Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers prediction and preview

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Tuesday 2 March 2027, 19:45 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough · Blackburn Rovers · Championship predictions

The Championship fixture between Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers is scheduled for Tuesday 2 March 2027 at 19:45 UTC at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough go into the round 2nd, on 28 points from 14 games, while Blackburn Rovers go into the round 14th, on 18 points from 14 games.

Middlesbrough come into the game with a L-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Blackburn Rovers's recent sequence reads L-L-W-L-W. Over their last 6, Middlesbrough have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Blackburn Rovers average 1.3 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Middlesbrough won 2, 3 games were drawn and Blackburn Rovers won 5. Those games averaged 1.6 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 22 Aug 2026, ended Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Middlesbrough.