Middlesbrough FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Middlesbrough FC

3 – 1

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 11:30 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

William Lankshear 48' 1–0

1–1 65' Jimmy Morgan

William Lankshear 73' 2–1

Alfie Jones 87' 3–1

Y 61' Ousmane Diakite

Overview

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

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

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

2026-08-29 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2026-01-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC 2025-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2025-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–1	W
22 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
15 Aug	Lincoln City FC	H	2–1	W
23 May	Hull City AFC	A	0–1	L
12 May	Southampton FC	A	1–2	L
09 May	Southampton FC	H	0–0	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–3	L
23 Aug	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
15 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W
02 May	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
25 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Watford FC	H	3–0	W

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

22% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

22% 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

3/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

7 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' In just a few seconds Riverside will turn into a battlefield for Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past West Bromwich Albion FC's compact 4-4-1-1.
10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Morgan Whittaker is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
15' Middlesbrough FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker William Lankshear scoring 2 goals.
20' Mali international Ousmane Diakite has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' West Bromwich Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' The whistle greets Jeremy Sarmiento as he departs to be replaced by Max Arfsten.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Sebastian Berhalter comes on to replace Myles Peart-Harris.
48' What a moment for William Lankshear! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Middlesbrough FC winning 100% of all matches.
58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a card on 61.
65' Goal! Jimmy Morgan scores his 4 goal in 391 matches.
69' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Kyle Joseph on, Riley McGree off on 69 minutes.
70' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Harry Whitwell is replaced by Rabby Nzingoula on 70 minute.
73' William Lankshear adds to his 6 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
77' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Felix Myhre is withdrawn and Aune Heggebo gets his opportunity.
82' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against West Bromwich Albion FC's 4-4-1-1 shape.
86' The whistle greets William Lankshear as he departs to be replaced by Tommy Conway.
87' GOAL! Alfie Jones fires home to make it 3-1!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for West Bromwich Albion FC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
12
Luke Ayling
8
Riley McGree ↓ Kyle Joseph 69'
30
Neto Borges
11
Morgan Whittaker ↓ Alfie Jones 69'
10
Aidan Morris
29
Adilson Malanda
14
Myles Peart-Harris ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 46'
16
Jeremy Sarmiento ↓ Max Arfsten 40'
1
Radek Vitek
7
William Lankshear ↓ Tommy Conway 86'

Bench

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

2026-08-29 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-08-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2026-05-23 Hull City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-05-12 Southampton FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-05-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Southampton FC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2026-08-29 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-08-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2026-08-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-05-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-04-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.89 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC56% Draw24% West Bromwich Albion FC20%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

79%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

44%

Middlesbrough FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC39% Draw43% West Bromwich Albion FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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