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Championship | Gameweek 5

Aug 28, 2021 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
1 - 1
Blackburn

Howson (36')
Olusanya (87')
Morsy (81')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Gallagher (17')
Carter (19'), Travis (87'), Dolan (90+4')
Carter (79')

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 37.49%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 33.88% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.76%) and 0-2 (7.1%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-0 (11.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
33.88%	28.64%	37.49%

Both teams to score 45.8%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.35%

60.66%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.27%

80.73%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.51%

33.49%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.88%

70.13%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.86%

31.15%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.52%

67.48%

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 33.88%

Blackburn Rovers 37.48%

Draw 28.64%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 11.41% 2-1 @ 7.28% 2-0 @ 6.24% 3-1 @ 2.66% 3-0 @ 2.28% 3-2 @ 1.55% Other @ 2.47% Total : 33.88%	1-1 @ 13.31% 0-0 @ 10.43% 2-2 @ 4.25% Other @ 0.65% Total : 28.64%	0-1 @ 12.16% 1-2 @ 7.76% 0-2 @ 7.1% 1-3 @ 3.02% 0-3 @ 2.76% 2-3 @ 1.65% Other @ 3.03% Total : 37.48%