Middlesbrough vs Blackburn result and stats
Win probability: home 53%, draw 25%, away 22%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersMiddlesbrough and Blackburn drew 0–0 in the Championship on Friday 26 December 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Middlesbrough 53%, the draw 25% and Blackburn 22%, so a draw had a 25% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
MIBL
10Shots13
2On target2
4Corners4
11Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals0
Referee: J Bell
Recent form
Middlesbrough
L @ Bristol City0–2 · 20 Dec
W v QPR3–1 · 13 Dec
W @ Charlton2–1 · 9 Dec
W @ Hull4–1 · 5 Dec
W v Derby2–1 · 29 Nov
Blackburn
W v Millwall2–0 · 20 Dec
L @ Portsmouth1–2 · 13 Dec
D v Oxford1–1 · 9 Dec
D v Ipswich1–1 · 2 Dec
D @ Wrexham1–1 · 29 Nov
Head to head
In 8 league meetings since 2021, Middlesbrough won 2, Blackburn won 4 and 2 were drawn; the most recent, on 4 Apr 2025, finished Blackburn 0–2 Middlesbrough, a win for Middlesbrough.
Blackburn 0–2 Middlesbrough4 Apr 2025
Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn27 Nov 2024
Middlesbrough 0–0 Blackburn16 Mar 2024
Blackburn 2–1 Middlesbrough16 Sep 2023
Blackburn 1–2 Middlesbrough29 Dec 2022
Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackburn15 Oct 2022