Match Report
In the standings it was Blackburn Rovers 13th on 5 points, Middlesbrough 5th on 7 — separated by 2. Per game in the league, Blackburn Rovers were scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.25, Middlesbrough 1.75 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 33 times in the GioScore results database: 12 wins for Blackburn Rovers, 12 draws and 9 for Middlesbrough, at 1.58 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 27% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 24% of meetings.
The venue was Ewood Park, with room for 31,367 spectators. The referee was T. Reeves, with 100 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Middlesbrough led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers: Andri Gudjohnsen (49'), Todd Cantwell (55') · Middlesbrough: Jeremy Sarmiento (12')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers 29% · Middlesbrough 71% · Total shots: 6-22 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-10