Ace Football previews the Championship round 17 match between Middlesbrough and Blackburn and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Middlesbrough to pull away with 3 points this coming Wednesday. They face Blackburn in the Championship and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Middlesbrough look to add three valuable points.
Middlesbrough approach the next Championship round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 27 points this season so far. With 16 games behind them, Blackburn amassed 22 points, placing them as number 9 before their next fixture.
Team form: Middlesbrough vs Blackburn
Middlesbrough Form
In their last three outings, Middlesbrough won 1-4 against Queens Park Rangers, beat Luton by 5-1 and hammered Oxford 2-6. Middlesbrough won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored nine and conceded seven goals.
Blackburn Form
In their last three matches, Blackburn lost against Sheffield United and Stoke by 0-2 and 0-2, respectively, and beat Cardiff by 1-3. Blackburn only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by eight goals to five.
Betting stats for Middlesbrough and Blackburn
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Blackburn. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Middlesbrough home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Middlesbrough home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 13 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Blackburn have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Blackburn have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Middlesbrough vs Blackburn
Andreas Weimann shows decent form right now for Blackburn, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Middlesbrough, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Emmanuel Latte Lath also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Championship matches.
Popular betting markets: Middlesbrough vs Blackburn
Full-time result
Middlesbrough claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Blackburn won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing three in this series of matches. Blackburn have not lost to Middlesbrough in 9 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Middlesbrough scored first in six of their last ten home games. Blackburn got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Middlesbrough managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Middlesbrough saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Blackburn’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Middlesbroughs last 3 matches had over 4.5 goals.
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