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

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

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	#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' What a night it is going to be! West Bromwich Albion FC welcome Middlesbrough FC for this crunch clash at The Hawthorns.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
8' What a strike from Daryl Dike! The score is 1-0.
10' Daryl Dike adds to his 2 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 398 games and scored 498 goals.
20' Taylor Gardner-Hickman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' 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.
44' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 44.
49' Ryan John Giles is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Bromwich Albion FC so far.
50' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Grady Diangana exits the field as Marc Albrighton enters on 50.
55' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
57' The supporters are chanting for Dael Fry. He replaces Paddy McNair on 57 minute.
62' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Conor Townsend, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
68' The whistle greets Marcus Forss as he departs to be replaced by Aaron Ramsey.
73' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
78' The crowd applauds Daryl Dike as he leaves the pitch. Brandon Thomas-Asante steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
83' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
86' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. John Swift trudges off to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah on 86 minutes.
87' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Erik Pieters by Semi Ajayi on 87 minute.
90' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jayson Molumby exits the field as Taylor Gardner-Hickman enters on 90.
It finishes all square. West Bromwich Albion FC and Middlesbrough FC share the spoils 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
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

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

1.41 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Middlesbrough FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC41% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC31%

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

59%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC29% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC24%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

9.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.3%

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%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

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.