Jan 24th features a match where Blackburn Rovers plays host to Middlesbrough in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Cardiff City. Joe Rothwell struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 14th minute on a feed from Reda Jousef Khadra, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Cardiff City was frustrated by Blackburn Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackburn Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. Blackburn Rovers looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Middlesbrough recorded a 2-1 win against Reading. Andy Carroll scored the first goal for Reading in the 68th minute, then Matt Crooks tied it up for Middlesbrough in the 84th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a goal by Matt Crooks to cap off a wild match. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Middlesbrough should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 28th of August, Middlesbrough hosted Blackburn Rovers at the Riverside Stadium in their last match together. Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers battled to a 1-1 draw. Sam Gallagher scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 17th minute, but Jonathan Howson got the equalizer for Middlesbrough in the 36th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough’s top weapon lately has been Andraž Šporar, who has three goals in the last five matches. Ben Brereton has been the most prolific scorer on Blackburn Rovers in his last five matches with 3 goals.