Championship · Matchweek 39 · Mar 21

Blackburn - Middlesbrough

Blackburn and Middlesbrough drew 0-0 in Championship (Matchweek 39).

🏟 Ewood Park 👤 Referee: O. Langford
Key events
24' 🟨 L. AylingYellow card Middlesbroug
89' 🟨 A. MalandaYellow card Middlesbroug
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
HEAD TO HEAD13 meetings · 2020–2026
Blackburn 7
Nov 3who was on topAug 22
Middlesbrough 2
7 Blackburn 4 draw 2 Middlesbrough
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.5goals / match
128total goals
7/4clean sheets
2-1Blackburn best win · Aug 22
2-0Middlesbrough best win · Apr 4
%46 Over 1.5 6/13
%31 Over 2.5 4/13
%0 Over 3.5 0/13
%38 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
Aug 22 Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship
Dec 26 Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Championship
Apr 4 Blackburn 0-2 Middlesbrough Championship
Jan 11 Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn FA Cup
Nov 27 Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Championship
Mar 16 Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Championship
Sep 16 Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship
Dec 29 Blackburn 1-2 Middlesbrough Championship
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
22 Balázs Tóth G · 78' 7.60
Saves3Passes30 · %13
20 Eiran Cashin D · 78' 7.30
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won5/7Fouls1Passes29 · %22
5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman M · 78' 7.20
Dribbles2/2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won5/7Fouls won2Passes28 · %25
38 Tom Atcheson D · 78' 7.20
Tackles4Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes25 · %15
25 Ryoya Morishita F · 78' 6.90
On target1/1Tackles1Duels won3/7Fouls won2Passes20 · %16
4 Yuri Ribeiro M · 64' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won5/6Fouls won1Passes16 · %10
15 Sean McLoughlin D · 78' · K 6.90
Key pass1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/4Passes18 · %14
2 Ryan Alebiosu M · 78' 6.70
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/3Fouls1Passes14 · %9
28 Adam Forshaw M · 78' 6.70
Tackles4Interceptions2Duels won4/6Fouls1Passes21 · %15
29 Mathias Jørgensen F · 75' 6.20
Passes6 · %4
24 Moussa Baradji F · 64' 6.00
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/11Fouls won1Offside2Passes16 · %9
Substitutes
3 Harry Pickering D · 14' 6.70
Passes3 · %3
10 Todd Cantwell M · 14' 6.70
Interceptions1Fouls1Passes5 · %5
23 Yuki Ohashi F · 3'
Passes2 · %1
Unused: Dion De NeveFrank VareValentin JosephScott WhartonAynsley PearsOladapo Afolayan
Starting XI
29 Adilson Malanda D · 78' 7.70
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won5/6Fouls1Offside1Passes110 · %104
6 Dael Fry D · 78' · K 7.70
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won9/9Fouls won1Passes108 · %100
12 Luke Ayling D · 68' 7.30
On target1/1Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won4/5Offside1Passes74 · %56
31 Solomon Brynn G · 78' 6.70
Saves1Passes15 · %14
3 Matt Targett M · 78' 6.60
Key pass1Interceptions1Fouls1Passes60 · %55
18 Aidan Morris M · 78' 6.60
On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/7Passes73 · %68
8 Riley McGree M · 78' 6.50
Key pass2Dribbles1/3Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes50 · %38
13 David Strelec F · 78' 6.50
On target1/1Duels won1/4Passes11 · %5
9 Tommy Conway F · 78' 6.30
Key pass3Dribbles1/5Duels won4/10Fouls won3Offside1Passes30 · %28
2 Callum Brittain M · 78' 6.20
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/6Fouls1Offside1Passes48 · %37
16 Alan Browne F · 78' 6.00
Dribbles1/2Duels won3/11Fouls won1Fouls2Passes22 · %12
Substitutes
23 Leo Castledine M · 10' 6.70
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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