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

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

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	#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 wait is over. Middlesbrough FC get us underway at .
West Bromwich Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Middlesbrough FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

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

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

1.48 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 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	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

67%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC26% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC30%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.8%

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%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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