Middlesbrough has 20 wins this season, including 10 away victories, showing strong road form.
Blackburn Rovers has just 4 home wins and suffered 9 home defeats, which limits their home advantage.
In their last 5 matches Middlesbrough scored 9 goals while Blackburn Rovers scored 5, showing more attacking threat.
Tipped at
1.76
Both Teams To Score - Ordinary Time
Yes
Lost
Explanation
Blackburn Rovers's home games have seen both teams score in 60.0% of matches this season, so home goals are common.
Championship 2025-2026: Middlesbrough's away games have BTTS in 63.16% of cases, so they often concede on the road.
In their last 5 matches Blackburn Rovers had 4 BTTS games and Middlesbrough had 3, which supports both teams scoring.
Predictions
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers have won just four of their 19 home games in the Championship (D6, L9).
Rovers have failed to win their last two home games (D1, L1).
Rovers are 19th with 42 points from the same number of games and in a relegation dogfight.
Rovers boss Michael O’Neill has improved the defence and structure in his team since taking over in February 2026.
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough have won 10 of their 19 away games in the Championship (D4, L5).
Boro are second in the 2025-2026 Championship with 70 points from 38 games, putting them firmly in the promotion race.
Boro have won two, drawn two and lost just one of their last five matches.
Boro have won back-to-back away games and can see off a team that has an average of just 0.95 goals per home game in the Championship this season.
Boro are a more accomplished team than the Rovers and have been playing excellent football since Kim Hellberg took over as head coach in November 2025.
Hellberg’s side are built around an efficient 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system that is both possession-based and capable of rotating attacking players in a fluid fashion.
Head-to-Head
This has been a close game over the last five head-to-head meetings across all competitions, with Rovers winning two, Boro one and two draws.
Rovers have a good enough forward in Yuki Ohashi to keep Boro’s goalkeepers on their toes and may have enough attacking intent to get on the scoresheet too.
Key Players
Morgan Whittaker
Morgan Whittaker has been Boro’s main goal threat this season with 11 in 36 Championship appearances.
Yuki Ohashi
Ohashi has eight goals in the Championship and is the club’s top scorer by some distance.
Hayden Carter
Hayden Carter has chipped in with two goals in Rovers’ last five and is a timely addition to their attacking threat.
Ryoya Morishita
Ryoya Morishita has been more creative than usual lately with three assists in his last five appearances.
Betting Insights
Middlesbrough’s quality of play and league position suggest they are a good bet at 1.81 to win Saturday’s Championship clash with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.
Both teams are expected to score at 1.77.
Prediction
It is the visitors who arrive in better form and can take all the points.
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Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough – Which team has the stronger record over their last 5 matches?
Over their last 5 matches, Blackburn Rovers have tallied 1 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses. In the same span, Middlesbrough have managed 2 wins, 3 draws, and 0 defeats.
Who are the leading goal-getters for Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough in this Championship 2025/2026 season?
In the Championship 2025/2026, Yuki Ohashi leads the scoring for Blackburn Rovers with 10 goals, while Tommy Conway tops the charts for Middlesbrough with 13 goals.
Who leads defensively this Championship 2025/2026 season – Blackburn Rovers or Middlesbrough?
The Championship 2025/2026’s best defence belongs to Middlesbrough, who have shipped just 47 goals in 46 matches and kept 13 clean sheets. Their average goals conceded per game stands at only 1.02.
