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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Bolton vs Middlesbrough

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Tuesday 29 December at 20:45, Italian time.

Bolton18th in ChampionshipvsMiddlesbrough2nd in Championship
17Points29
5-2-8Won-drawn-lost8-5-2
1.1Points per match1.9
20Goals for30
29Goals against19
4Clean sheets4
LWLLDFormDLWWD
—Current run—
2-0-5 · 6 ptsAt home (W-D-L)5-2-0 · 17 pts
3-2-3 · 11 ptsAway (W-D-L)3-3-2 · 12 pts
19.7 in 15Expected goals for (xG)30.8 in 15
28.3Expected goals against (xG)14.3
6.74Average player rating6.90
Sam Dalby (6)Top scorerWill Lankshear (13)

This season's meetings

Middlesbrough v Bolton, Tuesday 29 December at 20:45The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Middlesbrough v Bolton on Tuesday 29 December
Middlesbrough v BoltonArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Middlesbrough 72%draw 16%Bolton 12%
Most likely score2-09% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver69% over · 31% under
Both teams to scoreYes58% yes
Goals the model expects2.61 – 0.98Middlesbrough – Bolton

Poisson model on 15 matches for Middlesbrough and 15 for Bolton, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
1Bolton wins
1draws
13Middlesbrough wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Bolton 9, Middlesbrough 34 · 2.9 per match

  1. 23 Oct 2026Bolton1-5MiddlesbroughChampionship
  2. 20 Jul 2024Middlesbrough3-0BoltonClub Friendlies
  3. 29 Aug 2023Bolton1-3MiddlesbroughEFL Cup
  4. 9 Apr 2019Bolton0-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
  5. 19 Sept 2018Middlesbrough2-0BoltonChampionship
  6. 26 Dec 2017Middlesbrough2-0BoltonChampionship
  7. 9 Sept 2017Bolton0-3MiddlesbroughChampionship
  8. 16 Apr 2016Bolton1-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
  9. 15 Aug 2015Middlesbrough3-0BoltonChampionship
  10. 24 Feb 2015Middlesbrough1-0BoltonChampionship
  11. 19 Aug 2014Bolton1-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
  12. 1 Jan 2014Bolton2-2MiddlesbroughChampionship

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.