Week 15 brings us a match on Oct 15th, where Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough will play a match in Middlesbrough in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 21st placed Middlesbrough, recorded a 0-2 loss against Millwall. Zian Flemming struck first for Millwall in the 5th minute, then Zian Flemming added another in the 49th minute In the end, Middlesbrough couldn’t muster any offence and Millwall ran away with the shutout win. Middlesbrough is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while blackburn Rovers sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Wigan Athletic. Nathan Broadhead scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 62nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Blackburn Rovers was frustrated by Wigan Athletic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wigan Athletic ended the match with the shutout victory. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Blackburn Rovers won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ben Brereton has been the most effective weapon for Blackburn Rovers lately. The English attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Middlesbrough hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are R. Muniz Carvalho and Duncan Watmore, and they each have 1 goal.