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

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Championship · 2019-20

West Bromwich Albion FC

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

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Lee Venamore
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee

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

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	#3
14	Points	15
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 1
10	Scored	16
8	Conceded	12
+2	GD	+4
1.75	PPG	1.88
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

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

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Middlesbrough FC is underway.
5' 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.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
17' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Ayala on 17.
22' Middlesbrough FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
27' Gareth Barry has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 381 appearances.
32' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' Conor Townsend is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathan Ferguson at the 46 minute mark.
48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Howson.
53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Controversy at the stadium! Jake Livermore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
60' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 60 minute. Gareth Barry leaves to be changed by Filip Krovinovic.
65' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
69' Matt Phillips is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Charlie Austin argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
77' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
78' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Marvin Johnson on, Djed Spence off on 78 minutes.
82' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Darnell Furlong gets a Yellow card.
85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hayden Coulson.
87' Lewis Wing makes way for Rudy Gestede at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
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

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

1.3 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 FC33% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC38%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

67%

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

8.4%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

3.1%

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	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	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.