West Brom vs Middlesbrough

West Brom

2 - 3

Middlesbrough

🕒 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The Hawthorns 🧑‍⚖️ Josh Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

West Brom 19 · Middlesbrough 5

Referee Stats

Josh Smith

28 matches · 1.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.75
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	39%
Draws	21%
Away wins	39%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-9).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

West Brom (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-10-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 25

Avg: 1.22 / 1.09

Points

Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 30

Avg: 1.63 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.48

PPG

1.63

1.22

1.63

1.09

1.25

43%

O2.5

65%

52%

BTTS

65%

22%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

West Brom rank19th

Middlesbrough rank5th

West Brom points53

Middlesbrough points80

West Brom: #19 · 53 pts · GD -10

31 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25

4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

West Brom last 5 home

D W D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals8-2

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D D D D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals10-6

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

West Brom trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

West Brom score at home70%

West Brom clean sheet at home35%

Middlesbrough score away78%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

West Brom score first22%

West Brom win after scoring first40%

Middlesbrough score first22%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: West Brom 33% · Middlesbrough 50%

Avg first goal minute: West Brom 36.0' · Middlesbrough 16.0'

Vs league average

West Brom score at home1.22 vs 1.40

West Brom concede at home1.09 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough score away1.63 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough concede away1.25 vs 1.40

West Brom score 13% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 35% above league average.

Defensive side: West Brom are 10% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

West Brom goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

407

562

Passes Accurate

347

489

Passes %

85%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

C. Taylor

Own Goal

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. Silvera

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Whittaker

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Heggebø

1st substitution · For: J. Maja

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ K. Bielik

2nd substitution · For: J. Wallace

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Gilbert

1st substitution · For: D. Burgzorg

69'

69' C. Mepham

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

I. Price

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Wallace

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Mepham

3rd substitution · For: G. Campbell

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

J. Wallace

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Whittaker

2nd substitution · For: D. Fry

88'

88' C. Styles

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

D. Burgzorg

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Silvera

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ N. Phillips

4th substitution · For: D. Dike

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ T. Conway

3rd substitution · For: Leo Castledine

West Brom vs Middlesbrough 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Middlesbrough beat West Brom 3-2 on Friday, 16 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Josh Smith. It was played at The Hawthorns.

First half: Middlesbrough took the lead at 42' when C. Taylor scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1.

Second half: Middlesbrough extended the lead at 58' when S. Silvera scored, with the assist credited to M. Whittaker, making the score 0-2. West Brom made their 1st substitution at 64', with A. Heggebø replacing J. Maja. West Brom made their 2nd substitution at 64', with K. Bielik replacing J. Wallace. Middlesbrough made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Gilbert replacing D. Burgzorg. C. Mepham received a yellow card for West Brom at 69'. West Brom reduced the deficit at 75' when I. Price scored, with the assist credited to J. Wallace, making the score 1-2. West Brom made their 3rd substitution at 76', with C. Mepham replacing G. Campbell. West Brom leveled the score at 80' when J. Wallace scored, making the score 2-2. Middlesbrough made their 2nd substitution at 82', with M. Whittaker replacing D. Fry. C. Styles received a yellow card for West Brom at 88'. Middlesbrough took the lead at 90' when D. Burgzorg scored, with the assist credited to S. Silvera, making the score 2-3. West Brom made their 4th substitution at 90', with N. Phillips replacing D. Dike. Middlesbrough made their 3rd substitution at 90', with T. Conway replacing Leo Castledine.

West Brom used 4 substitutions while Middlesbrough used 3 substitutions. West Brom got 2 yellow cards.