Middlesbrough vs Blackburn live score, H2H results, odds, standings and prediction

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• Middlesbrough welcome Blackburn Rovers on 2025-12-26 at 15:00 GMT in week 23 of the 2025-2026 Championship at Riverside Stadium.
• With the data available to us, K. Hellberg and Valerien Ismael have not met as managers before.
• Middlesbrough currently rank 2nd (with 42 pts), versus Blackburn Rovers at 20th on 25 pts.
• Middlesbrough report 4 missing players: D. Fry (Calf Injury), A. Kante (Groin Injury), D. Lenihan (Achilles Tendon Injury), A. Morris (Leg Injury) but Blackburn Rovers report 7 missing players: R. Alebiosu (International duty), H. Carter (Calf Injury), A. Forshaw (Hamstring Injury), A. Kargbo (Leg Injury), K. Montgomery (Ankle Injury), B. Toth (Knee Injury), S. Wharton (Achilles Tendon Injury).
• Our forecast has Middlesbrough in a 4-man backline (4-2-2-2), with Blackburn Rovers set to counter in 3-4-1-2.
• The previous match saw R. McGree lead Middlesbrough with a 6.9 TheyScored rating, and L. Miller top-rating for Blackburn Rovers at 6.7.
• Middlesbrough were beaten 0-2 by Bristol City, whereas Blackburn Rovers secured a win 2-0 against Millwall.
• Middlesbrough look strong (4-0-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Blackburn Rovers have 1-3-1 in the same span.
• Blackburn Rovers hold the upper hand H2H: of 33 meetings, they've triumphed 14 times, conceded 7 times and shared 12 draws.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (7-2-1 vs 5-1-4) and scoring roughly 1.60-1.00 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.

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