Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football English League Championship
Result
0:0
26/12/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 23
  • Referee: Bell J. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
0.831.18
Ball Possession
53%47%
Total shots
1013
Shots on target
22
Big Chances
10
Corner Kicks
44
Passes
81% (371/460)81% (316/392)
Yellow Cards
21
Expected Goals (xG)
0.831.18
xG on target (xGOT)
0.350.48
Total shots
1013
Shots on target
22
Shots off target
46
Blocked Shots
45
Shots inside the Box
68
Shots outside the Box
45
Hit the Woodwork
10
Big Chances
10
Corner Kicks
44
Touches in opposition box
1326
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
21
Free Kicks
911
Passes
81% (371/460)81% (316/392)
Long passes
42% (21/50)49% (28/57)
Passes in final third
69% (75/109)76% (90/119)
Crosses
0% (0/10)13% (3/23)
Expected assists (xA)
0.450.50
Throw-ins
3020
Fouls
119
Tackles
50% (10/20)64% (16/25)
Duels won
5661
Clearances
2925
Interceptions
511
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
32
xGOT faced
0.480.35
Goals prevented
0.480.35

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 17', Jones A. ↓, Edmundson G. ↑,
  • 31', Gilbert A. 🟨,
  • 33', Morishita R. 🟨,
  • 45+2', Morishita R. ↓, Baradji M. ↑,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 46', Edmundson G. ↓, Fry D. ↑,
  • 46', Hamilton M. ↓, Nypan S. ↑,
  • 67', Gilbert A. ↓, Browne A. ↑,
  • 73', Targett M. ↓, Bangura A. ↑,
  • 76', Hedges R. ↓, Pickering H. ↑,
  • 76', Tronstad S. ↓, Gardner-Hickman T. ↑,
  • 80', Hackney H. 🟨,
  • 90+3', Henriksson A. ↓, Dlamini N. ↑,
  • 90+3', Cantwell T. ↓, Ribeiro Y. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Middlesbrough
54%		Draw
25.2%		Blackburn Rovers
20.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
48% 26.8% 25.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

48.1% 26.7% 25.1%

Middlesbrough - Blackburn Rovers Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)		 1.77 ↓
(1.97)		 3.75 ↑
(3.52)		 4.5 ↑
(3.75)		 5.5%
(5.8%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
What is the prediction for Middlesbrough - Blackburn Rovers?
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • AH -0.75 - Middlesbrough (1.92) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 4 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
  • Users Predictions: Middlesbrough will win (42 of 47 users predict this - 89.36%).
    Confidence interval (95%): 80.54% – 98.18%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Middlesbrough will win (17 of 18 users predict this - 94.44%) 🥇 Gold Tip.
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 19 high ROI users predict this event. Middlesbrough (votes: 18 - 94.7%). Blackburn (votes: 1 - 5.3%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
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    Preview Facts
    • This match features one of the leaders against an outsider (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Premier League and 20).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Middlesbrough won 1.
    • Middlesbrough is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • In recent matches, Blackburn has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
    • Recently, Blackburn has had a series of home games.
    • In this match, Middlesbrough is the team to beat.
    • There will not play in Middlesbrough: Fry D. (Calf Injury) Kante A. (Groin Injury) Lenihan D. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Morris A. (Leg Injury)
    • There will not play in Blackburn: Alebiosu R. (International duty) Carter H. (Calf Injury) Forshaw A. (Hamstring Injury) Kargbo A. (Leg Injury) Montgomery K. (Ankle Injury) Toth B. (Knee Injury) Wharton S. (Achilles Tendon Injury)
    • We predict that Middlesbrough will win today's game, with odds of 1.74.
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Middlesbrough won 3 matches, drew 9 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 13:17. (average 0.7:0.9).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Middlesbrough won 0 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 6:10. (average 0.5:0.9).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Middlesbrough - Blackburn Rovers were as follows:
    04.04.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Middlesbrough 0:2
    11.01.2025 Middlesbrough - Blackburn Rovers 0:1
    27.11.2024 Middlesbrough - Blackburn Rovers 0:1
    16.03.2024 Middlesbrough - Blackburn Rovers 0:0
    16.09.2023 Blackburn Rovers - Middlesbrough 2:1
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    Latest results of Blackburn Rovers
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    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Coventry30177663:352858
    2Middlesbrough30177647:291858
    3Hull30166848:40854
    4Ipswich29149649:282151
    5Millwall30148837:36150
    6Wrexham301211744:37747
    7Derby30129944:37745
    8Watford301111839:35444
    9Preston301111837:34344
    10Bristol City301271140:36443
    11QPR301271142:43-143
    12Stoke301261234:28642
    13Birmingham301191041:38342
    14Southampton3010101043:41240
    15Sheffield Utd301231543:43039
    16Swansea301161334:37-339
    17Charlton29981229:38-935
    18Norwich30961537:42-533
    19Portsmouth28891127:37-1033
    20Leicester301081240:45-532
    21Blackburn30881427:38-1132
    22West Brom30951632:47-1532
    23Oxford Utd30691528:41-1327
    24Sheffield Wed30182118:58-40-7

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