Middlesbrough FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 0

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Tue 21 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Riverside Stadium 22,323 HT 45' · FT 45'

Hayden Hackney 29' 1–0

Ben Doak 83' 2–0

Dael Fry 79' Y

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–0	W
18 Jan	Portsmouth FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
04 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
29 Dec	Burnley FC	H	0–0	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
18 Jan	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
11 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	1–5	L
04 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D
01 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	3–1	W
29 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#3	Position	#5
15	Points	14
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
16	Scored	10
12	Conceded	8
+4	GD	+2
1.88	PPG	1.75
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, West Bromwich Albion FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Middlesbrough FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker William Lankshear scoring 2 goals.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Middlesbrough FC have won 474 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Jed Wallace, a England forward, has 34 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' What composure from Hayden Hackney! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
44' West Bromwich Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Brunt might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' Middlesbrough FC currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. John Swift is hanging Jayson Molumby on the field on 65 minute.
70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 381 games and scored 490 goals.
75' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
78' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Devante Cole on, Mikey Johnston off on 78 minutes.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dael Fry.
82' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Finn Azaz trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Barlaser on 82 minutes.
83' Assisted by Emmanuel Latte Lath with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Doak makes no mistake. 2-0!
88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Callum Styles is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Bromwich Albion FC.
90' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Ben Doak trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Forss on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Middlesbrough FC take all three points.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Brunt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Coburn	2
Daniel Ayala	2
Hayden Hackney	2
Marcus Tavernier	2
John Swift	2
Britt Assombalonga	2
Daryl Dike	2
William Lankshear	2

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-01-18 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-01 Hull City AFC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Burnley FC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2025-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-01-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-01-11 AFC Bournemouth 5–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-01-04 Swansea City AFC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2025-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-29 Sheffield United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.56 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.04 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC50% Draw26% West Bromwich Albion FC24%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

77%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

50%

Middlesbrough FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw47% West Bromwich Albion FC19%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

10.6%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.