Blackburn v Middlesbrough result

Full-time · Blackburn 1–0 Middlesbrough

Championship · Sat, 17 Aug 2019 15:00 BST · Ewood Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Blackburn 1–0 Middlesbrough — Blackburn won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Ewood Park in the Championship on Saturday 17 August.

Middlesbrough have scored 48 goals, the fewest of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far).

The goals

Blackburn led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Blackburn: D. Graham (25’ pen).

Discipline

J. Gillett showed eight yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Blackburn: G. Cunningham (27’), E. Bennett (31’), B. Johnson (49’), Lewis Travis (69’) and D. Williams (89’); Middlesbrough: A. Dijksteel (24’), Daniel Ayala (26’) and Lewis Wing (84’).

What it changes

Blackburn have scored 66 goals, the sixth-most of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Blackburn have conceded 63 goals, the 12th-most of the 24 clubs.

Middlesbrough have conceded 61 goals, the 12th-fewest of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far).

Middlesbrough are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, D. Graham (Blackburn) 6.9, G. Friend (Middlesbrough) 6.5 and Samuel Gallagher (Blackburn) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

Blackburn next travel to Swansea on 31 October 2026.

Middlesbrough next host Charlton on 31 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Blackburn: Swansea v Blackburn, Saturday 31 October — the preview. Next for Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough v Charlton, Saturday 31 October — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Blackburn 1–0 Middlesbrough · Championship
Venue: Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire
Referee: J. Gillett
Head-to-head (last 2): Blackburn 0 · draws 1 · Middlesbrough 1 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Blackburn 1W 1D 3L · Middlesbrough 2W 2D 1L

Blackburn 1–0 Middlesbrough (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7 / 4.5

Corners

against 3.6 / 6 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.2 / 3.67

Shots on target

against 3.2 / 4 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.4 / 1.17

Cards

against 1.8 / 0.83 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 August 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 13 August 2019. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Blackburn for / against	Line	Middlesbrough for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.2 for · 14.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.2 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.67 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 11.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12.17 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.4 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.17 for · 0.83 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: J. Gillett.

Blackburn

Blackburn Goalkeeper

Blackburn — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Christian Walton	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	42 /90	00 /90

Blackburn Defensive

Blackburn — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
E. Bennett	2	90180 min	84 /90	21 /90	00 /90	168 /90	52.5 /90	10.5 /90
A. Bell	2	81161 min	21.1 /90	52.8 /90	10.6 /90	116.1 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90
C. Mulgrew	1	9090 min	00 /90	00 /90	11 /90	66 /90	00 /90	00 /90
D. Lenihan	1	9090 min	00 /90	22 /90	00 /90	44 /90	11 /90	00 /90
D. Williams	1	9090 min	11 /90	55 /90	00 /90	33 /90	22 /90	00 /90
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Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Bennett n 8	76.6	1.6 6/4	1.3 5/3	—
B. Dack n 8	85.4	1.1 6/1	1.1 4/3	B. Assombalonga
A. Bell n 8	87.6	0.9 5/2	1.9 7/7	—
A. Armstrong n 8	86.8	0.5 3/1	0.6 3/2	—
L. Travis n 8	81.1	1 6/1	1.4 7/2	Daniel Ayala
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Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Bennett n 8	76.6	1.9 5/3
B. Dack n 8	85.4	1.1 5/1
A. Bell n 8	87.6	1.2 7/2
A. Armstrong n 8	86.8	0.8 5/1
L. Travis n 8	81.1	2.1 8/5
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Blackburn Attacking

Blackburn — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Gallagher	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
B. Brereton	1	2525 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.6 /90	00 /90
B. Dack	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	84 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	31.5 /90
B. Johnson	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90
A. Armstrong	2	79158 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.7 /90	00 /90	31.7 /90	31.7 /90
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Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Dack n 8	85.4	3.2 7/6	1.2 5/2
E. Bennett n 8	76.6	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
A. Bell n 8	87.6	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
A. Armstrong n 8	86.8	1.8 7/4	0.6 4/1
L. Travis n 8	81.1	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
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Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Dack n 8	85.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
E. Bennett n 8	76.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Bell n 8	87.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
A. Armstrong n 8	86.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Travis n 8	81.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Goalkeeper

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Randolph	2	90180 min	21 /90	42 /90	00 /90

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	2.5 5/4

Middlesbrough Defensive

Middlesbrough — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Daniel Ayala	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	52.5 /90	31.5 /90	189 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
H. Coulson	2	90180 min	63 /90	63 /90	21 /90	136.5 /90	52.5 /90	00 /90
J. Howson	2	90180 min	21 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90	136.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
R. Shotton	2	90180 min	21 /90	63 /90	00 /90	84 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
A. Dijksteel	1	1515 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	16 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.5	2.2 7/5	1.5 6/4	B. Dack
L. Wing n 8	77.8	2 8/4	0.6 2/1	—
Daniel Ayala n 8	79	1.1 5/1	1 6/1	L. Travis
R. Shotton n 8	90	0.6 5/0	1 6/2	—
J. Howson n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0	—
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Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Daniel Ayala n 8	79	1.7 7/3
L. Wing n 8	77.8	1.3 6/2
R. Shotton n 8	90	0.9 6/1
J. Howson n 8	90	0.9 5/2
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.5	0.4 3/0
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Middlesbrough Attacking

Middlesbrough — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Assombalonga	2	90180 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90
A. Fletcher	2	86171 min	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	63.2 /90	31.6 /90	52.6 /90	10.5 /90
M. Johnson	2	73145 min	00 /90	10.6 /90	31.9 /90	31.9 /90	42.5 /90	21.2 /90
L. Wing	2	90180 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	94.5 /90	31.5 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90
P. McNair	2	88176 min	00 /90	00 /90	52.6 /90	00 /90	21 /90	21 /90
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Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.5	2.9 7/6	0.9 6/1
L. Wing n 8	77.8	2.9 5/5	0.9 4/2
J. Howson n 8	90	0.9 4/1	0.4 2/1
Daniel Ayala n 8	79	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
R. Shotton n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
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Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 13 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.5	0.6 5/0	0 0/0
J. Howson n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
L. Wing n 8	77.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
D. Randolph n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Shotton n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Blackburn		Middlesbrough
47%	Possession	53%
15	Shots	9
4	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	7
5	Blocked shots	0
10	Shots inside the box	3
9	Corners	2
4	Offsides	1
16	Fouls	11
5	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
306	Passes	341
63%	Pass accuracy	71%

Blackburn Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Christian Walton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
E. Bennett	90	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7
D. Lenihan	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
D. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
G. Cunningham	90	0	3	1	0	2	Y	6.8
L. Travis	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
B. Johnson	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
S. Gallagher	90	0	1	1	2	2	0	6.8
B. Dack	76	0	4	0	3	0	0	6.3
S. Downing	76	0	1	0	2	0	0	7
D. Graham	71	1	2	1	1	0	0	7.4
A. Armstrong sub	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Rothwell sub	14	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
John Buckley sub	14	0	1	0	1	1	0	6

Middlesbrough Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Daniel Ayala	90	1	0	0	1	Y	6.8
R. Shotton	90	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
P. McNair	90	1	0	2	1	0	7.1
L. Wing	90	4	1	1	1	Y	6.6
J. Howson	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
A. Fletcher	90	1	0	1	4	0	7.2
B. Assombalonga	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
G. Friend	83	0	0	1	4	0	7.4
M. Johnson	70	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
A. Dijksteel	61	0	0	0	1	Y	6
M. Tavernier	29	0	0	0	2	0	6.8
M. Browne	20	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
S. Walker	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Blackburn v Middlesbrough — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BlackburnLDLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

MiddlesbroughWWDLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Blackburn 0 · 1 draw · Middlesbrough 1 · 1.5 goals/game

2019-02-17 Blackburn 0–1 Middlesbrough
2018-12-08 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Blackburn#11 pos63 pts46 pl+3 GD

Middlesbrough#17 pos53 pts46 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Blackburn scored1.43

Middlesbrough scored1.04

Blackburn conceded1.37

Middlesbrough conceded1.33

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