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'

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 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
#21	Position	#5
51	Points	80
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
48	Scored	72
58	Conceded	47
-10	GD	+25
1.11	PPG	1.74
28%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: West Bromwich Albion FC gets underway.
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
Cedric Kipre	1

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

1.21 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC28% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC45%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

72%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC21% Draw45% Middlesbrough FC34%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 2

7.7%

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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