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England: Championship · Regular Season - 12

Bolton Bolton
20:00 Friday, 23 October 2026
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough

Bolton vs Middlesbrough Prediction, Preview & Stats

Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich Referee: Simon Hooper

Our tip Away or Draw (X2)
Odds 1.17

Our verdict

Away or Draw (X2) @ 1.17

  • The model puts the chance of Middlesbrough avoiding defeat at 90%.
  • Middlesbrough lost only 0 of their last 5 league games.
  • Middlesbrough are unbeaten in 5 of the last 5 meetings.
  • Middlesbrough come out ahead in the overall comparison (59%).

Our prediction for Bolton vs Middlesbrough is Away or Draw (X2) at odds of 1.17.

Match preview

Bolton and Middlesbrough meet in the Championship (Regular Season - 12), kicking off on Friday 23 October at 20:00 at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich.

Over their last 5 league games, Bolton won 3, drew 1 and lost 1, while Middlesbrough won 2, drew 3 and lost 0.

In the league this season Bolton scored 1.4 and conceded 1.6 goals per game on average; Middlesbrough scored 2.0 and conceded 1.5.

Head to head: in their last 5 meetings Bolton won 0, Middlesbrough won 5 and 0 ended level, averaging 2.6 goals per game, with both teams scoring in 1 of them.

The statistical model gives Bolton a 10% chance of winning, 45% for a draw and 45% for Middlesbrough.

Win probability

Bolton 10% Draw 45% Middlesbrough 45%

Team comparison

BoltonMiddlesbrough
53%
Form
47%
47%
Attack
53%
57%
Defence
43%
38%
Goal model
62%
0%
Head to head
100%
8%
Goals
92%
41%
Overall
59%

Form and goals (league)

Bolton Middlesbrough
Last 5 WWLWD DDWWD
Games played 11 11
Goals scored per game 1.4 2.0
Goals conceded per game 1.6 1.5
Clean sheets 3 2
Failed to score 4 0

Head to head

0Bolton 0Draws 5Middlesbrough
  • 20 Jul 2024 Middlesbrough 3 - 0 Bolton
  • 29 Aug 2023 Bolton 1 - 3 Middlesbrough
  • 9 Apr 2019 Bolton 0 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • 19 Sep 2018 Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Bolton
  • 26 Dec 2017 Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Bolton

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