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Middlesbrough vs Bolton Wanderers

29 Dec 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2026/2027

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16 completed meetings

Middlesbrough

19:45

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Bolton Wanderers

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Middlesbrough

Latest: Millwall · 2–2

Match stats

15 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Millwall · 2026/2027

Bolton Wanderers

Latest: Norwich City · 4–3

Match stats

20 Sept 2026, 13:30 · Away vs Norwich City · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

10Middlesbrough wins

2Draws

4Bolton Wanderers wins

44%Both teams scored

56%Over 2.5 goals

25Middlesbrough goals

15Bolton Wanderers goals

At Middlesbrough’s ground: 8 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Bolton Wanderers’s away games.

Middlesbrough statsBolton Wanderers stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

MiddlesbroughPer matchBolton Wanderers

2.75 / 4Goals scored1.50 / 4

1.75 / 4Goals conceded2.50 / 4

4.50 / 4Total match goals4.00 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.25 / 4

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.50 / 4

19.25 / 4Shots10.50 / 4

7.25 / 4Corners4.50 / 4

11.50 / 4Total match corners10.00 / 4

0.75 / 4Cards2.00 / 3

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

MiddlesbroughStatBolton Wanderers

0.754 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.754 matches

1.004 matchesGoals conceded by half-time1.004 matches

75% (3)4 matchesWins25% (1)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesDraws25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesLosses50% (2)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets25% (1)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves50% (2)4 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored50% (2)4 matches

Goal frequencies

MiddlesbroughStatBolton Wanderers

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals50%4 matches

100%4 matchesScored 2+ goals50%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 3+ goals25%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 4+ goals25%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals75%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals75%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals75%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time50%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

75%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time75%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

MiddlesbroughStatBolton Wanderers

4.254 matchesCorners conceded / match5.504 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners50%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners50%4 matches

50%4 matchesWon 7+ corners25%4 matches

25%4 matchesWon 9+ corners25%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners75%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners75%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners25%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%4 matches

Cards

MiddlesbroughStatBolton Wanderers

1.254 matchesOpponent cards / match0.673 matches

2.004 matchesTotal cards / match2.673 matches

0.754 matchesYellow cards / match1.673 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%3 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards100%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards0%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards0%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%3 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards67%3 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards0%3 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards0%3 matches

Shots & play

MiddlesbroughStatBolton Wanderers

11.504 matchesShots conceded / match13.504 matches

63.25%4 matchesPossession / match48.50%4 matches

10.754 matchesFouls / match11.754 matches

2.504 matchesOffsides / match2.004 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Middlesbrough

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.92 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.21 per game

Bolton Wanderers

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.20 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.86 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Middlesbrough

Goals

Will Lankshear6

Sebastian Berhalter2

Amario Cozier-Duberry2

Assists

Yellow cards

Red cards

No recorded figure

Tackles

Aidan Morris23

Callum Brittain20

Max Arfsten13

Bolton Wanderers

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Red cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear8 matches

5.18

Sebastian Berhalter6 matches

1.28

Kyle Joseph6 matches

1.24

Bolton Wanderers

Rúben Rodrigues4 matches

2.00

Sam Dalby6 matches

1.90

John McAtee3 matches

1.01

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear7 matches

5.49

Amario Cozier-Duberry3 matches

1.01

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.95

Bolton Wanderers

Rúben Rodrigues4 matches

2.00

Thierry Gale5 matches

1.78

Sam Dalby5 matches

1.34

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Middlesbrough

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.59

Will Lankshear7 matches

0.50

Aidan Morris6 matches

0.40

Bolton Wanderers

Thierry Gale5 matches

1.24

Gaizka Larrazabal1 matches

0.90