Bolton Wanderers 1-5 Middlesbrough: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
9 of 12 right
- Result Middlesbrough win50% 1-5
- Double chance Middlesbrough or draw (X2)77% 1-5
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.560% 6 goals
- More corners Middlesbrough58% Middlesbrough (2-12)
- Yellow cards Around average 1 yellow card · league 2.7
- Yellow cards 1 yellow card 3.5 Under75% 4.5 Under89% 5.5 Under96%
- Corners Around average 14 corners · league 10.4
- Corners 14 corners 8.5 Over66% 9.5 Over56% 10.5 Under55%
Match stats
Bolton Wanderers Middlesbrough
- 1 Goals 5
- 1 Yellow cards 0
- 0 Red cards 0
- 2 Corners 12
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough is the Championship fixture at the Toughsheet Community Stadium on Friday 23 October 2026, Matchday 12, and our model goes for a Middlesbrough win, with Middlesbrough win or draw as the double chance.
Why this pick?
Our model's result pick is a Middlesbrough win, and the main reason is the strength gap: on our strength rating Middlesbrough sit clearly above the Championship average, while Bolton do not. The point against is home advantage for Bolton at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, a small counterweight. What makes up for it is the rest of the picture — Middlesbrough are third with six wins from eleven, Bolton fifteenth, and the head-to-head has gone heavily the visitors' way. Their attacking output over the last five matches, well beyond the division's norm for shots and touches in the box, adds to it. The call is moderately clear.
Form guide
Bolton Wanderers
- D 0-0 at Southampton (A) Championship · 17 Oct
- W 3-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Championship · 13 Oct
- L 1-2 vs Stoke City (H) Championship · 10 Oct
- W 4-3 at Norwich City (A) Championship · 20 Sep
- W 1-0 vs Cardiff City (H) Championship · 12 Sep
Middlesbrough
- D 2-2 vs Cardiff City (H) Championship · 17 Oct
- W 3-2 at Stoke City (A) Championship · 13 Oct
- W 1-0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Championship · 10 Oct
- D 2-2 at Birmingham City (A) Championship · 19 Sep
- D 2-2 vs Millwall (H) Championship · 15 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
13 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 29 Aug 2023 · EFL Cup Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Middlesbrough
- 9 Apr 2019 · Championship Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Middlesbrough
- 19 Sep 2018 · Championship Middlesbrough 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
- 26 Dec 2017 · Championship Middlesbrough 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
- 9 Sep 2017 · Championship Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Middlesbrough
Championship so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22:16 | +6 | 22 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15:18 | -3 | 14 |
Positions in our table of 24 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship, Matchday 12
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
Questions and answers
What was the score of Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough?
Bolton Wanderers 1-5 Middlesbrough in the Championship (Matchday 12) on Friday 23 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough right?
Yes: our result pick was Middlesbrough win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-5. 9 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough?
1 yellow card (Bolton Wanderers 1, Middlesbrough 0), no red cards and 14 corners (Bolton Wanderers 2, Middlesbrough 12).
Times are UTC.