Championship 26/27 · 10 Oct 2026

Middlesbrough 1–0 Wolverhampton

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Middlesbrough favourites at 40%.

Middlesbrough won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tommy Conway, 59.3 in 70′.

Well above their usual level: Rodrigo Gomes +16.5, Tommy Conway +10.0, Neto Borges +8.8.

Well below it: Amario Cozier-Duberry −15.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

19 Sep 2026	D 2–2	at Birmingham City Championship
15 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v Millwall Championship
12 Sep 2026	W 4–3	v Norwich City Championship
8 Sep 2026	L 0–3	at Crystal Palace EFL Cup
5 Sep 2026	W 1–0	at Queens Park Rangers Championship

20 Sep 2026	W 1–0	v West Bromwich Albion Championship
16 Sep 2026	L 0–1	at Everton EFL Cup
13 Sep 2026	W 1–0	at Sheffield United Championship
6 Sep 2026	D 2–2	at Birmingham City Championship
1 Sep 2026	L 2–4	at West Ham United Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder	9	0	0	–	83.0	–
Tommy Conway Forward	70	0	1	–	59.3	+10.0
Neto Borges Defender	90	0	0	–	54.2	+8.8
Aidan Morris Midfielder	90	0	0	–	53.5	+0.3
Will Lankshear Forward	87	1	0	0.45	53.5	+5.9
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.4	+3.1
Callum Brittain Defender	90	0	0	–	49.3	+5.4
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder	70	0	0	0.21	48.9	−0.3
Luke Ayling Defender	20	0	0	–	48.0	–
Adilson Malanda Defender	90	0	0	0.08	47.8	−2.7
Amario Cozier-Duberry Midfielder	87	0	0	0.06	45.8	−15.7
Jeremy Sarmiento Midfielder	10	0	0	–	44.2	–
Kyle Joseph Forward	9	0	0	0.07	43.7	–
Riley McGree Midfielder	80	0	0	0.01	43.3	+1.6
Ashley Phillips Defender	90	0	0	0.09	42.2	−1.2
Myles Peart-Harris Midfielder	20	0	0	–	31.5	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Fer López Midfielder	29	0.06	63.5	–
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder	51	–	57.9	+16.5
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Midfielder	29	0.03	56.2	–
Nasser Djiga Defender	90	–	54.6	+3.8
Jordan James Midfielder	29	–	53.5	–
Sean Neave Forward	8	–	52.3	–
Kieran Trippier Defender	90	–	49.0	+6.9
José Sá Goalkeeper	90	–	47.9	−2.5
Toti Gomes Defender	90	–	47.3	−0.8
André Midfielder	82	–	46.8	+3.5
Mateus Mané Forward	61	–	46.4	−0.0
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder	61	0.15	45.2	+1.6
Rafiki Saïd Forward	39	0.07	44.3	–
Hugo Bueno Midfielder	90	–	42.8	−4.8
Tommy Doyle Midfielder	61	0.02	41.5	+7.6
Adam Armstrong Forward	90	0.23	39.6	−2.5