Blackburn vs Middlesbrough

4 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Busby

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Tommy Conway 2’
  • Samuel Iling Junior 8’

Match summary

Middlesbrough beat Blackburn 2-0 on the road. Middlesbrough led 2-0 at half-time.

Tommy Conway put Middlesbrough ahead in the 2nd minute and Samuel Iling Junior made it 0-2 in the 8th minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 0.92 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Blackburn's 0.46 from 7.

Match stats

Blackburn Middlesbrough
7 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.42 xG 0.92
0.42 Non-penalty xG 0.92

Key events

Blackburn Middlesbrough
Kick-off
2’
Tommy Conway0-1 (Middlesbrough)
8’
Samuel Iling Junior0-2 (Middlesbrough)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackburn
  • John Buckley
  • Makhtar Gueye

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 0.92 2’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 0-1 2’ 8’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), 0-2 8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 0.92 2’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 0-1 Conway 2’ 8’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), 0-2 Junior 8’
Blackburn 0.46 xGMiddlesbrough 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Blackburn attacking 
15’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 76’ Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 74’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 2’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 53’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 14’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ John Buckley (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 15’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 74’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 2’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 53’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 14’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ John Buckley (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.23 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Ryan Hedges Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Makhtar Gueye Taken off
46′ – – – – – –
Yuki Ohashi Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Cauley Woodrow Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 34% Avg odds 2.82
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Middlesbrough win 38% Avg odds 2.46

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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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.