West Bromwich Albion's team badge Middlesbrough's team badge

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

The Hawthorns, West Bromwich

Rob Edwards guides his Middlesbrough side to The Hawthorns in the Championship on Friday night, with Ryan Mason's West Bromwich Albion the opponent. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for all the markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to explore.

This match has now expired. Kickoff has all of the best football predictions for you to choose from, for all Championship Predictions. Kickoff constantly updates all 17 football betting markets to analyse and predict football scores – whether you choose football accumulator tips, both teams to score (BTTS tips), correct score, or if you are looking for free football tips – then make sure to sign up to Kickoff.co.uk today.

West Bromwich Albion's next match is v Derby at 20:00 on Friday 23rd January
Middlesbrough's next match is v Stoke at 20:00 on Wednesday 21st January
The last English Championship meeting between West Brom and M'Boro was on Friday 16th January 2026
English Championship
January 16th 2026
West Brom 2
3 M'Boro
 
I. Price 75'42' (OG)C. Taylor
J. Wallace 80'58' S. Silvera
90' D. Burgzorg
 
WBA
MID
Shots On
6
5
Shots Off
4
3
Corners
4
1
Possession
43%
57%
Fouls
11
4
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
West BromM'Boro
 
C. Mepham (G. Campbell 76')
N. Phillips (D. Dike 90')
C. Styles
K. Bielik (J. Wallace 64')
K. Ahearne-Grant
M. Johnston
J. Griffiths
S. Iling
C. Taylorfootball icon
I. Pricefootball icon
A. Heggebø (J. Maja 64')
M. Targett
L. Ayling
H. Hackney
(D. Burgzorg 65') A. Gilbert
A. Browne
(L. Castledine 90') T. Conway
(D. Fry 82') M. Whittaker
A. Morris
A. Malanda
S. Brynn
football iconS. Silvera

Want to know who’s consistently beating the odds? Check out the Top Championship Tipsters and see the most profitable experts for this season!

If you’re keen on betting across various leagues and markets, our Live Bets page showcases active accumulator bets and real-time tips.

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be 3 goals or less scored by West Brom and M'Boro combined during a standard 90 mins. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to our prediction, and we're suggest there's a 78% chance of it being right on the money. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.30.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think West Brom are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.45.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
West Brom
42%
29/20125/1
Draw
27%
23/1018/1
M'Boro
31%
15/81/100
Draw 1-1
13%
5/116/5
West Brom 1-0
12%
15/29/2
M'Boro 1-0
10%
17/29/4
Draw 0-0
9%
17/210/3
West Brom 2-1
9%
17/217/2
West Brom 2-0
8%
11/19/1
M'Boro 2-1
7%
10/113/20
M'Boro 2-0
5%
14/117/20
Draw 2-2
5%
12/11/5
West Brom 3-1
4%
20/125/1
West Brom 3-0
3%
22/125/1
M'Boro 3-1
3%
22/15/1
West Brom 3-2
2%
28/16/1
M'Boro 3-0
2%
28/19/2
M'Boro 3-2
2%
33/117/2
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
1/15/6
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
4/510/11
Home 1st Goal
50%
10/115/4
Away 1st Goal
45%
21/205/4
No 1st Goal
5%
17/210/3
BTTS - Yes
49%
8/1117/10
BTTS - No
51%
1/14/9
BTTS - Home Win
17%
4/111/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/32/11
BTTS - Away Win
13%
9/28/1
Home/draw
69%
2/51/25
Away/draw
58%
8/151/12
Home/away
73%
1/317/5
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
3/103/10
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
5/29/4
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
5/223/20
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
3/1013/20
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
11/216/5
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/91/5
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
14/122/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/331/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/162/11
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
17/217/5
Home DNB
61%
8/1111/20
Away DNB
50%
1/113/10
West Brom win to nil
25%
10/3-
M'Boro win to nil
18%
4/1-
West Brom / West Brom
21%
3/19/1
West Brom / M'Boro
3%
28/133/1
West Brom / Draw
6%
12/120/1
Draw / West Brom
14%
5/15/2
Draw / M'Boro
12%
11/212/5
Draw / Draw
16%
4/19/5
M'Boro / West Brom
4%
25/133/1
M'Boro / M'Boro
18%
15/410/1
M'Boro / Draw
6%
14/122/1
Match Predictor Pro
Your ultimate betting assistant
Try it now
Win / draw / win Championship table

West Brom have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 2 and won 6. West Brom have conceded 32 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

West Brom have played 12 games at home, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 2nd place on 46 points in the Championship league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored 35 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 22 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 13 away games, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
West Brom
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2817743058 
Feb 21
l
 
3-2F
l
 
2-4A
Feb 16
2
Ipswich2714852350 
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
3
M'Boro2714761249 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
2-1A
-
-
4
Hull271458647 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-4F
5
Millwall281378-346 
Apr 11
l
 
3-0A
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
6
Preston2811107743 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
Jan 24
d
 
2-2A
7
Stoke2712510941 
Feb 7
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 21
8
Watford261187641 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
9
Wrexham2810117541 
Apr 3
w
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1A
May 2
10
Derby281189241 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 23
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
11
Bristol C2811710740 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
Mar 14
l
 
2-0A
12
QPR2811710-140 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-1F
Mar 7
13
Birmingham2810810138 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 10
w
 
2-1F
Mar 2
14
Leicester2810810-238 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
Feb 24
d
 
1-1A
15
Swansea2810612-436 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
16
Southampton278910-133 
Mar 11
l
 
3-2A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
17
Sheff Utd2610214-332 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 7
w
 
1-0F
Feb 9
18
Charlton278811-732 
Feb 24
l
 
1-0A
Mar 11
w
 
1-2F
19
West Brom289415-1231 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
20
Norwich288614-530 
l
 
0-5A
w
 
0-1F
Jan 31
w
 
1-2F
21
Blackburn277713-1128 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
22
Portsmouth257711-1328 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 31
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
23
Oxford Utd275913-1024 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 28
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
24
Sheff Wed271818-36-7 
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
West Brom 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Brom2 - 1QPR
West Brom1 - 2Bristol C
West Brom2 - 0Sheff Utd
West Brom3 - 2Swansea
West Brom1 - 1Birmingham
West Brom2 - 1Oxford Utd
West Brom0 - 0Sheff Wed
West Brom2 - 1Preston
West Brom1 - 1Leicester
West Brom0 - 1Derby
West Brom1 - 1Portsmouth
West Brom1 - 0Blackburn
West Brom5 - 3Luton
West Brom1 - 3Derby
West Brom2 - 1Watford
West Brom0 - 1Sunderland
West Brom1 - 1Hull
West Brom1 - 0QPR
West Brom2 - 0Oxford Utd
West Brom0 - 2Blackburn
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWest Brom1 - 2Leicester
AWest Brom0 - 1Swansea
HWest Brom2 - 1QPR
HWest Brom1 - 2Bristol C
AWest Brom0 - 1Hull
HWest Brom2 - 0Sheff Utd
AWest Brom2 - 3Southampton
AWest Brom1 - 3QPR
HWest Brom3 - 2Swansea
HWest Brom1 - 1Birmingham
AWest Brom2 - 3Coventry
HWest Brom2 - 1Oxford Utd
AWest Brom0 - 1Charlton
HWest Brom0 - 0Sheff Wed
AWest Brom0 - 1Ipswich
AWest Brom1 - 2Watford
HWest Brom2 - 1Preston
AWest Brom0 - 3Millwall
AWest Brom1 - 0Norwich
HWest Brom1 - 1Leicester
M'Boro 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Charlton1 - 2M'Boro
Hull1 - 4M'Boro
Oxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
Leicester1 - 1M'Boro
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Norwich1 - 2M'Boro
Millwall0 - 3M'Boro
Coventry2 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
Millwall1 - 0M'Boro
Blackburn0 - 2M'Boro
Luton0 - 0M'Boro
Swansea1 - 0M'Boro
Stoke1 - 3M'Boro
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro4 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro0 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
AM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
HM'Boro3 - 1QPR
AM'Boro2 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 1Hull
HM'Boro2 - 1Derby
HM'Boro2 - 4Coventry
AM'Boro1 - 1Oxford Utd
HM'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
AM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
AM'Boro0 - 3Watford
HM'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
AM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
HM'Boro2 - 1Ipswich
AM'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
HM'Boro0 - 0Stoke
AM'Boro1 - 1Southampton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
M'Boro have beaten West Brom in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at West Brom since 1993
West Brom
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
20
18
Games: Scored
11 / 15
10 / 15
Clean sheets
5 / 15
4 / 15
WBA
6
D
3
MID
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT West Brom
0 - 1M'Boro
West Brom4 - 2
West Brom2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2M'Boro
2 - 3M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
West Brom2 - 0
West Brom3 - 0
0 - 2M'Boro
1 - 2M'Boro
West Brom1 - 0
West Brom2 - 1
1 - 3M'Boro
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at M'Boro since 1994
M'Boro
West Brom
Goals: Scored
25
14
Games: Scored
13 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
3 / 16
WBA
3
D
3
MID
10
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
M'Boro2 - 1
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro2 - 1
0 - 1West Brom
M'Boro1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 5West Brom
0 - 1West Brom
Draw2 - 2Draw
M'Boro4 - 0
M'Boro3 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro2 - 1
M'Boro3 - 0
Goal Statistics
West Brom 16th M'Boro 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that West Brom will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
West Brom’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
M'Boro have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
West Brom
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
WBA
MID
10%
better
view stats
Games scored19
19
Failed to score7
7
Scored first12
12
Goals scored29
37
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
WBA
MID
16%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
19
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first13
12
Goals conceded35
26
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
15%
Avg. XG against1.1
1
KickOff rating
+16%

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

West Brom Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27897
N PhillipsA HeggebøM JohnstonC Styles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Griffiths GLK21
-
K Bielik DEF12
1
-
N Phillips DEF273
5
-
C Mepham DEF22
6
-
C Taylor DEF16
1
-
I Price MID2862
3
-
C Styles MID272
7
-
K Grant MID223
2
-
M Johnston MID2729
2
-
S Junior MID221
1
-
A Heggebø FWD2883
1
-
Subs
J Wildsmith GLK7
-
G Campbell DEF2412
5
-
A Gilchrist DEF7
1
C. Deeming MID
-
H. Whitwell MID
-
J Wallace MID1121
-
J Maja FWD2311
1
-
D Dike FWD8
-
O. Bostock FWD1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
271055
S BrynnM WhittakerH HackneyL Ayling
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK271
-
M Targett DEF2422
3
-
L Ayling DEF2513
5
-
A Malanda DEF2
-
A Browne DEF211
1
-
H Hackney MID2735
4
-
A Gilbert MID911
3
-
A Morris MID212
-
S Silvera MID1721
3
-
T Conway FWD2732
3
-
M Whittaker FWD26104
3
-
Subs
J McLaughlin GLK
-
D Fry DEF132
-
F. Munroe DEF
-
L. Castledine MID1
-
L. McCabe MID
-
S Nypan MID19
2
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID4
-
D Burgzorg FWD2322
1
-
S Hansen FWD121
1
-