Pick of the stats: Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

Blackburn Rovers welcome Middlesbrough to Ewood Park for an important clash in the battle for a Championship play-off spot on Friday evening (20:00 BST).

Rovers have slipped to 11th and are five points off the top six following a six-game winless run (D1 L5).

Boro have won four of their previous six matches (D1 L1) to move level on points with West Bromwich Albion in sixth and would climb above Coventry in fifth with victory before the rest of the weekend's action.

• Blackburn Rovers have lost two of their past 19 league games against Middlesbrough (W8 D9) and are unbeaten in their past three (W2 D1).

• Middlesbrough lost their most recent league visit to Blackburn last season but haven't lost consecutive away games at Rovers since December 2006.

• Blackburn have lost each of their past four league games but haven't lost five in a row since February 2021 under Tony Mowbray.

• Middlesbrough have won four of their past six league matches (D1 L1), more than in their previous 15 games combined (W3 D5 L7).

• Middlesbrough are averaging 14.2 shots per Championship game this season (552 in 39 games), their highest average in a campaign since 2014-15 (14.3).