Championship · 2025Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeThe HawthornsFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricWest Bromwich AlbionMiddlesbrough
Shots12 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.06 xG/match0.93 xG/match
Possession43%57%
Corners4 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match4 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Morgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 38′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMikey Johnston · West Bromwich Albion · 68′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHayden Hackney · Middlesbrough · 25′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAidan Morris · Middlesbrough · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Silvera · Middlesbrough · 58′ · 0.03 xG · goalIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 84′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 4′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Iling Junior · West Bromwich Albion · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAune Selland Heggebø · West Bromwich Albion · 55′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKarlan Grant · West Bromwich Albion · 39′ · 0.05 xG · on targetIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 78′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAdilson Malanda · Middlesbrough · 70′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKarlan Grant · West Bromwich Albion · 72′ · 0.08 xG · on targetAlexander Gilbert · Middlesbrough · 42′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedCharlie Taylor · Middlesbrough · 42′ · 0.10 xG · goalChris Mepham · West Bromwich Albion · 10′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 75′ · 0.14 xG · goalAidan Morris · Middlesbrough · 89′ · 0.14 xG · on targetJed Wallace · West Bromwich Albion · 80′ · 0.18 xG · goalTommy Conway · Middlesbrough · 40′ · 0.23 xG · on targetAune Selland Heggebø · West Bromwich Albion · 3′ · 0.26 xG · on targetDelano Burgzorg · Middlesbrough · 90′ · 0.30 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

West Bromwich Albion: 12 shots, 6 on target, 1.08 xG. Middlesbrough: 10 shots, 6 on target, 1.04 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Isaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 75′Jed Wallace · West Bromwich Albion · 80′Charlie Taylor · Middlesbrough · 42′Samuel Silvera · Middlesbrough · 58′Delano Burgzorg · Middlesbrough · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: West Bromwich Albion 1.08 xG · Middlesbrough 1.04 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Middlesbrough's last-five shots average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Middlesbrough's recent record differs from the season

weak

Middlesbrough's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.6 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots16.6 shots/match14.2 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0West Bromwich Albion
0Draws
1Middlesbrough
MiddlesbroughWest Bromwich Albion · Championship21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

West Bromwich Albion favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Middlesbrough in 5 · 7 too close

1.15 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 27/271.48 goals/match
1.41 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 27/271.04 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 27/271.19 xG/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 27/270.91 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 27/2614.2 shots/match
10.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 27/2610.5 shots/match
4.44 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 27/264.04 shots/match
3.41 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 27/263.15 shots/match
51.6%Possessionseason · 27/2657.7%
5.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 27/266.31 corners/match
3.85 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 27/264.19 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 27/269.46 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
19%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 27/2726%
74%Scoring frequencyseason · 27/2774%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

West Bromwich Albion56.2
Middlesbrough97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

West Bromwich Albion64.6
Middlesbrough75.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

West Bromwich Albion68.7
Middlesbrough89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

West Bromwich Albion68.8
Middlesbrough43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

West Bromwich Albion22.9
Middlesbrough10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

West Bromwich Albion64.6
Middlesbrough93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

West Bromwich Albion61.4
Middlesbrough61.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.35 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots5/516.6 shots/match
5.8 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
49.4%Possession5/561%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/57 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls5/58.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.8 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.48 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots10/1017.3 shots/match
5.7 shots/matchShots on target10/104.8 shots/match
51.5%Possession10/1063.1%
6.1 corners/matchCorners10/107.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls10/108.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

27 / 27 matches
1.15 goals/matchGoals scored27/271.48 goals/match
1.41 goals/matchGoals allowed27/271.04 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals27/271.19 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots27/2614.2 shots/match
4.44 shots/matchShots on target27/264.04 shots/match
51.6%Possession27/2657.7%
5.33 corners/matchCorners27/266.31 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls27/269.46 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

13 / 14 matches
1.38 goals/matchGoals scored13/141.43 goals/match
1.08 goals/matchGoals allowed13/141.21 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals13/141.17 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots13/1314.2 shots/match
5.23 shots/matchShots on target13/133.85 shots/match
53.7%Possession13/1358.9%
6.62 corners/matchCorners13/136.31 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls13/139.46 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

11 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/112.2 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples27 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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