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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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
#2	Position	#5
29	Points	28
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
30	Scored	23
19	Conceded	15
+11	GD	+8
1.93	PPG	1.87
53%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Riverside Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Mikey Johnston has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
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 is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' DR Congo international Grady Diangana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
29' Hayden Hackney has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
39' Devante Cole has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
49' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' Delano Burgzorg has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
59' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — John Swift on, Jayson Molumby off on 65 minutes.
70' The 27-year-old Torbjorn Heggem has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Middlesbrough FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
78' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Devante Cole is hanging Mikey Johnston on the field on 78 minute.
79' That looks like a foul for a card for Dael Fry.
82' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Finn Azaz is withdrawn and Daniel Barlaser gets his opportunity.
83' Ben Doak is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' The whistle greets Ben Doak as he departs to be replaced by Marcus Forss.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

1.55 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC50% Draw27% West Bromwich Albion FC23%

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

76%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

50%

Middlesbrough FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw47% West Bromwich Albion FC19%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

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%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+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.