Blackburn v Middlesbrough result

Full-time · Blackburn 0–0 Middlesbrough

Championship · Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:45 GMT · Ewood Park

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

Blackburn 0–0 Middlesbrough — this Championship match was drawn.

Next for Blackburn: Blackburn v Wrexham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Blackburn 0–0 Middlesbrough · Championship
Venue: Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire
Referee: D. Webb
Head-to-head (last 4): Blackburn 1 · draws 2 · Middlesbrough 1 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Blackburn 1W 0D 4L · Middlesbrough 3W 2D 0L

Blackburn 0–0 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

2 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.25 / 0.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.4

Corners

against 4.4 / 3.4 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.2 / 3

Shots on target

against 4.4 / 2.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.8 / 2.2

Cards

against 2.6 / 0.8 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

2.8 yellows

Referee · D. Webb

1.1 home / 1.7 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2020. 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	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.4 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	15.4 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11.2 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	6.2 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 15 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12.2 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.2 for · 0.8 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Webb — 2.8 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches (1.1 to the home side, 1.7 to the away side).

Home 1.1Away 1.7

Blackburn

Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. 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
J. Davenport n 8	19.3	4.1 5/2	1.8 3/0	—
C. Evans n 8	60.5	2.2 6/4	1.3 6/1	—
S. Gallagher n 8	31	2.2 3/2	1.1 3/0	—
B. Johnson n 8	90	2 8/5	1.3 6/3	—
T. Trybull n 8	61.8	1.8 5/3	1.3 4/3	G. Saville

Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	85.4	4.2 7/7	3.2 7/7
B. Brereton n 8	75.6	2.1 8/3	1.3 7/2
H. Chapman n 8	23.3	1.9 3/1	0.5 1/0
J. Rothwell n 8	69.3	1.8 7/4	0.6 3/1
S. Gallagher n 8	31	1.8 4/1	1.1 3/0

Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	85.4	1.1 4/3	0.1 1/0
S. Gallagher n 8	31	1.1 3/0	0 0/0
H. Chapman n 8	23.3	0 0/0	1 2/0
Harvey Elliott n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
J. Rothwell n 8	69.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0

Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Nyambe n 8	82.6	3.1 7/6
E. Bennett n 8	44.8	3 5/4
John Buckley n 8	29.1	2.7 4/3
S. Wharton n 8	76	2.2 7/5
B. Douglas n 8	62.8	2 5/4

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Kaminski n 8	90	2.4 5/3
A. Pears n 8	90	1.6 2/2

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. 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
Sam Morsy n 8	63.9	2.6 7/5	0.9 2/2	—
B. Assombalonga n 8	73.6	2.4 8/4	1.7 7/3	—
G. Saville n 8	90	1.9 8/5	1.8 7/5	T. Trybull
M. Browne n 8	52.5	1.7 4/2	3.6 7/4	—
A. Fletcher n 8	76.8	1.6 7/4	0.9 4/2	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Browne n 8	52.5	2.8 6/4	1.1 4/1
A. Fletcher n 8	76.8	2.5 7/6	1.3 5/3
P. Roberts n 8	65	2.3 6/5	0.3 1/1
B. Assombalonga n 8	73.6	1.8 6/3	0.9 4/1
M. Tavernier n 8	76.8	1.6 7/3	0.7 4/1

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Browne n 8	52.5	0.4 2/0	0.9 4/0
G. Saville n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
A. Fletcher n 8	76.8	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
M. Johnson n 8	73.1	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
P. Roberts n 8	65	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. McNair n 8	90	2.8 8/5
G. Saville n 8	90	2.4 7/6
M. Bola n 8	90	2.1 8/6
M. Johnson n 8	73.1	1.7 5/3
H. Coulson n 8	32.8	1.7 3/1

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Bettinelli n 8	90	1.8 3/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Blackburn		Middlesbrough
49%	Possession	51%
6	Shots	20
1	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	8
1	Blocked shots	9
2	Shots inside the box	16
3	Corners	12
2	Offsides	1
19	Fouls	9
5	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	1
329	Passes	309
71%	Pass accuracy	73%

Blackburn player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Pears	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
R. Nyambe	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
D. Lenihan	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
J. Rankin-Costello	90	0	0	3	2	Y	7.7
L. Holtby	90	0	0	2	4	Y	7.5
Harvey Elliott	90	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
S. Gallagher	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
B. Brereton	90	2	0	0	2	0	6.2
D. Williams	77	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
T. Trybull	57	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
T. Dolan	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Rothwell sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Evans sub	33	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
S. Wharton sub	13	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Bettinelli	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Dijksteel	90	1	0	1	4	0	7.9
D. Fry	90	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
P. McNair	90	0	0	3	0	Y	7.7
M. Bola	90	0	0	1	2	0	7.6
M. Tavernier	90	1	1	5	2	0	7.2
J. Howson	90	2	2	0	1	0	6.9
G. Saville	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
D. Spence	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
B. Assombalonga	79	4	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Coulson	71	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
M. Johnson sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Chuba Akpom sub	11	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

BlackburnLLWLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

MiddlesbroughDWDWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Blackburn 1 · 2 draws · Middlesbrough 1 · 1.5 goals/game

2020-02-01 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn
2019-08-17 Blackburn 1–0 Middlesbrough
2019-02-17 Blackburn 0–1 Middlesbrough
2018-12-08 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Blackburn#15 pos57 pts46 pl+11 GD

Middlesbrough#10 pos64 pts46 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Blackburn scored1.41

Middlesbrough scored1.2

Blackburn conceded1.17

Middlesbrough conceded1.15

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What is the head-to-head record between Blackburn and Middlesbrough?: In their last 4 meetings, Blackburn won 1, Middlesbrough won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Blackburn and Middlesbrough?: Recent form — Blackburn 1W 0D 4L; Middlesbrough 3W 2D 0L.

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