Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: P. Downing 7.9 · C. Mulgrew 7.5 · J. Hugill 7.3
Match analysis
5 sections11:218 December 2018: the Championship matchday 21 match ended Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-1 at half-time. Middlesbrough levelled after the break. Blackburn scored first, in the 22nd minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 22' C. Mulgrew → 0-1; 62' B. Assombalonga, assisted by J. Hugill → 1-1.
Muhamed Bešić (Middlesbrough) was sent off in the 21st minute; yellow cards: Middlesbrough 2, Blackburn 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 12-15 (5-5 on target); possession 33%-67%; corners 4-8; pass accuracy 69%-81%.
Goals by half: 0-1 in the first, 1-0 in the second.
Standout players
J. Hugill was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.3 in 90 minutes: 1 assist, 1 shot on target, 2 key passes, 1 tackle, won 8 of 19 duels.
P. Downing was Blackburn's highest-rated player at 7.9 in 90 minutes: won 9 of 11 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn (Championship matchday 21, 8 December 2018) finished 1-1. Goals: C. Mulgrew 22', B. Assombalonga 62'. Match stats: possession Middlesbrough 33%, Blackburn 67%; shots on target 5-5.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.