Middlesbrough vs Bolton

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🕒 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jeremy Simpson 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Bolton 21
Referee Stats
32 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 31%
Draws 34%
Away wins 34%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (59%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 18
Avg: 1.38 / 0.75

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

8
Bolton (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 1-9-13

Goals For / Against

14 / 41
Avg: 0.61 / 1.78

Points

12
Avg: 0.52

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

13

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
0.52
1.38
GF
0.61
0.75
GA
1.78
39%
O2.5
30%
30%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Bolton rank21st
Middlesbrough points76
Bolton points43
Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Bolton: #21 · 43 pts · GD -35
47 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
33-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals10-4
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bolton last 5 away

L D L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals4-10
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%
Bolton score away43%
Bolton clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%
Bolton score first0%
Bolton win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Bolton 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.38 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.14
Bolton score away0.61 vs 1.14
Bolton concede away1.78 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough score 3% below league average, while Bolton score 47% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Bolton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Bolton goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
0
Total Shots
16
9
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
11
6
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
15
22
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
493
336
Passes Accurate
400
230
Passes %
81%
68%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Bolton Head-to-Head History by Season