EFL Championship · Matchday 2

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCEwood ParkMatchday 2

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Blackburn Rovers 44%Draw 20%Middlesbrough 36%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough
29Possession71
0.95Expected goals (xG)1.36
6Shots22
5Shots on target3
1Shots off target7
1Blocked shots12
5Shots inside box13
1Shots outside box9
2Corners10
3Offsides3
10Fouls10
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves2
271Passes646
200Accurate passes585
74Pass accuracy91

Match events

  • 12′Jeremy Sarmiento (assist Morgan Whittaker)
  • 24′Oladapo Afolayan
  • 45′Sean McLoughlin
  • 49′Andri Guðjohnsen (assist Harry Pickering)
  • 55′Todd Cantwell
  • 58′Sam Morsy
  • 60′Jeremy Sarmiento ← Kyle Joseph
  • 60′Myles Peart-Harris ← Riley McGree
  • 61′Oladapo Afolayan → Jayden Fevrier
  • 61′Ryoya Morishita → Mathias Jørgensen
  • 69′Sam Morsy → Adam Forshaw
  • 69′Andri Guðjohnsen → Yuki Ohashi
  • 76′Todd Cantwell
  • 77′Sebastian Berhalter ← Leo Castledine
  • 77′Maximilian Arfsten ← Neto Borges
  • 80′Todd Cantwell → Hayden Carter
  • 90′Will Lankshear

Blackburn Rovers · Middlesbrough

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Blackburn Rovers6-2-2
86.5↓69'Morsy
37.5Pickering
107.5↓80'Cantwell
216.5↓61'Afolayan
256.8↓61'Morishita
97.8↓69'Guðjohnsen
156.5McLoughlin
26.8Alebiosu
226.8Tóth
66.8Atcheson
316.8Montgomery
Middlesbrough3-4-3
126.3Ayling
26.3Brittain
106.3Morris
117.1Whittaker
66.3↓77'Berhalter
167.3↓60'Sarmiento
146.3↓60'Peart-Harris
296.3Malanda
176.3↓77'Arfsten
16.1Vítek
76.0Lankshear

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Blackburn Rovers

  • 8Sam Morsy6.5
  • 3Harry Pickering7.5
  • 10Todd Cantwell7.5
  • 21Oladapo Afolayan6.5
  • 25Ryoya Morishita6.8
  • 9Andri Guðjohnsen7.8
  • 15Sean McLoughlin6.5
  • 2Ryan Alebiosu6.8
  • 22Balázs Tóth6.8
  • 6Tom Atcheson6.8
  • 31Kristi Montgomery6.8

Middlesbrough

  • 12Luke Ayling6.3
  • 2Callum Brittain6.3
  • 10Aidan Morris6.3
  • 11Morgan Whittaker7.1
  • 6Sebastian Berhalter6.3
  • 16Jeremy Sarmiento7.3
  • 14Myles Peart-Harris6.3
  • 29Adilson Malanda6.3
  • 17Maximilian Arfsten6.3
  • 1Radek Vítek6.1
  • 7Will Lankshear6.0
Blackburn RoversTale of the tapeMiddlesbrough
6-2-2Formation3-4-3
15 ptsTable22 pts
+1Goal difference+6
DLWDLFormWLLDD
0Head-to-head wins0
44%Win chance36%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Blackburn Rovers 0W2D0W Middlesbrough

Goals 0–0

  • 2026-03-21Blackburn Rovers0–0Middlesbrough
  • 2025-12-26Middlesbrough0–0Blackburn Rovers

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Blackburn Rovers

DLWDL
  • @Wolverhampton Wanderers2-2
  • vsLeicester City0-1
  • @Sheffield United3-1
  • vsCoventry City1-1
  • @Southampton0-3

Middlesbrough

WLLDD
  • vsLincoln City2-1
  • @Hull City0-1
  • @Southampton1-2
  • vsSouthampton0-0
  • @Wrexham2-2

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Blackburn Rovers11434+115
Middlesbrough11641+622