Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2026/2027

Bolton Wanderers

Bair45+2'

-FT

Oct 23, 2026

University of Bolton Stadium

Middlesbrough

Morris13'

Lankshear31'

Cozier-Duberry73'

Lankshear78'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Aidan Morris

Middlesbrough

Goals

8.6

86'Substitution

Myles Peart-Harris· In

Sebastian Berhalter· Out

Middlesbrough

79'Substitution

Leo Castledine· In

Riley McGree· Out

Middlesbrough

79'Substitution

Kyle Joseph· In

Will Lankshear· Out

Middlesbrough

79'Substitution

J. Sarmiento· In

Amario Cozier-Duberry· Out

Middlesbrough

Goal!

1-5

Will Lankshear

78'·Middlesbrough

⚽

74'Substitution

Xavier Simons· In

Kyliane Dong· Out

Bolton Wanderers

Goal!

1-4

Amario Cozier-Duberry

73'·Middlesbrough

⚽

69'Substitution

Max Arfsten· In

Tommy Conway· Out

Middlesbrough

63'Yellow Card

Josh Sheehan

Bolton Wanderers

55'Substitution

Sam Dalby· In

Theo Bair· Out

Bolton Wanderers

55'Substitution

Ryan Hardie· In

Ethan Erhahon· Out

Bolton Wanderers

46'Substitution

Max Conway· In

Akin Famewo· Out

Bolton Wanderers

46'Substitution

Atsuki Ito· In

Rúben Rodrigues· Out

Bolton Wanderers

Goal!

1-3

Theo Bair

45'+2·Bolton Wanderers

⚽

Goal!

0-3

Lewis Brunt

39'·Middlesbrough

⚽

Goal!

0-2

Will Lankshear

31'·Middlesbrough

⚽

Goal!

0-1

Aidan Morris

13'·Middlesbrough

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Bolton Wanderers

Middlesbrough

39%Ball Possession61%

12Shots Total31

4Shots On Target12

2Corners12

9Fouls9

1Yellow Cards1

0Offsides4

8Saves3

367Passes557

5Shots Off Target8

65Attacks99

32Dangerous Attacks63

7Shots Inside Box20

5Shots Outside Box11

1Goals5

9Free Kicks9

3Shots Blocked11

5Substitutions5

11Tackles10

1Assists4

308Accurate Passes494

1Injuries0

8Total Crosses23

2Accurate Crosses5

12Interceptions4

35Duels Won36

0Big Chances Created6

0Big Chances Missed3

Bolton Wanderers

Manager: Steven Schumacher

Starting XI

7.6

6.5

6.3

6.6

6.1

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.9

6.5

7.0

Substitutes

6.4

6.6

6.2

6.5

6.5

Manager: Kim Hellberg

Starting XI

6.7

7.3

6.6

7.1

7.2

8.6

7.2

Amario Cozier-Duberry

8.2

Riley McGree

8.5

Tommy Conway

7.7

Will Lankshear

8.5

Substitutes

6.5

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Gavin Bazunu GK	7.6	90'	0	0	-	43(65%)	-	-
Theo Bair FW	7.0	55'	1	0	1/2	11(83%)	-	1/7
Rúben Rodrigues MF	6.9	45'	0	0	2/3	16(81%)	1	1/3
Lewis Brunt DF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	52(92%)	2	4/5
Sam Dalby FW	6.6	35'	0	0	-	13(58%)	1	5/8
Kyliane Dong MF	6.5	74'	0	0	1/2	15(88%)	1	3/8
Josh Sheehan MF	6.5	90'	0	0	0/1	43(81%)	1	4/7
Ryan Hardie FW	6.5	35'	0	0	0/1	7(78%)	1	1/2
Gaizka Larrazabal DF	6.5	90'	0	1	-	34(85%)	-	0/2
Max Conway DF	6.5	45'	0	0	0/1	24(96%)	-	4/5
Thierry Gale MF	6.5	90'	0	0	0/1	25(92%)	2	3/4
Xavier Simons MF	6.4	16'	0	0	0/1	6(100%)	1	1/2
Eoin Toal DF	6.3	90'	0	0	-	35(92%)	-	3/5
Ethan Erhahon MF	6.3	55'	0	0	-	15(87%)	-	2/5
Atsuki Ito MF	6.2	45'	0	0	-	12(100%)	-	0/3
Akin Famewo DF	6.1	45'	0	0	-	15(67%)	2	4/5

Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough H2H, Form & Key Stats

Middlesbrough moved from 3rd to 1st in the Championship (England) table with this result.(Into first place. Before kickoff: 3rd, 22 points from 11 matches. After: 1st, 25 points from 12 matches; 24 teams.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bolton Wanderers	15	D1	2	1	0	0	10/15	9-6
Middlesbrough	15	D1	6	1	6	2	9/15	10-8

Bolton Wanderers — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Cardiff City2026-09-12
W4-3 @ Norwich City2026-09-20
L1-2 vs Stoke City2026-10-10
W3-1 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers2026-10-13
D0-0 @ Southampton2026-10-17

Middlesbrough — last 5 games

D2-2 vs Millwall2026-09-15
D2-2 @ Birmingham City2026-09-19
W1-0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers2026-10-10
W3-2 @ Stoke City2026-10-13
D2-2 vs Cardiff City2026-10-17

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Bolton Wanderers	15	2.47	53%	47%	33%	47%	33%	40%
Middlesbrough	15	3.47	80%	73%	53%	73%	20%	7%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Bolton Wanderers	Home	7	3	1	3	7-7	1.43	43%	43%
Middlesbrough	Away	7	3	2	2	11-11	1.57	71%	14%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Bolton Wanderers	15	9-7	8-13	47%	53%	3-10-2
Middlesbrough	15	10-9	19-14	66%	73%	6-5-4

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 22
Period covered: 2001-08-20 – 2024-07-20
Bolton Wanderers wins: 4
Draws: 4
Middlesbrough wins: 14
Avg goals per meeting: 2.32
Over 2.5 goals: 45%
Both teams scored: 41%
Home side won: 59%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 0D 5L (Bolton Wanderers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2.32

Most recent meetings (5 of 22)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-07-20	Middlesbrough	3-0	Bolton Wanderers
2023-08-29	Bolton Wanderers	1-3	Middlesbrough
2019-04-09	Bolton Wanderers	0-2	Middlesbrough
2018-09-19	Middlesbrough	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
2017-12-26	Middlesbrough	2-0	Bolton Wanderers

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 132 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bolton Wanderers	14	11	14	-3	WWLWD	5	+9
Middlesbrough	3	11	22	6	DDWWD	8	-5

Table context

Points gap: 8 ptsBolton Wanderers 14 · Middlesbrough 22
Positions: #14 vs #3
Goals per game: 1.36/1.64 vs 2/1.45scored/conceded per game · league average 1.44

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2026/2027

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	MiddlesbroughA	13	8	4	1	+13	28	WDWLW
2	Swansea City	13	8	2	3	+7	26	DWWDW
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	7	3	3	+7	24	DLWWD
···
17	Cardiff City	13	3	5	5	-1	14	LLDDD
18	Wrexham	13	3	5	5	-4	14	DWLDD
19	Bolton WanderersH	13	4	2	7	-8	14	LLLDW
20	Charlton Athletic	13	3	5	5	-10	14	LDWWW
21	Watford	13	3	2	8	-11	11	LLDDW
···
24	Preston North End	13	1	2	10	-17	5	WLLLL

9 / 24Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

Championship

Bolton Wanderers12 matches

Middlesbrough

12 matches

4Wins7

2Draws4

6Losses1

16Goals27

1.33Goals per game2.25

23Goals conceded17

1.92Goals per game conceded1.42

Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (12 vs 12 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityBolton Wanderers 28% · X · Draw 23% · Middlesbrough 49%

1 · Home Win

28%

X · Draw

23%

2 · Away Win

49%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.37 vs 1.88

Projected Total: 3.26

Over 1.5 Goals

84%

Over 2.5 Goals

63%

Over 3.5 Goals

41%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

63%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

15% / 25%

Bolton Wanderers / Middlesbrough

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(10.0%)1 - 2(9.4%)0 - 1(7.3%)

Recent matches

@ Wolverhampton Wanderers

All Bolton Wanderers fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 22 matches

Won 18%

(4/22)

Draw 18%

(4/22)

Won 64%

(14/22)

Goals

15-36

Total matches

Recent matches (5/22)

Club Friendlies 3•Jul 20, 2024

Middlesbrough

3-0

Bolton Wanderers

Carabao Cup•Aug 29, 2023

Bolton Wanderers

1-3

Middlesbrough

Championship•Apr 9, 2019

Bolton Wanderers

0-2

Middlesbrough

Championship•Sep 19, 2018

Middlesbrough

2-0

Bolton Wanderers

Championship•Dec 26, 2017

Middlesbrough

2-0

Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough — Head to Head

Last 22 matches

Bolton Wanderers wins

Draws

Middlesbrough wins

Goals Scored

15 - 36

Jul 20, 2024 • Club Friendlies 3

Middlesbrough

3-0

Bolton Wanderers

Aug 29, 2023 • Carabao Cup

Bolton Wanderers

1-3

Middlesbrough

Apr 9, 2019 • Championship

Bolton Wanderers

0-2

Middlesbrough

Matchday 12 — Championship

Match summary

Middlesbrough beat Bolton Wanderers 5-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Bolton Wanderers sat 14th on 14 points, while Middlesbrough were 3rd on 22 points. Before kickoff, Bolton Wanderers were 14th in the table but 5th on points from the last five league games. Across 22 previous meetings on record, Bolton Wanderers won 4 and Middlesbrough won 14, with 4 draws (2.32 goals per game).

Goals came from Theo Bair (45') for Bolton Wanderers and Aidan Morris (13'), Will Lankshear (31', 78'), Lewis Brunt (39' og) and Amario Cozier-Duberry (73') for Middlesbrough.

More details:

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Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough H2H, Form & Key Stats

Championship Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/22)

Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough — Head to Head

Last 22 matches

Matchday 12 — Championship

Match summary