West Bromwich Albion FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Fri 16 Jan 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith

8 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game

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

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 2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–3	L
11 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	8–7	W
05 Jan	Leicester City FC	A	1–2	L
01 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
26 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–2	W
10 Jan	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
04 Jan	Southampton FC	H	4–0	W
01 Jan	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D

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' The ball is rolling at . West Bromwich Albion FC are looking to make home advantage count against Middlesbrough FC.
Full Time. Middlesbrough FC beats West Bromwich Albion FC

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

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

2026-01-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-01-11 Swansea City AFC 7–8 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-01-05 Leicester City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-01-01 Swansea City AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-01-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-10 Fulham FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2026-01-01 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.49 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC33% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC40%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

67%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC27% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC29%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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