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Middlesbrough vs Blackburn — Championship
1-0
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Going into the match, Middlesbrough had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.9 goals a game; Blackburn had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 6 times in our records: Middlesbrough 1 win, Blackburn 3 wins, 2 drawn. Middlesbrough are 3rd in the Championship on 22 points; Blackburn are 10th on 15.
Match report
Home form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L W W L W). 1.9 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Leeds · 22 Dec 2012
- W 2-0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 15 Dec 2012
- W 2-3 at Peterboro · 8 Dec 2012
- L 3-2 at Birmingham · 30 Nov 2012
- W 3-0 vs Huddersfield · 27 Nov 2012
- L 1-3 vs Bristol City · 24 Nov 2012
Away form going in: Blackburn
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (L L D L L). 1.1 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Blackpool · 15 Dec 2012
- L 1-4 vs Cardiff · 7 Dec 2012
- D 1-1 at Burnley · 2 Dec 2012
- L 1-2 vs Bolton · 28 Nov 2012
- L 0-2 vs Millwall · 24 Nov 2012
- W 1-4 at Peterboro · 17 Nov 2012
Head-to-head: Middlesbrough vs Blackburn
- Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough · 22 Aug 2026 · Championship
- 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 · 11 Jan 2025 · FA Cup
- Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn · 27 Nov 2024 · Championship
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Metric | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total shots | 13 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |