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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Referee
Paul Tierney, England
Form

Recent form

Middlesbrough
68Strong

Last 5 matches · 2W-3D-0L · +2 goal difference

West Brom
57Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · 0 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Middlesbrough or Draw + BTTS Yes

BetGenius backs Middlesbrough or Draw + BTTS Yes (Combo Bet) at 72% confidence — a solid call.

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Middlesbrough welcome West Brom to the Riverside Stadium in round three of the Championship season. West Brom have enjoyed a perfect start to their league campaign, collecting six points from two matches with a 2-1 away victory at Norwich and a 3-1 home win over Burnley. Their attacking unit has been lively, registering five goals across two fixtures led by I. Price with two goals and J. Morgan with two assists, though they will be without the suspended A. Heggebo and injured M. Johnston.

Middlesbrough sit on three points after a 2-1 home victory over Lincoln and a 2-1 defeat at Blackburn. Despite that setback, the hosts carry notable historical momentum into this fixture, having won each of the last five head-to-head encounters against West Brom, including a 3-2 away win in January 2026 and a 2-1 home triumph in September 2025. At home against the Baggies, Middlesbrough remain unbeaten across their last five meetings with four wins and one draw.

With both sides scoring in every competitive match this season and neither team keeping a clean sheet across their opening two league fixtures, an open contest is anticipated.

Availability

Team news

Middlesbrough

  • A. JonesCalf Injury
  • R. PukstasInjury
  • D. StrelecInjury

West Brom

  • N. GalvesKnee Injury
  • M. JohnstonBroken Leg
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Middlesbrough at homeWest Brom away
6
Played
5
4-2-0
W-D-L
3-0-2
2.3
Scored /game
1.2
1.5
Conceded /game
1.2
17%
Clean sheets
20%
0%
Failed to score
20%
80%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 3.5 goals per game (Middlesbrough at home plus West Brom away).

Players

Key players this season

Middlesbrough

  • W. Lankshear9G
  • A. Cozier-Duberry3A

West Brom

  • J. Morgan3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1SwanseaPromotion - Premier League11+823
2West HamPromotion - Premier League11+1822
3MiddlesbroughPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)11+622
4BirminghamPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)11+920
5West BromPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+320
6Stoke CityPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+219
7WolvesPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+318
8SouthamptonPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+1117
History

Head-to-head

7
Middlesbrough
1
Draws
2
West Brom

Middlesbrough have won 7 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.9 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2026-08-29Middlesbrough3-1West Brom
  • 2026-01-16West Brom2-3Middlesbrough
  • 2025-09-19Middlesbrough2-1West Brom
  • 2025-01-21Middlesbrough2-0West Brom
  • 2024-10-01West Brom0-1Middlesbrough
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Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedWON
Combo Bet
Middlesbrough or Draw + BTTS Yes
72%
Both must land · no better than

Middlesbrough or Draw — 72% confidence

Middlesbrough have dominated this specific fixture in recent seasons, winning the last five head-to-head clashes against West Brom. Across five previous home meetings against the Baggies, Middlesbrough are unbeaten with four wins and one draw. Covering both the home victory and the draw provides a solid probabilistic position against an in-form West Brom side.

Yes — 76% confidence

Both teams have scored in 100% of their Championship fixtures this season. Middlesbrough have scored three and conceded three across two matches (averaging 1.5 goals for and against per game), while West Brom have scored five and conceded two across their two games (averaging 2.5 goals scored per game). Furthermore, neither side has kept a clean sheet this season, and 60% of their last 10 head-to-head encounters have seen both teams find the net.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and both teams to score), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Middlesbrough or Draw
72%
Confidence

Middlesbrough have dominated this specific fixture in recent seasons, winning the last five head-to-head clashes against West Brom. Across five previous home meetings against the Baggies, Middlesbrough are unbeaten with four wins and one draw. Covering both the home victory and the draw provides a solid probabilistic position against an in-form West Brom side.

Combo BetWON
Both Teams to Score
Yes
76%
Confidence

Both teams have scored in 100% of their Championship fixtures this season. Middlesbrough have scored three and conceded three across two matches (averaging 1.5 goals for and against per game), while West Brom have scored five and conceded two across their two games (averaging 2.5 goals scored per game). Furthermore, neither side has kept a clean sheet this season, and 60% of their last 10 head-to-head encounters have seen both teams find the net.

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Published August 27, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.