Championship · Matchweek 39 · Mar 21
Blackburn - Middlesbrough
Blackburn and Middlesbrough drew 0-0 in Championship (Matchweek 39).
Key events
Quick stats
%28
Possession
%72
0.60
Expected goals (xG)
1.46
1.41
Pre-match xG
1.66
3
Total shots
10
1
Shots on target
3
1
Shots off target
4
1
Blocked shots
3
2
Shots inside box
7
1
Shots outside box
3
3
Saves
1
Match timeline
First half
24'
🟨L. AylingYellow card
HT 0 - 0
Y. Ribeiro ↔ H. PickeringSubstitution🔁
63'
M. Baradji ↔ T. CantwellSubstitution🔁
64'
68'
🔁L. Ayling ↔ L. CastledineSubstitution
M. Jorgensen ↔ Y. OhashiSubstitution🔁
75'
80'
🔁M. Targett ↔ A. BanguraSubstitution
81'
🔁D. Strelec ↔ J. SarmientoSubstitution
89'
🟨A. MalandaYellow card
FT 0 - 0
Match statsBlackburn · Middlesbrough
Key stats
%28
Possession
%72
0.60
Expected goals (xG)
1.46
1.41
Pre-match xG
1.66
Shots
3
Total shots
10
1
Shots on target
3
1
Shots off target
4
1
Blocked shots
3
2
Shots inside box
7
1
Shots outside box
3
3
Saves
1
Attacking
67
Attacks
142
28
Dangerous attacks
66
Passing
233
Total passes
603
161
Accurate passes
518
%69
Pass accuracy
%86
Set pieces & discipline
1
Corners
9
2
Offsides
4
5
Fouls
6
8
Free kicks
7
13
Throw-ins
20
8
Goal kicks
3
Cards
0
Yellow cards
1
0
1st-half cards
1
0
2nd-half cards
1
By half
0
1st-half goals
0
0
2nd-half goals
0
1
1st-half corners
7
2
2nd-half corners
4
Penalties
0
Penalties won
0
0
Penalty goals
0
LineupsBlackburn 3-4-2-1Middlesbrough 4-1-4-1
22
Tóth
20
Cashin
15
McLoughlin
38
Atcheson
4
Ribeiro
28
Forshaw
5
Gardner-Hickman
2
Alebiosu
24
Baradji
25
Morishita
29
Jørgensen
31
Brynn
3
Targett
29
Malanda
12
Ayling
2
Brittain
18
Morris
13
Strelec
8
McGree
6
Fry
16
Browne
9
Conway
Blackburn · Bench
Coach: Damien Johnson
Middlesbrough · Bench
Coach: Kim Hellberg
HEAD TO HEAD13 meetings · 2020–2026
Nov 3who was on topAug 22
7 Blackburn
4 draw
2 Middlesbrough
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.5goals / match
12–8total goals
7/4clean sheets
2-1Blackburn best win · Aug 22
2-0Middlesbrough best win · Apr 4
Over 1.5
6/13
Over 2.5
4/13
Over 3.5
0/13
BTTS
5/13
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Blackburn at home6 matches
3W
1D
2L
6:6
Middlesbrough at home7 matches
0W
3D
4L
2:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
20Blackburnin the table52pts
46matches
13-13-20W-D-L
42:56goals
-14diff
LWDLD
5Middlesbroughin the table80pts
46matches
22-14-10W-D-L
72:47goals
+25diff
LLDDW
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
xG difference & finishing
Blackburn0 gol · 0.60 xG
-0.60
Middlesbrough0 gol · 1.46 xG
-1.46
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Middlesbrough dominated the ball72% possession
Middlesbrough took more shots10 - 3
THE REFEREE26 matches on record
Oliver Langford
Strictness40
TEMPO42
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: High
This match vs his average
Cards
13.1
-2.1
Fouls
1118.6
-7.6
Goals
02.7
-2.7
Corners
109.6
+0.4
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals
0.00.9
-0.9
Shots
3.011.0
-8.0
On target
1.03.0
-2.0
Possession
%28%48
-20.3
Corners
1.05.1
-4.1
Cards
0.02.2
-2.2
Conceded
0.01.2
-1.2
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals
0.01.5
-1.5
Shots
10.015.5
-5.5
On target
3.04.8
-1.8
Possession
%72%60
+12.1
Corners
9.06.4
+2.6
Cards
1.01.3
-0.3
Conceded
0.01.0
-1.0
this matchseason average · 47 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Adilson Malanda 7.70
Starting XI
Saves3Passes30 · %13
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won5/7Fouls1Passes29 · %22
Dribbles2/2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won5/7Fouls won2Passes28 · %25
Tackles4Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes25 · %15
On target1/1Tackles1Duels won3/7Fouls won2Passes20 · %16
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won5/6Fouls won1Passes16 · %10
Key pass1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/4Passes18 · %14
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/3Fouls1Passes14 · %9
Tackles4Interceptions2Duels won4/6Fouls1Passes21 · %15
Passes6 · %4
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/11Fouls won1Offside2Passes16 · %9
Substitutes
Unused: Dion De NeveFrank VareValentin JosephScott WhartonAynsley PearsOladapo Afolayan
Starting XI
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won5/6Fouls1Offside1Passes110 · %104
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won9/9Fouls won1Passes108 · %100
On target1/1Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won4/5Offside1Passes74 · %56
Saves1Passes15 · %14
Key pass1Interceptions1Fouls1Passes60 · %55
On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/7Passes73 · %68
Key pass2Dribbles1/3Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes50 · %38
On target1/1Duels won1/4Passes11 · %5
Key pass3Dribbles1/5Duels won4/10Fouls won3Offside1Passes30 · %28
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/6Fouls1Offside1Passes48 · %37
Dribbles1/2Duels won3/11Fouls won1Fouls2Passes22 · %12
Substitutes
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/1Passes2 · %1
Unused: Joe WildsmithGeorge EdmundsonAlex BanguraSontje HansenJeremy SarmientoCruz IbehMamadou Kaly SeneAlexander Gilbert
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%50) ✗
Blackburn %36
Draw %14
Middlesbrough %50
1.22Blackburn xPuan
1.64Middlesbrough xPuan
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