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Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 23rd Oct, 20:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

Bolton Wanderers and their boss Steven Schumacher will be looking to get one over on Kim Hellberg and his Middlesbrough side on Friday night, as the pair meet at the Macron Stadium in the Championship. The odds you see on the page are provided directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Championship match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Bolton
36%
--
Draw
26%
--
M'Boro
38%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
M'Boro 1-0
9%
--
Bolton 1-0
9%
--
M'Boro 2-1
8%
--
Bolton 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
M'Boro 2-0
6%
--
Bolton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
M'Boro 3-1
4%
--
Bolton 3-1
4%
--
M'Boro 3-0
3%
--
Bolton 3-0
3%
--
M'Boro 3-2
3%
--
Bolton 3-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
Bolton win to nil
19%
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M'Boro win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bolton have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league. Bolton are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 5 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Bolton have conceded 13 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Bolton have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 2nd place on 18 points in the Championship league table having played 9 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 12 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea9621820 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Nov 24
May 1
2
M'Boro9531518 
Oct 23
Dec 29
-
-
3
West Ham94411116 
l
 
2-3A
Apr 6
Apr 24
Dec 8
4
Stoke9513216 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 27
Feb 17
Oct 13
5
Wolves8422414 
Feb 17
Oct 13
w
 
1-0F
Feb 27
6
QPR9351314 
Mar 2
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 10
w
 
0-1F
7
Birmingham9351214 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Feb 20
d
 
2-2F
8
Millwall9423114 
Apr 10
l
 
4-0A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 6
9
West Brom9423114 
Nov 25
May 1
w
 
3-1F
Apr 17
10
Bristol C9423-114 
Oct 31
Jan 23
Nov 21
Feb 6
11
Southampton95221013 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Mar 13
Nov 27
12
Charlton9342-313 
Jan 26
Nov 3
Oct 31
Jan 23
13
Blackburn9333112 
Dec 5
Mar 17
Mar 2
l
 
2-1F
14
Sheff Utd9333112 
Apr 20
l
 
3-2F
Mar 20
Dec 26
15
Wrexham9252-311 
Dec 11
Jan 1
Jan 27
Nov 4
16
Lincoln9324-411 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 17
w
 
2-1A
Mar 6
17
Bolton9315-510 
-
-
Dec 29
Oct 23
18
Norwich9306-29 
Feb 20
w
 
3-4A
w
 
4-3A
Feb 13
19
Portsmouth8224-28 
Nov 21
Feb 6
Dec 19
Apr 3
20
Watford9225-78 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Jan 30
Nov 7
21
Cardiff9144-37 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 13
Oct 17
Jan 16
22
Burnley9144-47 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Apr 20
d
 
1-1F
23
Derby9135-76 
Jan 30
Nov 6
Dec 5
Mar 16
24
Preston9117-84 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
Jan 1
Dec 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bolton 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton1 - 2Stoke
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Bolton2 - 3West Ham
Bolton0 - 1Lincoln
Bolton2 - 1Preston
Bolton4 - 1Stockport
Bolton1 - 0Bradford
Bolton2 - 3Luton
Bolton3 - 3Huddersfield
Bolton5 - 1Stevenage
Bolton2 - 2Stockport
Bolton0 - 0Doncaster
Bolton3 - 2Wycombe
Bolton2 - 2Blackpool
Bolton3 - 2Barnsley
Bolton2 - 1Burton
Bolton2 - 1L Orient
Bolton0 - 0Northampton
Bolton0 - 1Mansfield
Bolton2 - 1Rotherham
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBolton1 - 2Stoke
ABolton4 - 3Norwich
HBolton1 - 0Cardiff
HBolton2 - 3West Ham
ABolton0 - 4Millwall
ABolton2 - 3Sheff Utd
HBolton0 - 1Lincoln
ABolton0 - 0QPR
HBolton2 - 1Preston
HBolton4 - 1Stockport
ABolton1 - 0Bradford
HBolton1 - 0Bradford
HBolton2 - 3Luton
ABolton1 - 1Bradford
HBolton3 - 3Huddersfield
HBolton5 - 1Stevenage
ABolton0 - 2Cardiff
HBolton2 - 2Stockport
ABolton2 - 1Plymouth
ABolton0 - 1Port Vale
M'Boro 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham2 - 2M'Boro
QPR0 - 1M'Boro
Burnley1 - 1M'Boro
Blackburn2 - 1M'Boro
Hull1 - 0M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Wrexham2 - 2M'Boro
Ipswich2 - 2M'Boro
Swansea2 - 2M'Boro
Blackburn0 - 0M'Boro
QPR0 - 4M'Boro
Birmingham1 - 3M'Boro
Coventry3 - 1M'Boro
Sheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
Stoke1 - 2M'Boro
West Brom2 - 3M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Charlton1 - 2M'Boro
Hull1 - 4M'Boro
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro1 - 0Wolves
AM'Boro2 - 2Birmingham
HM'Boro2 - 2Millwall
HM'Boro4 - 3Norwich
AM'Boro1 - 0QPR
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1West Brom
AM'Boro1 - 2Blackburn
HM'Boro2 - 1Lincoln
AM'Boro0 - 1Hull
AM'Boro1 - 1Southampton
HM'Boro0 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro2 - 2Wrexham
HM'Boro5 - 1Watford
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
AM'Boro2 - 2Ipswich
HM'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
AM'Boro2 - 2Swansea
HM'Boro1 - 2Millwall
AM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
M'Boro have beaten Bolton in 8 consecutive league meetings
4
M'Boro have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Bolton
League games at Bolton since 1994
Bolton
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
22
17
Games: Scored
12 / 17
11 / 17
Clean sheets
6 / 17
5 / 17
BOL
7
D
6
MID
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
0 - 2M'Boro
0 - 3M'Boro
1 - 2M'Boro
1 - 2M'Boro
Draw2 - 2Draw
Bolton2 - 1
Bolton4 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bolton2 - 0
Bolton2 - 1
Bolton1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bolton1 - 0
Bolton4 - 1
League games at M'Boro since 1993
M'Boro
Bolton
Goals: Scored
29
16
Games: Scored
15 / 17
9 / 17
Clean sheets
8 / 17
2 / 17
BOL
4
D
2
MID
11
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro3 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro2 - 1
1 - 3Bolton
0 - 1Bolton
M'Boro5 - 1
M'Boro4 - 3
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 4Bolton
M'Boro1 - 0
0 - 1Bolton
Goal Statistics
Bolton 17th M'Boro 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Bolton will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+15
M'Boro have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
BOL
MID
38%
better
view stats
Games scored6
9
Failed to score3
0
Scored first3
6
Goals scored12
17
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.9
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.9
KickOff rating
+38%
Defence rating
BOL
MID
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
7
Clean sheets2
2
Conceded first5
3
Goals conceded17
12
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against20%
15%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+19%

Bolton v M'Boro Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9312
J SheehanS DalbyM ConwayJ Sheehan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Conway DEF91
1
-
J Sheehan MID9
1
1
S Dalby FWD93
-
T Gale FWD931
2
-
S Junior FWD91
1
-
G Larrazabal DEF811
1
-
E Erhahon  MID81
-
K Dong FWD81
1
-
R Hardie FWD7
1
-
B Davies DEF6
1
-
C Forino DEF6
1
-
R Rodrigues MID611
-
J McAtee FWD61
1
-
J Bonham GLK5
-
L Brunt DEF5
-
A Famewo DEF5
1
-
E Toal DEF5
-
J Nelson FWD5
1
-
G Bazunu GLK4
-
T Bair FWD411
-
A Ito MID31
-
X Simons MID31
-
L. Stephenson DEF1
-
D Watson MID1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9732
R VítekW. LankshearT ConwayR McGree
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Vítek GLK9
-
N Borges DEF9
1
-
L Ayling DEF92
-
C Brittain DEF91
1
-
S Berhalter MID921
1
-
R McGree MID91
2
-
W. Lankshear FWD97
2
-
K Joseph FWD9
-
A Malanda DEF81
1
-
M Peart-Harris MID8
1
-
A Morris MID81
-
M Arfsten FWD81
-
T Conway FWD73
-
A Phillips DEF61
1
-
J Sarmiento  FWD61
-
A Jones DEF51
1
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD421
-
L. Castledine MID3
-
D Strelec FWD2
-
R Pukstas MID1
-