Middlesbrough v Blackburn result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 0–0 Blackburn

Championship · Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 GMT · Riverside Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Middlesbrough and Blackburn drew 0–0 at Riverside Stadium in the Championship on Friday 26 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Blackburn out-shot Middlesbrough 13 to 10 and created the better chances, 1.23 xG to 0.75 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

Discipline

James Bell, England showed four yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Middlesbrough: Alexander Gilbert (31’) and Hayden Hackney (80’); Blackburn: Ryoya Morishita (32’) and Moussa Baradji (57’).

What it changes

Middlesbrough have scored 72 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Middlesbrough have conceded 47 goals, the second-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Blackburn have scored 42 goals, the second-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Blackburn have conceded 56 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) 6.5, S. Tronstad (Blackburn) 6.5 and Todd Cantwell (Blackburn) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Middlesbrough next host Bristol City on 21 November 2026.

Blackburn next travel to Burnley on 21 November 2026.

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

Next for Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough v Bristol City, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Blackburn: Burnley v Blackburn, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 0–0 Blackburn · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: James Bell, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Middlesbrough 2 · draws 1 · Blackburn 3 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 4W 0D 1L · Blackburn 1W 3D 1L

Middlesbrough 0–0 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.5 / 7.5

Corners

against 3.88 / 4.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 3.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1 / 1.88

Cards

against 1.63 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.44 yellows

Referee · James Bell, England

20.11 fouls a game

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over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 20 December 2025. 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	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Blackburn for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.5 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.5 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.63 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.5 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.75 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: James Bell, England — 3.44 yellow cards a game, 0.11 red cards, 20.11 fouls over 9 matches.

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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
S. Brynn	22	901980 min	442 /90	241.1 /90	10 /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 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Brynn n 8	90	2.9 5/5

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
A. Jones	22	891959 min	351.6 /90	221 /90	200.9 /90	853.9 /90	190.9 /90	30.1 /90
C. Brittain	22	881944 min	331.5 /90	251.2 /90	20.1 /90	944.4 /90	231.1 /90	30.1 /90
L. Ayling	19	831569 min	352 /90	171 /90	171 /90	1025.9 /90	110.6 /90	40.2 /90
M. Targett	19	771472 min	221.3 /90	251.5 /90	40.2 /90	523.2 /90	100.6 /90	20.1 /90
A. Bangura	4	60238 min	10.4 /90	20.8 /90	00 /90	134.9 /90	20.8 /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 20 December 2025. 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	89.9	1.5 6/5	2 6/3	R. Hedges
T. Conway n 8	75.9	0.9 3/2	1.5 5/4	Y. Ohashi
S. Brynn n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
A. Jones n 8	90	0.9 5/1	0.5 4/0	S. McLoughlin
C. Brittain n 8	90	1 4/3	0.8 5/1	S. McLoughlin
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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 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Hackney n 8	89.9	1.8 6/4
T. Conway n 8	75.9	0.6 3/1
A. Jones n 8	90	1.5 7/5
C. Brittain n 8	90	1.8 7/4
M. Whittaker n 8	79.5	1.4 7/2
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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
T. Conway	23	751721 min	30.2 /90	20.1 /90	211.1 /90	120.6 /90	281.5 /90	120.6 /90
K. Sène	15	31466 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	51 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90
D. Burgzorg	14	59827 min	10.1 /90	20.2 /90	91 /90	50.5 /90	202.2 /90	70.8 /90
D. Strelec	14	54757 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	161.9 /90	70.8 /90	91.1 /90	70.8 /90
S. Silvera	11	65711 min	00 /90	00 /90	40.5 /90	10.1 /90	60.8 /90	81 /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 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Hackney n 8	89.9	1.4 7/4	0.6 4/1
T. Conway n 8	75.9	0.7 4/1	0.4 2/1
S. Brynn n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Jones n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
C. Brittain n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
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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 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Hackney n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
T. Conway n 8	75.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
S. Brynn n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
A. Jones n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
C. Brittain n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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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
A. Pears	8	90720 min	162 /90	91.1 /90	00 /90

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Pears n 8	90	2 4/3

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
L. Miller	20	801591 min	442.5 /90	291.6 /90	201.1 /90	1397.9 /90	201.1 /90	20.1 /90
S. McLoughlin	19	871661 min	251.4 /90	301.6 /90	90.5 /90	1246.7 /90	90.5 /90	50.3 /90
D. De Neve	13	49637 min	172.4 /90	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	294.1 /90	20.3 /90	00 /90
Yuri Ribeiro	9	85768 min	182.1 /90	50.6 /90	40.5 /90	465.4 /90	101.2 /90	00 /90
George Christopher John Pratt	6	83495 min	71.3 /90	30.5 /90	50.9 /90	173.1 /90	40.7 /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 20 December 2025. 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
Y. Ohashi n 8	88	1.7 6/4	1.4 6/3	T. Conway
R. Alebiosu n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0	—
L. Miller n 8	90	1.1 4/3	1.9 6/3	—
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.8 4/2	C. Brittain
R. Hedges n 8	72.4	1.2 6/2	0.6 4/0	H. Hackney
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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 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	88	0.6 5/0
R. Alebiosu n 8	90	1.6 7/5
L. Miller n 8	90	2.3 7/7
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.8 5/1
R. Hedges n 8	72.4	2.3 7/5
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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
Y. Ohashi	22	751650 min	60.3 /90	10.1 /90	362 /90	231.3 /90	100.5 /90	150.8 /90
A. Guðjohnsen	17	721226 min	70.5 /90	00 /90	251.8 /90	120.9 /90	131 /90	30.2 /90
R. Morishita	16	651047 min	10.1 /90	20.2 /90	141.2 /90	60.5 /90	151.3 /90	100.9 /90
T. Cantwell	12	73879 min	40.4 /90	10.1 /90	141.4 /90	111.1 /90	232.4 /90	181.8 /90
M. Gueye	7	31220 min	00 /90	00 /90	52 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	52 /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 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	88	1.7 7/4	1 6/2
R. Alebiosu n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
L. Miller n 8	90	1 4/3	0.1 1/0
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
R. Hedges n 8	72.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
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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 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	88	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
R. Alebiosu n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
L. Miller n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Hedges n 8	72.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Blackburn
53%	Possession	47%
0.75	Expected goals (xG)	1.23
10	Shots	13
2	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	5
6	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	4
2	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
463	Passes	391
80%	Pass accuracy	80%

Middlesbrough Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Brynn	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
C. Brittain	90	2	1	1	0	0	7.2
L. Ayling	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.6
H. Hackney	90	0	0	1	3	Y	6.3
M. Whittaker	90	3	1	3	1	0	6.7
D. Strelec	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
T. Conway	90	0	0	2	6	0	6.7
M. Targett	73	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Gilbert	67	1	0	0	1	Y	6.6
Micah Hamilton	45	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
A. Jones	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Fry sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
S. Nypan sub	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
G. Edmundson sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Browne sub	23	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
A. Bangura sub	17	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Blackburn Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Pears	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. Miller	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
S. McLoughlin	90	1	0	0	4	0	7.2
George Christopher John Pratt	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Litherland	90	1	1	0	3	0	6.6
Y. Ohashi	90	2	0	3	3	0	6.2
T. Cantwell	89	1	0	2	3	0	7.3
A. Henriksson	89	2	1	2	0	0	6.2
S. Tronstad	76	0	0	1	4	0	7.9
R. Hedges	76	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
R. Morishita	44	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
M. Baradji sub	46	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
H. Pickering sub	14	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
T. Gardner-Hickman sub	14	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Yuri Ribeiro sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–
N. Dlamini sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

MiddlesbroughWWWWL

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BlackburnDDDLW

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

Head-to-head last 6

Middlesbrough 2 · 1 draw · Blackburn 3 · 1.67 goals/game

2025-04-04 Blackburn 0–2 Middlesbrough
2025-01-11 Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn
2024-11-27 Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn
2024-03-16 Middlesbrough 0–0 Blackburn
2023-09-16 Blackburn 2–1 Middlesbrough
2022-12-29 Blackburn 1–2 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2025/26

Middlesbrough#5 pos80 pts46 pl+25 GD

Blackburn#20 pos52 pts46 pl-14 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.57

Blackburn scored0.91

Middlesbrough conceded1.02

Blackburn conceded1.22

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Blackburn?: In their last 6 meetings, Middlesbrough won 2, Blackburn won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Blackburn?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 4W 0D 1L; Blackburn 1W 3D 1L.

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