Middlesbrough vs Bolton: Match Preview — December 29, 2026

Championship · Regular Season - 24 Scheduled

Home · #2 · 29 pts

19:45 Dec 29, 2026

Riverside Stadium

Away · #18 · 17 pts

Middlesbrough vs Bolton Match Preview

No odds are up for this one so far, and they tend to arrive closer to kick-off. Recent form reads 2W 2D 1L for Middlesbrough and 1W 1D 3L for Bolton. 10 previous meetings give Middlesbrough the edge at 10 wins against 0, with none drawn. The table has Middlesbrough 2 with 29 points and Bolton 18 with 17. Kick-off is December 29, 2026 at 19:45 UTC at Riverside Stadium, Championship · Regular Season - 24.

Middlesbrough vs Bolton · Totals

Historical estimates from 18 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

Over 0.5 89% Under 0.5 11%

Over 1.5 78% Under 1.5 22%

Over 2.5 56% Under 2.5 44%

Over 3.5 28% Under 3.5 72%

Over 4.5 11% Under 4.5 89%

Middlesbrough vs Bolton Match Information

Competition: Championship
Round: 24
Date and time: December 29, 2026 · 19:45 UTC
Status: Scheduled
Venue: Riverside Stadium
City: Middlesbrough

Previous Middlesbrough vs Bolton Meetings

Full Head-to-Head

6Middlesbrough

0Draw

0Bolton

Championship Oct 23, 2026

Bolton 1

Middlesbrough 5

Match Finished View match

Friendlies Clubs Jul 20, 2024

Middlesbrough 3

Bolton 0

League Cup Aug 29, 2023

Bolton 1

Middlesbrough 3

Championship Apr 9, 2019

Bolton 0

Middlesbrough 2

Championship Sep 19, 2018

Middlesbrough 2

Bolton 0

Championship Dec 26, 2017

Middlesbrough 2

Bolton 0

Team Form Before the Match

Middlesbrough Form

Watford Championship · Nov 7, 2026

0–0

Wrexham Championship · Nov 4, 2026

2–0

Charlton Championship · Oct 31, 2026

3–0

Bolton Championship · Oct 23, 2026

1–5

Cardiff Championship · Oct 17, 2026

2–2

Bolton Form

Derby Championship · Nov 6, 2026

3–1

Charlton Championship · Nov 3, 2026

0–1

Bristol City Championship · Oct 31, 2026

2–3

Middlesbrough Championship · Oct 23, 2026

1–5

Southampton Championship · Oct 17, 2026

0–0

Middlesbrough vs Bolton Lineups

Middlesbrough

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Radek VítekGames: 14 · 1260 min
G
29
Adilson MalandaGames: 13 · 1170 min
D
17
Maximilian ArfstenGames: 13 · 473 min
D
4
Ashley Famiwuya PhillipsGames: 11 · 849 min
D
12
Luke David AylingGames: 11 · 714 min
D
2
Callum James BrittainGames: 14 · 1260 min
M
6
Sebastian Matthew BerhalterGames: 14 · 963 min
M
8
Riley Patrick McGreeGames: 14 · 804 min
M
10
Aidan Zen Patrick MorrisGames: 13 · 1170 min
M
22
Kyle JosephGames: 13 · 492 min
F
7
William LankshearGames: 12 · 965 min
F

Substitutes

30 Neto Borges31 Solomon Brynn9 Tommy Daniel John Conway14 Myles Spencer Peart-Harris16 Jeremy Leonel Sarmiento Morante11 Amario Cozier-Duberry18 Connor Clark Barron

Bolton

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Jack Elliott BonhamGames: 7 · 630 min
G
22
Gaizka LarrazabalGames: 13 · 955 min
D
25
Max ConwayGames: 13 · 883 min
D
14
Akinlolu Richard Olamide FamewoGames: 10 · 669 min
D
3
Chris Forino-JosephGames: 8 · 708 min
D
8
Joshua Luke SheehanGames: 14 · 1240 min
M
11
Thierry Mikael GaleGames: 14 · 923 min
M
16
Samuel Iling-JuniorGames: 13 · 645 min
M
21
Ethan ErhahonGames: 10 · 670 min
M
10
Samuel George DalbyGames: 14 · 1040 min
F
20
Ruben RodriguesGames: 11 · 502 min
F

Substitutes

7 Kyliane Dong5 Lewis Brunt4 Xavier Levi Simons17 Atsuki Ito6 Benjamin Keith Davies18 Eoin Toal9 Thelonius Bair

Standings Before Middlesbrough vs Bolton

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham	15	8	5	2	28	14	14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	6	29
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 · Dec 29, 2026 19:45 UTC