Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Blackburn

2 : 1

Middlesbrough

A. Gudjohnsen49'
T. Cantwell55'

12'J. Sarmiento

Ewood ParkTom ReevesCapacity 31,367Sat, 22 Aug 202616:00

Blackburn4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-4-2Middlesbrough Middlesbrough crest

Assistant

Damien Johnson

Assistant

Anes Mravac

AssistantDJDamien Johnson

Substitutions

61'
216.3
O. Afolayan
116.7
J. Fevrier
61'
256.3
R. Morishita
296.3
M. Jorgensen
69'
86.6
S. Morsy
286.6
A. Forshaw
69'
97.9
A. Gudjohnsen
236.7
Y. Ohashi
80'
107.7
T. Cantwell
176.6
H. Carter

Unused

Assistant

Anes Mravac

Substitutions

60'
146.9
M. Peart-Harris
86.3
R. McGree
60'
167.6
J. Sarmiento
226.3
K. Joseph
77'
176.3
M. Arfsten
306.6
Neto Borges
77'
66.9
S. Berhalter
196.5
L. Castledine

Unused

Home

M. Baradji
Hamstring Injury
Out
D. De Neve
Injury
Out
A. Kargbo
Muscle Injury
Out
M. Litherland
Muscle Injury
Out
L. Miller
Achilles Tendon Injury
Out
S. Wharton
Achilles Tendon Injury
Out

Away

A. Bangura
Coach's decision
Out
T. Conway
Ankle Injury
Out
A. Phillips
Lacking Match Fitness
Out
D. Strelec
Transfer negotiations
Out

Player of the match

Balázs Tóth

Goalkeeper · Blackburn

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes36

Pass accuracy58%

Goalkeeping

Saves2

Goals conceded1

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Balázs TóthG	2	1	2,07	+1,07	21/36	15/30
Radek VitekG	2	2	1,20	-0,80	10/10	1/1

Live stats

Possession & Passing

29%Possession71%

272Total passes647

74%Pass accuracy90%

2Corners10

Attack

6Shots22

5On target3

1Off target7

1Blocked shots12

Box & Quality

5Shots in box13

1Shots out box9

0.9xG1.3

-0.8Goals prevented-0.8

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves2

3Offsides3

10Fouls10

4Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,54xG0,52

4Shots6

3On target1

2Big chances1

10Touches in box15

33%Possession67%

0Corners2

Second half

0,33xG0,82

2Shots16

2On target2

1Big chances1

5Touches in box22

24%Possession76%

2Corners8

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Blackburn

0.876529%

77% open play23% set piece

Middlesbrough

1.34221571%

81% open play19% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

28 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Blackburn0,87 xG · 2 scored

Middlesbrough1,34 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Blackburn12

Open play 10Set piece 2

Middlesbrough44

Open play 34Set piece 6Dribble 1Rebound 3

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Blackburn24% pressure

Middlesbrough76% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

0.87xG1.34

6Shots22

5On target15

Momentum

90' Off target Riley McGree 0.02 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

6 v 22

Blackburn shoot right, Middlesbrough left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BLABlackburnMIDMiddlesbroughgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

20 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

BlackburnMiddlesbroughgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

BlackburnDefensive line 27%

MiddlesbroughDefensive line 47%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

BlackburnUntil 61'

Most-connected pair: McLoughlin and Tóth, 12 passes between them.

MiddlesbroughUntil 60'

Most-connected pair: Morris and Ayling, 31 passes between them.

Tactical battle

27control73

Morgan Whittaker

6 touches in box

In possession

24,8%Field tilt75,2%

6Passes into box19

13Progressive passes48

8Carries into final third13

5Chances created15

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

17,69Press intensity (PPDA)6,00

4High turnovers13

7Regains within 5s11

32,7sBall recovery time15,3s

15Interceptions11

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

77Carries157

1019mCarry distance1839m

8Progressive carries20

447mProgressive carry distance1051m

1Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won10

19Take-ons attempted15

260mProgressive pass distance792m

0Through balls2

3Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,56Expected threat (xT)1,32

2,67Action value (VAEP)1,64

12Shot-creating actions44

4Goal-creating actions2

0,74Expected assisted goals0,92

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,5Passes per attack6,7

8,6sAttack duration21,4s

2,95 m/sAttack directness1,57 m/s

0Build-up attacks12

4Direct attacks15

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

15Touches in box36

39Final third entries80

3Big chances2

1,24xG on target1,89

2Big chances missed1

Passing

2/10 (20%)Crosses8/40 (20%)

29/68 (43%)Long balls15/27 (56%)

15Throw-ins16

10Free kicks10

12Goal kicks2

Duels

42Total58

28/62 (45%)Ground34/62 (55%)

10/28 (36%)Aerial18/28 (64%)

6/16 (38%)Dribbles10/14 (71%)

4Dispossessed9

Defending

42Recoveries47

9Interceptions4

13Tackles14

69%Tackles won71%

43Clearances15

1Big chances scored1

2Big saves0

0Errors led to shot1

1Fouled in final third1

7,62Average rating7,21

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

BlackburnThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 46-60

MiddlesbroughThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

90%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals60%

10%3+ goals30%

They concede

80%1+ goal80%

50%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Match summary

Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 2-1 at Ewood Park in the Championship. Middlesbrough led 1-0 at half-time, but Blackburn came from behind to win. Scorers: A. Gudjohnsen (49'), T. Cantwell (55') for Blackburn; J. Sarmiento (12') for Middlesbrough. In their last 26 meetings, Blackburn have won 10, Middlesbrough 5, with 11 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction

Confidence 45%

BLA10%

X45%

MID45%

→ Double chance: draw or Middlesbrough

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Share per factor

25%Form75%

50%Attack50%

33%Defence67%

62%Head-to-head38%

50%Goals50%

44%Overall56%

Last match

Scored 2, conceded 2

Last match

Scored 2, conceded 1

Who will win?

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Team formsLatestPts

Blackburn

WWDWL

Middlesbrough

WWDDW

Prematch standings

Head-to-headLast 26 meetings

10Blackburn

Wins10 wins

11Draws

Draws11

5Middlesbrough

Wins5 wins

Show 20 earlier meetings

16 Mar 2024Middlesbrough0 - 0BlackburnChampionship
16 Sept 2023Blackburn2 - 1MiddlesbroughChampionship
29 Dec 2022Blackburn1 - 2MiddlesbroughChampionship
15 Oct 2022Middlesbrough1 - 2BlackburnChampionship
24 Jan 2022Blackburn1 - 0MiddlesbroughChampionship
28 Aug 2021Middlesbrough1 - 1BlackburnChampionship
24 Jan 2021Middlesbrough0 - 1BlackburnChampionship
3 Nov 2020Blackburn0 - 0MiddlesbroughChampionship
1 Feb 2020Middlesbrough1 - 1BlackburnChampionship
17 Aug 2019Blackburn1 - 0MiddlesbroughChampionship
17 Feb 2019Blackburn0 - 1MiddlesbroughChampionship
8 Dec 2018Middlesbrough1 - 1BlackburnChampionship
1 Mar 2016Blackburn2 - 1MiddlesbroughChampionship
6 Feb 2016Middlesbrough1 - 1BlackburnChampionship
28 Dec 2014Blackburn0 - 0MiddlesbroughChampionship
29 Nov 2014Middlesbrough1 - 1BlackburnChampionship
8 Feb 2014Middlesbrough0 - 0BlackburnChampionship
2 Nov 2013Blackburn1 - 0MiddlesbroughChampionship
26 Dec 2012Middlesbrough1 - 0BlackburnChampionship
21 Sept 2012Blackburn1 - 2MiddlesbroughChampionship

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Venue spotlight

Ewood Park

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

31,367

Capacity

Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough: result and stats, Championship

Substitutions

Unused

Substitutions

Unused

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Highest-rated players

Player statistics

Possession & Passing

Attack

Box & Quality

Defense & Discipline

Half by half

First half

Second half

xG analytics

xG race

Momentum

Match replay

Shot map

Goal mouth

Average positions

Passing network

Tactical battle

In possession

Out of possession

Carrying

Beating the press

Threat created

Tempo

More match stats

Attack

Passing

Duels

Defending

Goal timing & form

Goal profile

They score

They concede

Heaviest results

Match summary

Why this prediction

Who will win?

Head-to-headLast 26 meetings

Venue spotlight

Goal timing & form