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 55.46%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 21.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.86%) and 2-0 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.65%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 1-2 (5.75%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.