The bragging rights belong to West Bromwich Albion so far, with the 3rd place in the Championship table and anticipating the visit of Middlesbrough (who are placed 14th).
- West Bromwich Albion have the most points (20) at home in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Middlesbrough have scored away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
West Bromwich Albion, who have the most points (20) at home in Championship, have been outstanding at home so far in the Championship with 6 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. Ever since the Derby County game West Bromwich Albion has been unbeatable here at The Hawthorns producing four straight wins.
WBA's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Hull City (placed 23rd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Sam Johnstone, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.8 out of 10 in that game. Johnstone stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Fulham.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from WBA's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.
WBA have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Hawthorns with 15 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively WBA have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Middlesbrough form and stats
Middlesbrough have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Two away games in a row for Middlesbrough, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Luton Town in the Championship. Isaiah Jones got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Jones hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Birmingham City.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Middlesbrough when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing zero times, drawing one and winning zero games.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Middlesbrough have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): WBA won five games, two matches ended with a tie and Middlesbrough have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  K. Ahearne-Grant 8 goals |  M. Phillips 3 goals |  C. Robinson 3 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Middlesbrough missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 26 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 56% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 12% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 25% | 38% |
| 44% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 31% |
| 6.6 | 7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.6 | 17.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 32% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 19% | 26% |
| 8.1 | 8 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Middlesbrough have scored away.
- West Bromwich Albion have the most points (20) at home in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
| 2 | Fulham | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 35 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Millwall | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 18 | Reading | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 12 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 23 | Hull City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 9 |
| 24 | Derby County | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
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