Championship

Championship | Gameweek 38

Mar 16, 2024 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
0 - 0
Blackburn

Latte Lath (31'), Ayling (57'), Greenwood (90')

Wharton (31'), Hedges (81'), Ayari (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Last Game: Birmingham 0-1 Middlesbrough
Tuesday, March 12 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Blackburn 1-1 Plymouth
Saturday, March 9 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Middlesbrough 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

With Blackburn having kept their points tally ticking over with draws, that result cannot be ruled out here. However, Boro are beginning to build up a head of steam and we are backing Carrick's side to edge this contest in the closing stages. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 48.8%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 27.54% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.86%) and 2-0 (7.65%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (6.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
48.8% ( -0)	23.66%	27.54%

Both teams to score 58.51% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.04% (

-0)

42.96% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.64%

65.36% (

-0)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.24% (

-0)

17.75% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.56% (

-0)

48.44% (

-0)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.14% (

-0)

28.86% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.28%

64.72% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 48.8%

Blackburn Rovers 27.54%

Draw 23.65%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 9.51% ( -0) 1-0 @ 8.86% 2-0 @ 7.65% 3-1 @ 5.48% 3-0 @ 4.41% 3-2 @ 3.41% 4-1 @ 2.37% 4-0 @ 1.91% 4-2 @ 1.47% Other @ 3.74% Total : 48.8%	1-1 @ 11% 2-2 @ 5.91% 0-0 @ 5.12% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.41% Other @ 0.21% Total : 23.65%	1-2 @ 6.84% 0-1 @ 6.37% 0-2 @ 3.96% 1-3 @ 2.83% 2-3 @ 2.45% 0-3 @ 1.64% Other @ 3.46% Total : 27.54%