Middlesbrough vs Blackburn

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🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Blackburn 22
Referee Stats
11 matches · 0.18 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.18
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 64%
Draws 27%
Away wins 9%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 0-0.
  • Shots were tight (10-13).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Blackburn (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 29
Avg: 1.00 / 1.26

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.35
1.42
GF
1.00
0.75
GA
1.26
43%
O2.5
48%
48%
BTTS
39%
22%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Blackburn rank22nd
Middlesbrough points80
Blackburn points52
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.
Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14
32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
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.

Blackburn last 5 away

W L D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index60
Goals7-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Blackburn score away61%
Blackburn clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Blackburn score first22%
Blackburn win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Blackburn 25%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Blackburn 32.0'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Blackburn score away1.00 vs 1.20
Blackburn concede away1.26 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Blackburn score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Blackburn are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.20
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Blackburn goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
2
Total Shots
10
13
Shots off Goal
4
6
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
6
8
Shots Outside Box
4
5
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
11
9
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
463
391
Passes Accurate
371
314
Passes %
80%
80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins3
Draws8
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals5 (26.3%)
BTTS9 (47.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins0
Draws6
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (11.1%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Head-to-Head History by Season