Match summary
Blackburn won 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.
Sammie Szmodics put Blackburn ahead in the 31st minute, Szmodics made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, and Matt Crooks pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 55th minute.
The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 2.89 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Middlesbrough's 2.53 from 21.
Before kick-off
Blackburn win
41%
Avg odds 2.31
Draw
26%
Avg odds 3.64
Middlesbrough win
33%
Avg odds 2.90
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.