Championship

Dec 26, 2025 at 3pm UK

Middlesbrough
0-0
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: Middlesbrough vs. Hull City
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: Sheff Weds vs. Blackburn
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

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 49.5%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 25.63% and a draw had a probability of 24.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.49%) and 2-0 (8.77%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (7.37%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
49.5% ( 0)	24.87% ( -0)	25.63%

Both teams to score 52.83% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.32% (

0.02)

49.68% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.3% (

0.02)

71.69% (

-0.01)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.91% (

0.01)

20.09% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.66% (

0.01)

52.33% (

-0.01)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.11% (

0.01)

33.88% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.44% (

0.01)

70.55% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 49.49%

Blackburn Rovers 25.63%

Draw 24.87%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 10.92% 2-1 @ 9.49% 2-0 @ 8.77% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.08% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.69% 3-2 @ 2.75% ( 0) 4-1 @ 2.04% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.88% 4-2 @ 1.1% ( 0) Other @ 2.78% Total : 49.49%	1-1 @ 11.82% 0-0 @ 6.81% ( -0) 2-2 @ 5.13% ( 0) 3-3 @ 0.99% ( 0) Other @ 0.12% Total : 24.87%	0-1 @ 7.37% ( -0) 1-2 @ 6.4% ( 0) 0-2 @ 3.99% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.31% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.85% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.44% Other @ 2.28% Total : 25.63%