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Middlesbrough vs Blackburn — Championship 2018

Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Blackburn
Blackburn
12/26/2025ChampionshipChampionship · Round 23Riverside Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 21+ matches

Middlesbrough52%
×Draw26%
Blackburn23%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Middlesbrough
1.54
Blackburn
0.92

Middlesbrough creates 67% more chances

Season form · 24 home / 21 away

creates per match

Middlesbrough
1.70
Blackburn
1.09

allows per match

Middlesbrough
0.75
Blackburn
1.37

finishing

Middlesbrough+0.01on par
Blackburn+0.05on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Middlesbrough ↓

Blackburn →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–18%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
45%55%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Middlesbrough or draw
77%
Middlesbrough or Blackburn
74%
Draw or Blackburn
48%

Winning margin

Middlesbrough wins by 2+
27%
Blackburn wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Middlesbrough 1+ goals
79%
Middlesbrough 2+ goals
45%
Middlesbrough 3+ goals
20%
Blackburn 1+ goals
60%
Blackburn 2+ goals
23%
Blackburn 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Middlesbrough (draw refunded)
70%
Blackburn (draw refunded)
30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Middlesbrough at home — creates 1.70, concedes 0.75 · 24 matches

Blackburn away — creates 1.09, concedes 1.37 · 21 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Middlesbrough attack 1.70 + Blackburn defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.54

Blackburn attack 1.09 + Middlesbrough defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 0.92

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 52%?"

Middlesbrough scores more
52%
level
26%
Blackburn scores more
23%

Middlesbrough at 52% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 52% does not mean "Middlesbrough will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Championship: Middlesbrough 0–0 Blackburn

Middlesbrough and Blackburn drew 0-0 in Championship on December 26, 2025.

The match was played at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.