Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction: Away side have been good in recent fixtures

Middlesbrough is set to host Blackburn on Saturday at Riverside Stadium. Six of their last seven league meetings at Riverside have been drawn. Both teams will give their best to win the game.

Middlesbrough’s Form

Middlesbrough's home performance seems awesome this season as they managed (W3 D3 L1) to win on three occasions out of seven. They registered their 3rd away win of the season by defeating (1-0) Birmingham in the last game. In their seven home league games, Middlesbrough scored 9 goals against their visitors and conceded 7 in return.

Middlesbrough's away form is a matter of concern (L5 D1) as they didn't win a single game yet. With 13 points in 13 games, Middlesbrough is sitting in the 21st position. They have netted 14 goals so far this season and conceded 18 in return.

Chuba Akpom is the team’s top scorer with 3 goals followed by Matt Crooks (2) and Riley McGree (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Middlesbrough’s possible lineup

Steffen; McNair, Fry, Lenihan; Jones, Crooks, Howson, McGree, Bola; Akpom, Muniz.

Blackburn Rovers Form

Blackburn's away performance this season (L5 W2) is below average. They just lost their 5th away game of the season against Wigan (0-1) in the previous game. They didn't score a single goal in their last three away games. In their seven away league games, Blackburn scored just four goals against their hosts and conceded 10 in return.

Blackburn looks in good touch at home this season (W5 L2) as they managed to win on five occasions out of six. With 21 points in 13 games, Blackburn is sitting in the 7th position. They have netted 16 goals so far this season and conceded 16 in return.

Ben Brereton is the team’s top scorer with 7 goals followed by Lewis Travis (2) and Tyrhys Dolan (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Blackburn’s possible lineup

Kaminski; Hyam, Ayala, Wharton; Hedges, Morton, Travis, Pickering; Szmodics; Hirst, Brereton.

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn expert tips

Middlesbrough's performance looks solid at home but on the other end, Blackburn is struggling with their away form. Blackburn is unbeaten (W1, D2) in their last three league meetings at Riverside. After analyzing all the facts, we are expecting a draw here or a blackburn win. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as historically both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-off.