Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers

This Wednesday’s Championship match sees Blackburn Rovers make the trip to face Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

Key Stats

• Middlesbrough have scored 18 goals in their last 5 matches
• Blackburn have scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches
• Middlesbrough haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last 5 attempts

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both sides have had a good start to the season. Blackburn sit inside the top half of the table and Middlesbrough are currently residing in the playoff positions. Climbing up the table with a result is on the cards for Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers so they will look to rely in their star players in an effort to take all three points away from this match on Wednesday.

Middlesbrough Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Seny Dieng; Neto Borges, Matt Clarke, George Edumundson, Luke Ayling; Dan Barlaser, Jonathan Howson (c); Delano Burgzorg, Finn Azaz, Ben Doak; Emmanuel Latte Lath

Middlesbrough have had a great start to the season, residing inside the playoff places so early on in the campaign. After 16 games they sit in fifth place with eight wins, five losses and three draws. Those matches have left them with 27 points, just three points away from climbing a place higher as fourth place Burnley currently have 30 points. The Boro have been the best scoring team in the Championship, and they have been able to rely on two players for the majority of their 29 goals. Striker Emmanuel Latte Lath has bagged seven goals with two assists and attacking midfielder Finn Azaz who has contributed to five goals and seven assists. The pair of them should be Middlesbrough best options at helping them win this Wednesday.

Blackburn Rovers Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Aynsley Pears; Harry Pickering, Danny Batth, Dominic Hyam, Callum Brtittain; Sondre Tronstad, Lewis Travis (c); Ryan Hedges, Todd Cantewell, Andreas Weimann; Yuki Ohashi

Compared to Blackburn’s relegation battle last year, the start of this season bodes well for them. Playing 15 games and they sit in ninth in the league table with six win, five losses and four draws. Those results have left them with 22 points, a win would only manage to take them one place high depending on other results. Rovers are struggling to find the back of the net, scoring three goals in their last five matches, their opponents Middlesbrough have netted 18 in that same time span. Blackburn have three players who have all achieved four goal contributions. Andreas Weimann, Yuki Ohashi and Tyrhys Dolan could be the difference makers in this Wednesday’s affair however Dolan has not featured in almost a month so it will have to be Ohashi and Weidmann to look out for.

Head To Head Stats: Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers

There have been 104 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Blackburn Rovers come into this match holding an advantage over Middlesbrough as they have come out victors on 46 occasions, 15 more times than Boro’s 31 wins in this fixture. A draw has happened 27 times out of the 104 games, leaving Blackburn with a 44.2% win percentage.

The last five faceoffs have been split in Blackburn’s favour. They enter this Wednesday’s match with three wins from the last five games as well as one draw. Middlesbrough have only won once but given the form that they’re in, they could add another win into their tally.

16th March 2024 – Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers – Championship

16th September 2023 – Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Middlesbrough – Championship

29th December 2022 – Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Middlesbrough – Championship

15th October 2022 – Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Rovers – Championship

24th January 2022 – Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Middlesbrough – Championship

Betting Tips For Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers

Middlesbrough have been in undeniable goalscoring prowess as of late and those efforts have seen them climb up to fifth in the table, four places above Blackburn. They also come into this game in the better form having won their last three consecutive games.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Middlesbrough To Win as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 1/2 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £15.30 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers

Middlesbrough 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

Goals are something that are common and consistent in Middlesbrough matches. We can see them grabbing another handful and securing all three points.