Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Bolton
Form comparisonMiddlesbrough
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Bolton mixed, Middlesbrough mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 20 Jul 2024Middlesbrough3-0Bolton
- 29 Aug 2023Bolton1-3Middlesbrough
- 09 Apr 2019Bolton0-2Middlesbrough
- 19 Sept 2018Middlesbrough2-0Bolton
- 26 Dec 2017Middlesbrough2-0Bolton
- 20 Sept 2026vsNorwich3-4W
- 12 Sept 2026vsCardiff1-0W
- 08 Sept 2026vsWest Ham2-3L
- 05 Sept 2026vsMillwall4-0L
- 01 Sept 2026vsSheffield Utd3-2L
- 19 Sept 2026vsBirmingham2-2D
- 15 Sept 2026vsMillwall2-2D
- 12 Sept 2026vsNorwich4-3W
- 08 Sept 2026vsCrystal Palace3-0L
- 05 Sept 2026vsQPR0-1W
Bolton vs Middlesbrough: form and season numbers
Bolton take a form score of 3.5 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 6.0 for Middlesbrough. Bolton have 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Middlesbrough have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Bolton average 1.2 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Middlesbrough 1.9 and 1.6. Bolton have kept a clean sheet in 30% of their matches this season, Middlesbrough in 10%. In their last 10 meetings Bolton have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 10. Bolton sit 15th on 10 points, Middlesbrough 3rd on 15.
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