Championship

Championship | Gameweek 6

Sep 16, 2023 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
2 - 1
Middlesbrough

Szmodics (31', 49')
Carter (28')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Crooks (55')
Lenihan (40'), Hackney (88')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Plymouth 3-0 Blackburn
Saturday, September 2 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-2 QPR
Saturday, September 2 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Middlesbrough

With Carrick having had some prolonged time on the training pitch, he will hope that Boro return to action with more confidence than they entered the international break. Nevertheless, Blackburn appear more capable of winning this fixture, albeit in what should prove to be a competitive game. 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 39.56%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 35.08% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.61%) and 0-2 (6.43%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 (8.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Blackburn Rovers in this match.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Middlesbrough
35.08% ( 0.03)	25.37% ( 0)	39.56% ( -0.02)

Both teams to score 56.26% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.5% (

47.5%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.29% (

69.71% (

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.79% (

0.02)

26.21% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.69% (

0.02)

61.31% (

-0.02)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.25% (

-0.01)

23.75% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.11% (

-0.02)

57.89% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 35.08%

Middlesbrough 39.56%

Draw 25.36%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 8.34% ( 0) 2-1 @ 8.02% ( 0) 2-0 @ 5.58% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.58% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.57% ( 0) 3-0 @ 2.49% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.2% ( 0) Other @ 3.29% Total : 35.08%	1-1 @ 11.98% 0-0 @ 6.23% 2-2 @ 5.77% 3-3 @ 1.23% Other @ 0.16% Total : 25.36%	0-1 @ 8.95% ( -0) 1-2 @ 8.61% ( -0) 0-2 @ 6.43% ( -0) 1-3 @ 4.13% ( -0) 0-3 @ 3.08% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.76% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.48% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.11% ( -0) 2-4 @ 0.99% ( -0) Other @ 2.01% Total : 39.56%