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Championship | Gameweek 17
Nov 27, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
0 - 1
Blackburn


McGree (13')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Hyam (77')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Oxford Utd 2-6 Middlesbrough
Saturday, November 23 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Cardiff 1-3 Blackburn
Saturday, November 9 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Middlesbrough 3-1 Blackburn Rovers

Just days after the 6-2 success at Oxford, Middlesbrough should be extremely confident of earning another three points at home to Blackburn. Rovers should be raring to go following their fixture postponement on the weekend, although we do not believe that the visitors' freshness will lead to a positive result on Teesside. 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 55.46%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 21.89%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.86%) and 2-0 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.65%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 1-2 (5.75%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawBlackburn Rovers
55.46% (-0.131 -0.13) 22.65% (0.048999999999999 0.05) 21.89% (0.083000000000002 0.08)
Both teams to score 55.69% (-0.047999999999995 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.18% (-0.12 -0.12)43.82% (0.123 0.12)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.79% (-0.117 -0.12)66.21% (0.12 0.12)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.33% (-0.084999999999994 -0.08)15.67% (0.087999999999999 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.3% (-0.159 -0.16)44.7% (0.16200000000001 0.16)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.04% (0.010000000000005 0.01)33.96% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.36% (0.009999999999998 0.01)70.64% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 55.47%
    Blackburn Rovers 21.89%
    Draw 22.65%
MiddlesbroughDrawBlackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 9.87% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 9.86% (0.023 0.02)
2-0 @ 9.14% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.1% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
3-0 @ 5.65% (-0.021 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.29% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
4-1 @ 2.83% (-0.018 -0.02)
4-0 @ 2.62% (-0.017 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.53% (-0.01 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.05% (-0.01 -0.01)
5-0 @ 0.97% (-0.009 -0.01)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 55.47%
1-1 @ 10.65% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-2 @ 5.33% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 5.32% (0.028 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.19% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 22.65%
1-2 @ 5.75% (0.016 0.02)
0-1 @ 5.75% (0.032 0.03)
0-2 @ 3.1% (0.018 0.02)
1-3 @ 2.07% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.92%
0-3 @ 1.12% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 2.18%
Total : 21.89%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Blackburn

Middlesbrough
84.5%
Draw
9.9%
Blackburn Rovers
5.6%
71
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0-0
Blackburn
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Wharton (31'), Hedges (81'), Ayari (89')
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Blackburn
2-1
Middlesbrough
Szmodics (31', 49')
Carter (28')
Crooks (55')
Lenihan (40'), Hackney (88')
Dec 29, 2022 7.45pm
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1-2
Middlesbrough
Hedges (5')
Forss (46'), McGree (56')
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1-2
Blackburn
Watmore (45+1')
Lenihan (4' og.), Gallagher (17')
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Blackburn
1-0
Middlesbrough
Gallagher (76')
Nyambe (37'), Travis (50'), Wharton (90'), Edun (90+11')

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