

Blackburn score 41% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 35% above league average.

Defensive side: Blackburn are 3% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% below 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)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

29%

71%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

283

705

Passes Accurate

203

607

Passes %

72%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24'

24' L. Ayling

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Baradji

1st substitution · For: T. Cantwell

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Yuri Ribeiro

2nd substitution · For: H. Pickering

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Ayling

1st substitution · For: Leo Castledine

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Jørgensen

3rd substitution · For: Y. Ohashi

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Targett

2nd substitution · For: A. Bangura

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Strelec

3rd substitution · For: J. Sarmiento

89'

89' A. Malanda

Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Blackburn drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Oliver Langford. It was played at Ewood Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. L. Ayling received a yellow card for Middlesbrough at 24'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 64', with M. Baradji replacing T. Cantwell. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Yuri Ribeiro replacing H. Pickering. Middlesbrough made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. Ayling replacing Leo Castledine. Blackburn made their 3rd substitution at 75', with M. Jørgensen replacing Y. Ohashi. Middlesbrough made their 2nd substitution at 81', with M. Targett replacing A. Bangura. Middlesbrough made their 3rd substitution at 81', with D. Strelec replacing J. Sarmiento. A. Malanda received a yellow card for Middlesbrough at 89'.

Blackburn used 3 substitutions while Middlesbrough used 3 substitutions. Middlesbrough got 2 yellow cards.