Blackburn will host Middlesbrough for the twenty-eight round of the English second division. Both teams have been great this season, led by two phenomenal coaches Tony Mowbray and Chris Wilder. The hosts surprised everyone as they lost 2-0 to one of the weakest sides in the league, Hull City. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough is on its fifth consecutive victory, and is unbeaten in the previous eight matches. The last time these two squads met resulted in a 1-1 tie on Middlesbrough's ground, and the last meeting at Blackburn's field also finished without a winner, ending 0-0 back in 2020.

Rovers haven't been at their usual best in the team's last four games. The opening game of 2022 vs. Huddersfield ended 0-0, followed by a 3-2 loss to Wigan in the FA Cup, a minimal 1-0 triumph against poor Cardiff, and the recent 2-0 loss to Hull. The guests certainly look like a stronger team right now, and with one game in hand compared to their competition, a win here would put them in fifth place. Middlesbrough needs to finish in the top six for a chance to play in the English Premier League. MFC hasn't been in the Prem since the 2016-17 season, when they finished nineteenth after only a one-season stay in the top-flight.

Coming into this game, the hosts will miss Bradley Dack, Harry Pickering, and Ian Poveda-Ocampo, while the guests go into the clash without Marcus Browne, Marc Bola, Sammy Ameobi, and James Lea Siliki. Rovers' top goalscorer, young striker Ben Brereton, has failed to score in his last four appearances for the club, yet to find the net in 2022.

Blackburn Rovers' form hasn't been consistent at all this season, with Mowbray's squad losing 7-0 to Fulham, only to go on a six-game winning streak in the same month. The hosts are undefeated at home since the 0-7 debacle vs. the best team in the league, but have stopped the winning streak after the last 0-0 meeting against Huddersfield.

I expect the guests to avoid the defeat here, as they are currently in far better shape than the home team. Good luck!

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布莱克本将在英格兰乙级联赛第28轮主场迎战米德尔斯堡。这两支球队本赛季都表现出色，在两位杰出教练托尼·莫布雷和克里斯·怀尔德的带领下。东道主出乎所有人的意料，他们0 - 2输给了联赛中最弱的球队之一赫尔城。与此同时，米德尔斯堡已经取得了五连胜，并且在之前的八场比赛中保持不败。这两支球队上次在米德尔斯堡球场的比赛中以1比1战平，而上次在布莱克本球场的比赛也是在2020年以0比0的比分结束，也没有赢球。

流浪者队在最近的四场比赛中并没有达到他们通常的最佳状态。2022年对阵哈德斯菲尔德的揭幕战以0-0结束，随后在足总杯上以3-2输给维冈，1-0战胜可怜的卡迪夫，最近又以0- 2输给赫尔。客人们现在看起来确实是一支更强大的队伍，和他们的竞争对手相比，现在只剩下一场比赛，如果他们在这里获胜，他们将位列第五。米德尔斯堡需要进入前六名才能有机会参加英超联赛。MFC自2016-17赛季以来就没有进入过普雷姆联赛，当时他们只在顶级联赛中呆了一个赛季，最后排在第十九名。

来到这场比赛，东道主将会想念布拉德利·达克，哈里·皮克林和伊恩·波维达-奥坎波，而客人将会缺席马库斯·布朗，马克·波拉，萨米·阿梅奥比和詹姆斯·利亚·西里奇。流浪者队的最佳射手，年轻前锋本·布里列顿，在最近四次为俱乐部出场时都没有进球，直到2022年才进球。

本赛季布莱克本的状态并不稳定，莫布雷的球队0 - 7负于富勒姆，却在一个月里取得了六连胜。自0:7击败联赛最佳球队后，主场不败，但在与哈德斯菲尔德的最后一场0-0的比赛后，他们停止了连胜。

我希望客队能在这里避免失败，因为他们目前的状态比主队好得多。好运！