Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By George Edwards, Football Analyst | Published: 5 months ago | Last Updated: Jan 11, 18:00 | 4 min read

Middlesbrough FC

Football England - FA Cup Riverside Stadium Sat 11 Jan 19:00

Blackburn Rovers FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

We Think Under 2.5 Goals is the Value Bet

Blackburn can keep things tight when they head to Middlesbrough. That is why our betting prediction is Under 2.5 Goals. Grab the 1.91 that two or less goals are scored.

Match Preview & H2H

Middlesbrough played Cardiff City at home in their last game. They drew 1-1 and recorded 74% of possession and had three shots on target, with Emmanuel Latte Lath on the scoresheet in the Championship match at Riverside Stadium.

Blackburn Rovers were restricted to one shot on target and 43% of possession when they lost 1-0 at home to Burnley in their previous match. This was a Championship game at Ewood Park.

Blackburn have avoided defeat against Middlesbrough in the past three meetings. In the last clash, it was Blackburn who claimed a 1-0 Championship away victory. The previous 10 H2H matches have included five wins for Blackburn, one victory for Middlesbrough along with four draws.

Middlesbrough – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 2 losses and 5 draws, averaging 1.4 goals from 4.3 shots on goal and 8.6 attempts. Boro have had 55.4% possession and 4.1 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 1.3 goals from 3.1 shots on goal and 7.6 attempts, while being awarded 5.4 corners.

Emmanuel Latte Lath and Finn Azaz are the top scorers with 3 goals each, while Tommy Conway has 2. Ben Doak is the top assists maker with 3.

Blackburn – Last 10 League Games

Blackburn have won 5, lost 3 and drawn 2, with an average of 0.9 goals from 7.0 attempts and 2.4 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 44.0% possession, 4.5 corners in their favour and 5.6 corners against, while they’ve conceded 0.6 goals from 9.4 attempts and 3.9 shots on goal.

Danny Batth is the leading scorer along with five others, with 1 goals on the board each. Makhtar Gueye has managed to clock up 3 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Middlesbrough confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Thomas Glover (GK), Anfernee Dijksteel, George Edmundson, Matthew Clarke, Lukas Engel, Daniel Barlaser, Law McCabe, Micah Hamilton, Alex Gilbert, Riley McGree, Delano Burgzorg.

Blackburn confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Balazs Toth (GK), Callum Brittain, Dominic Hyam, Danny Batth, Owen Beck, John Buckley, Sondre Tronstad, Andreas Weimann, Todd Cantwell, Joe Rankin-Costello, Harry Leonard.

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Expert FA Cup Analysis

In order to come up with the best football predictions, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available stats.

Key Middlesbrough vs Blackburn stats:

  • In 9 of the last 10 Blackburn away matches, there have been Under 2.5 Goals
  • 16 of the last 20 Blackburn matches have resulted in BTTS No
  • Blackburn have kept 5 clean sheets in their past 10 away matches
  • Blackburn failed to score in 9 of their last 20 matches

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Prediction

We’re not expecting goals. This means our pick is that this FA Cup game will yield Under 2.5 Goals and that’s priced at 1.91 for this encounter.

There are similar bets available and that includes Under 1.5 Goals where you can get bigger odds but can’t allow two or more goals for your bet to win.

Our Pick

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Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Odds

The Middlesbrough betting odds have been priced up by the bookies and they are 2.15 favourites to land victory in this FA Cup encounter which means a 47% chance of winning. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get 3.30 about Blackburn.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. BTTS Yes is available at 1.70 for anyone expecting Both Teams to Score.

Head over to the Bet Builder and you’ll find all the popular football betting site markets available. FA Cup selections can then be combined together in a same-game accumulator which you can cheer on.

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Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough Betting Stats

Blackburn logo Blackburn Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 9 wins, 5 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 2 defeats and 5 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 8 wins, 8 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Middlesbrough

Blackburn

Goals / match
1.6 0.6
Conceded / match
1.4 1.2
Total / match
3 1.8

Corners

Corners

Middlesbrough

Blackburn

For / match
3.8 6
Against / match
4.6 4.2
Total / match
8.4 10.2

Possession

Possession

Team News

It’s important to be as informed as possible, with the Middlesbrough vs Blackburn team news helping you find out who is available for the next game.

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Lineups

Middlesbrough Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Middlesbrough Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

23 Thomas Glover
15 Anfernee Dijksteel 25 George Edmundson 5 Matthew Clarke 27 Lukas Engel
4 Daniel Barlaser 49 Law McCabe
17 Micah Hamilton 14 Alex Gilbert 8 Riley McGree
10 Delano Burgzorg
12 Balazs Toth
2 Callum Brittain 5 Dominic Hyam 15 Danny Batth 24 Owen Beck
21 John Buckley 6 Sondre Tronstad
14 Andreas Weimann 8 Todd Cantwell 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
20 Harry Leonard

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Middlesbrough Substitutes

  • 3Rav van den Berg
  • 6Dael Fry
  • 7Hayden Hackney
  • 9Emmanuel Latte Lath
  • 21Marcus Forss
  • 37George McCormick
  • 38Shea Connor
  • 46Ajay Matthews
  • 47Bailey Palmer

Blackburn Substitutes

  • 1Aynsley Pears
  • 4Kyle McFadzean
  • 9Makhtar Gueye
  • 10Tyrhys Dolan
  • 32Igor Tyjon
  • 39H. O'Grady-Macken
  • 40Matty Litherland
  • 43George Pratt
  • 46Isaac Dunn

Previous Middlesbrough Lineups

04 Jan Championship
Middlesbrough 1-1 Cardiff
02 Jan Championship
Hull 0-1 Middlesbrough
30 Dec Championship
Middlesbrough 0-0 Burnley

Previous Blackburn Lineups

04 Jan Championship
Blackburn 0-1 Burnley
01 Jan Championship
Leeds 1-1 Blackburn
29 Dec Championship
Blackburn 0-1 Hull

You can find out the Middlesbrough vs Blackburn lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.

Team Squads

Middlesbrough Squad

Blackburn Squad

It’s great to get information and stats on the squad for every team in the division.

England FlagTables & Standings

2025/2026 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Birmingham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Blackburn 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Charlton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Coventry 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Derby 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Hull 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Ipswich 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Leicester 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Norwich 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Oxford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Preston 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 QPR 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Sheffield Utd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Sheffield Wed 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Stoke 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Swansea 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 West Brom 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Birmingham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Blackburn 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Charlton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Coventry 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Derby 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Hull 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Ipswich 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Leicester 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Norwich 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Oxford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Preston 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 QPR 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Sheffield Utd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Sheffield Wed 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Stoke 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Swansea 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 West Brom 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the FA Cup standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.

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