West Bromwich Albion FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Middlesbrough FC

Sun 29 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 48' Jonathan Howson

Jake Livermore 57' Y

Matt Phillips 69' Y

Y 69' Djed Spence

Charlie Austin 72' Y

Darnell Furlong 82' Y

Y 85' Hayden Coulson

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

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

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Lee Venamore
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2019-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-02-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC 2018-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
21 Dec	Brentford FC	H	1–1	D
14 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	3–2	W
11 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
08 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	5–1	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
20 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–3	L
10 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–1	D
07 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Middlesbrough FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at The Hawthorns. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
10' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 392 games and scored 507 goals.
17' Daniel Ayala puts Middlesbrough FC on the lead.
22' Ahmed Hegazy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
27' 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.
32' Middlesbrough FC have won 498 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' Darnell Furlong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Nathan Ferguson is replaced by Conor Townsend.
48' Jonathan Howson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 48.
53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rudy Gestede suffering a number of foals already.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jake Livermore.
60' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Gareth Barry by Filip Krovinovic on 60 minute.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
69' Matt Phillips has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
72' The referee calls foul for Charlie Austin. He receives a Yellow card.
77' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
78' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Djed Spence has done his job and it is now time for Marvin Johnson to step up.
82' The referee calls foul for Darnell Furlong. He receives a Yellow card.
85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hayden Coulson.
87' Lewis Wing makes way for Rudy Gestede at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2019-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-12-26 Barnsley FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2019-12-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2019-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-12-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2019-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-12-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-12-07 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.31 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC34% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC37%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

66%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC25% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC28%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

7.6%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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