BlackburnBlackburn vs Middlesbrough — Championship
2-1
MiddlesbroughEwood Park, Blackburn
Going into the match, Blackburn had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 0.8 goals a game; Middlesbrough had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Blackburn 1 win, Middlesbrough 1 win, 2 drawn. Blackburn are 16th in the Championship on 5 points; Middlesbrough are 2nd on 10.
Match report
Home form going in: Blackburn
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (L W D L D). 0.8 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Leicester · 2 May 2026
- W 1-3 at Sheffield United · 22 Apr 2026
- D 1-1 vs Coventry · 17 Apr 2026
- L 3-0 at Southampton · 14 Apr 2026
- D 1-1 at Stoke · 11 Apr 2026
- D 0-0 vs West Brom · 6 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (D W W D L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Wrexham · 2 May 2026
- W 5-1 vs Watford · 25 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 22 Apr 2026
- D 2-2 at Ipswich · 19 Apr 2026
- L 0-1 vs Portsmouth · 11 Apr 2026
- D 2-2 at Swansea · 6 Apr 2026
Head-to-head: Blackburn vs Middlesbrough
- Blackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough · 21 Mar 2026 · Championship
- Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn · 26 Dec 2025 · Championship
- Blackburn 0-2 Middlesbrough · 4 Apr 2025 · Championship
- Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn · 27 Nov 2024 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 12' Normal Goal — Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough)
- 49' Normal Goal — Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn)
- 55' Normal Goal — Todd Cantwell (Blackburn)
Match statistics
| Blackburn | Metric | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 29 | Ball possession | 71 |
| 0.95 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.36 |
| 6 | Total shots | 22 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 1 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 12 |
| 5 | Attempts inside box | 13 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 9 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 271 | Total passes | 646 |
| 200 | Accurate passes | 585 |
| 74 | Pass accuracy | 91 |
| 5 | Key passes | 17 |
| 90 | Duels | 90 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | QPR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Charlton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Norwich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Derby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Bolton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Cardiff | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |