Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bolton Wanderers & Middlesbrough face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Bolton Wanderers nor Middlesbrough as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Bolton Wanderers, as the manager Evatt led his troops to eliminate Barrow, and reach the 2nd Round. Wanderers participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Bolton Wanderers have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the League One. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The home team returns to University of Bolton Stadium after drawing with Burton Albion on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Williams (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Williams hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Wigan Athletic with the scoreline 0-4.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Bolton Wanderers, as the League One home game vs Derby County is only four days away.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bolton Wanderers defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Middlesbrough form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Huddersfield Town in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.It's not happening yet for Middlesbrough on their Championship travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
There might be some fixture complaints from Middlesbrough as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 2-4 against West Bromwich Albion. A stark raving crazy match with heaps of goals last time out for Middlesbrough, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this game be as exciting? Lath, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.14. Lath scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Huddersfield Town.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Queens Park Rangers in just four days.
{2 goals} so far away for Middlesbrough, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 7. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Middlesbrough have been victorious in every one of the 8 latest games against this side. Another win today?Top Goalscorers
  V. Adeboyejo 4 goals |  D. Charles 3 goals | J. Iredale 1 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Middlesbrough missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 20 | 38 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Conceded | C | 24 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 6.6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.3 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 40% | ||
| 10.3 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oxford United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Southampton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Hull City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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