On Thu Dec 29th, in week 25, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers will play a match in Blackburn in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 3rd placed Blackburn Rovers, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Ben Gibson scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers on an own goal in the 4th minute, then Tyrhys Dolan added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Ben Brereton In the end, Norwich City couldn’t muster any offence and Blackburn Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Middlesbrough recorded a 1-3 loss against Burnley. Duncan Watmore struck first for Middlesbrough in the 49th minute, but Manuel Benson got the equalizer for Burnley in the 60th minute But luckily in the 67th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Manuel Benson. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Middlesbrough should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 15th of October, Middlesbrough hosted Blackburn Rovers in their last match together. Blackburn Rovers won by a score of 2 to 1. Darragh Lenihan scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers on an own goal in the 4th minute, then Sam Gallagher added another in the 17th minute.
Middlesbrough’s top weapon lately has been Chuba Akpom, who has three goals in the last five matches. Blackburn Rovers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ben Brereton and Bradley Dack each only have 1 goal in their last five.