Middlesbrough vs Bolton stats and head-to-head

2017-18. Tue, 26 Dec 2017

MiddlesbroughHome

20Full time, half-time 0–0

BoltonAway

Middlesbrough won by 2 goals.

LWWWDLeague form, oldest to newestLDLLW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Riverside Stadium. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Middlesbrough have 11 scored home results and Bolton 11 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: 1.82 points per match (11 measured matches); Bolton away: 0.45 points per match (11 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Middlesbrough scored 1.18 per home match (11 measured matches); Bolton scored 0.73 away (11). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.29 per club appearance across 552 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 22 pooled club appearances (31.8%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. Middlesbrough: 1 wins; Bolton: 0 wins; draws: 0.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half00

Second half20

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughBolton

16Shots9
6Shots on target0
2Corners4
15Fouls22
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

Shots16
On target6
Goals2

38% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Bolton

Shots9
On target0
Goals0

0% of shots on target.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

1 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Too few to read much into. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Middlesbrough wins

Draws

Bolton wins

Goals / meeting

3.00

3 goals in 1 meeting · small sample

Both scored

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 1.5

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 2.5

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 3.5

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Middlesbrough clean sheets

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Bolton clean sheets

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Corners / meeting

11.00

1 with corner data · small sample

Cards / meeting

2.00

1 with card data · small sample

Bolton v MiddlesbroughSat, 9 Sept 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-180–3HT 0–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Middlesbrough at homeWWWWDW

Bolton awayDLDLLW

Sun, 20 Sept@ Norwich4–3C 2–4 · Y 0–0
Sat, 5 Sept@ Millwall0–4C 9–3 · Y 2–1
Tue, 1 Sept@ Sheffield United2–3C 5–5 · Y 2–0
Sat, 22 Aug@ QPR0–0C 2–9 · Y 2–1
Sat, 8 Aug@ Sheffield Weds0–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 25 Apr@ Bradford1–1C 5–6 · Y 2–2

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Middlesbrough at home, Bolton away

35%
Both teams scored
League 50%
23 + 23 matches
89%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
23 + 23 matches
72%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
23 + 23 matches
35%
Over 2.5 goals
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
20%
Over 3.5 goals
League 25%
23 + 23 matches
9%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
23 + 23 matches
2.3
Avg total goals
League 2.55
23 + 23 matches
70%
1st half over 0.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
35%
1st half over 1.5
League 32%
23 + 23 matches
10.7
Corners per match
League 10.29
23 + 23 matches
67%
Corners over 8.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
65%
Corners over 9.5
League 57%
23 + 23 matches
52%
Corners over 10.5
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
4.2
Cards per match
League 3.63
23 + 23 matches
70%
Cards over 3.5
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
46%
Cards over 4.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2017-18

Home and away Overall

Middlesbrough at home, Bolton away

Middlesbrough (home)		Bolton (away)
5	Position	21
WLWWW	Last 5, oldest to newest	DLLDL
23	Played	23
1.96	Points per match	0.52
61%	Win %	4%
1.43	Scored / match	0.61
0.74	Conceded / match	1.78
2.17	Avg total goals	2.39
30%	Both scored	39%
48%	Clean sheets	17%
30%	Failed to score	57%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

MiddlesbroughBolton

0.781st half scored / match0.22
0.351st half conceded / match0.83
0.652nd half scored / match0.39
0.392nd half conceded / match0.96
48%Leading at half-time9%
74%1st half over 0.565%
35%1st half over 1.535%
70%2nd half over 0.565%
26%2nd half over 1.544%
39%Scored in both halves9%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Middlesbrough at home, Bolton away, this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughBolton

1.43Scored / match0.61
0.74Conceded / match1.78
2.17Match total / match2.39
70%Scored 1+44%
57%Scored 2+13%
52%Conceded 1+83%
17%Conceded 2+61%
65%Match over 1.578%
39%Match over 2.530%
17%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughBolton

14.35Shots for9.65
9.61Shots against14.17
4.13On target for2.65
2.74On target against5.35
10%Shot conversion6%

Corners

MiddlesbroughBolton

5.65Corners for4.96
4.70Corners against6.17
10.35Match total11.13
74%Over 7.583%
57%Over 8.578%
57%Over 9.574%
44%Over 10.561%
35%Over 11.548%

Cards

MiddlesbroughBolton

1.87Cards for2.39
2.57Cards against1.57
4.43Match total3.96
78%Over 2.570%
70%Over 3.570%
48%Over 4.544%
26%Over 5.513%
12.43Fouls committed14.43

Referee this season

J Simpson

Matches

Cards / match

4.16

32 matches

Over 3.5 cards

63%

32 matches

Over 4.5 cards

47%

32 matches

Fouls / match

25.03

32 matches

The table, 2017-18

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
3	Fulham	46	33	88
4	Aston Villa	46	30	83
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	76
6	Derby	46	22	75
7	Preston	46	11	73
19	Birmingham	46	-30	46
20	Reading	46	-22	44
21	Bolton	46	-35	43
22	Barnsley	46	-24	41
23	Burton	46	-43	41

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