Middlesbrough v Blackburn result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackburn

Championship · Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:00 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Blackburn · Head-to-head

Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackburn — Blackburn won this Championship match.

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

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackburn · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: D. Bond
Head-to-head (last 6): Middlesbrough 0 · draws 3 · Blackburn 3 · 1.17 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 1W 1D 3L · Blackburn 2W 0D 3L

Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackburn (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.67 / 4.25

Corners

against 4 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.17 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 2.5 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

3 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.33 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 October 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 October 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Blackburn for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.67 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	10.83 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 11.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.17 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.17 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.5 for · 10 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 October 2022. 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
H. Hackney n 8	62.4	3.6 7/6	0.7 3/1	L. Travis
M. Hoppe n 8	27.9	2.8 5/1	0.8 1/1	—
T. Smith n 8	46.5	1.9 6/2	0.2 1/0	—
I. Jones n 8	83.1	1.5 7/4	2.6 8/6	—
P. McNair n 8	66.8	1.5 5/3	2.2 7/4	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Watmore n 8	45.9	2.5 5/4	1.7 5/2
Rodrigo Muniz n 8	79.9	2.3 7/6	0.8 4/2
Chuba Akpom n 8	59.4	1.7 6/2	1.3 6/1
M. Hoppe n 8	27.9	1.6 3/1	0.8 2/0
H. Hackney n 8	62.4	1.4 6/2	0.2 1/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Hoppe n 8	27.9	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Chuba Akpom n 8	59.4	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
D. Watmore n 8	45.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
R. McGree n 8	62.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Rodrigo Muniz n 8	79.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Hackney n 8	62.4	3.2 5/4
I. Jones n 8	83.1	2.8 8/5
M. Clarke n 8	77.4	2.8 7/6
A. Dijksteel n 8	61.5	2.6 6/4
M. Crooks n 8	88.9	2.3 7/5

Blackburn

Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 October 2022. 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. Vale n 8	44.6	2.3 6/3	1.3 5/0	—
L. Travis n 8	89.1	1.5 8/4	1.3 6/4	H. Hackney
H. Carter n 8	66.4	1.4 5/2	0.5 3/0	—
S. Gallagher n 8	51.8	1.3 4/2	0.7 2/1	—
R. Hedges n 8	77.3	1.2 5/2	1.7 7/3	—

Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Brereton n 8	84.9	2.4 8/5	1.3 6/3
B. Dack n 8	41	2.2 4/3	1.1 3/1
George Hirst n 8	38	1.8 4/1	0.9 2/1
R. Hedges n 8	77.3	1.6 5/3	0.9 4/2
T. Dolan n 8	55.3	1.6 5/3	0.8 3/1

Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Dolan n 8	55.3	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0
B. Brereton n 8	84.9	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
B. Dack n 8	41	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
T. Edun n 8	40.4	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
S. Gallagher n 8	51.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 October 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Carter n 8	66.4	4.2 8/6
A. Wharton n 7	58.6	3.5 6/5
L. Travis n 8	89.1	3.3 8/7
C. Brittain n 8	71.4	3.2 7/6
T. Edun n 8	40.4	3.1 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Blackburn
60%	Possession	40%
16	Shots	10
7	Shots on target	5
7	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	2
11	Shots inside the box	6
9	Corners	4
3	Offsides	1
7	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	6
506	Passes	354
86%	Pass accuracy	79%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Steffen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. McNair	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	Y	7.5
D. Fry	90	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	6.6
D. Lenihan	90	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	6.9
M. Crooks	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.7
J. Howson	90	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	7.3
H. Hackney	76	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. Giles	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Rodrigo Muniz	67	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.6
D. Watmore	67	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.3
A. Dijksteel	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
I. Jones sub	45	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.6
M. Bola sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Chuba Akpom sub	23	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.3
M. Forss sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. McGree sub	14	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7.2

Blackburn player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Kaminski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
D. Hyam	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
S. Wharton	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Brittain	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.9
L. Travis	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
T. Morton	90	0	0	2	1	2	6	Y	7.9
H. Pickering	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
B. Brereton	85	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Phillips	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Wharton	65	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
S. Gallagher	64	1	0	3	3	1	1	0	7.2
T. Dolan sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
S. Szmodics sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7.3
R. Hedges sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Carter sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2

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

Recent form

MiddlesbroughLDLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BlackburnLWLWL

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

Head-to-head last 6

Middlesbrough 0 · 3 draws · Blackburn 3 · 1.17 goals/game

2022-01-24 Blackburn 1–0 Middlesbrough
2021-08-28 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn
2021-01-24 Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn
2020-11-03 Blackburn 0–0 Middlesbrough
2020-02-01 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn
2019-08-17 Blackburn 1–0 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#4 pos75 pts46 pl+28 GD

Blackburn#7 pos69 pts46 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.83

Blackburn scored1.13

Middlesbrough conceded1.22

Blackburn conceded1.17

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Blackburn?: In their last 6 meetings, Middlesbrough won 0, Blackburn won 3 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Blackburn?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 1W 1D 3L; Blackburn 2W 0D 3L.

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