West Bromwich Albion FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

West Bromwich Albion FC

2 – 0

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 44' Tommy Smith

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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)

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

2023-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2022-07-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-02-22 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-11-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–0	W
20 Feb	Watford FC	A	2–3	L
15 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
10 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	0–2	L
03 Feb	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
28 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	0–3	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
18 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–1	W
15 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
11 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	3–1	W
04 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	3–0	W
28 Jan	Watford FC	H	2–0	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against West Bromwich Albion FC and Middlesbrough FC has kicked off!
5' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
8' The deadlock is broken! Daryl Dike gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
10' Against the run of play, Daryl Dike has scored! This game has turned on its head.
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' Darnell Furlong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' 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.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' Matty Crooks has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Tommy Smith is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 44.
49' Paddy McNair is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
50' The crowd applauds Grady Diangana as he leaves the pitch. Marc Albrighton steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
55' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
57' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Paddy McNair is replaced by Dael Fry on 57 minute.
62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
67' 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 Darragh Lenihan suffering a number of foals already.
68' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Marcus Forss is replaced by Aaron Ramsey.
73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
78' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Daryl Dike departs to be replaced by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
83' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
86' John Swift makes way for Nathaniel Chalobah at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
87' Semi Ajayi gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Erik Pieters and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The supporters are chanting for Taylor Gardner-Hickman. He replaces Jayson Molumby on 90 minute.
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 86'
4
Dara O'Shea
3
Conor Townsend
15
Erik Pieters ↓ Semi Ajayi 87'
11
Grady Diangana ↓ Marc Albrighton 50'
17
Jed Wallace
2
Darnell Furlong
35
Okay Yokuslu
14
Jayson Molumby ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 90'
12
Daryl Dike ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 78'
33
Joshua Griffiths

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Dael Fry ↑ 57'
27
Marc Bola
23
Liam Roberts
25
Matty Crooks ↑ 78'
7
Daniel Barlaser
2
Isaiah Jones ↑ 78'
11
Aaron Ramsey ↑ 68'

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-20 Watford FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2023-01-28 Bristol City FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-18 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.4 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC40% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC32%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

60%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC29% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC23%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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