Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough — match summary
England · Championship · kick-off 24 Oct 2026 02:00
Full time · score 1-5
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Bolton Wanderers 41 · Middlesbrough 56
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Bolton Wanderers 40 · Middlesbrough 56
Shots on target 4-12 · corners 2-12 · possession 40-60
NextGOAL tip: Over 3 · 3 stars
Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough have met many times in recent years, and the home side have never tasted victory in the last six meetings, losing all of them 3-0, 1-3, 0-2, 2-0, 2-0 and 0-3. But this time the shape of both teams is quite different from before, especially Middlesbrough, who are unbeaten in their last five, and Bolton, who have started picking up home wins again. Bolton have won 3 of their last 5 league games, but the defence still shows clear problems. The 4-3 home win is the picture that says they are willing to trade punches and concede more easily than they should. Middlesbrough are different. They are unbeaten in 5 straight, but drew as many as 3 of those, and a defence that was once tight is starting to leak, especially early in the second half, where they concede as much as 28% of all the goals they let in. In this game Middlesbrough are likely to dominate possession and push forward, while Bolton will wait for the counter and use their home advantage to press early. If the home side score first, the game will open up into a trade of attacks immediately, and that is the path that makes this game likely to finish with several goals.