Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Bolton Wanderers host Middlesbrough in Championship on Friday, 23 October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Bolton Wanderers in 15th place (14 points from 11 matches) and Middlesbrough in 3rd place (22 points from 11 matches). Middlesbrough hold a 8 points advantage over Bolton Wanderers in the standings.

Bolton Wanderers have scored 15 goals and conceded 18 goals in the league, a goal difference of -3. Middlesbrough are currently in the play-off places. Middlesbrough have scored 22 goals and conceded 16 goals in the league, a goal difference of +6.

Recent form

Bolton Wanderers: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-W-D), scoring 9 goals and conceding 6 goals.

Middlesbrough: 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-D-W-W-D), scoring 10 goals and conceding 8 goals. Middlesbrough are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Bolton Wanderers arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 9 for Middlesbrough.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Bolton Wanderers averaged 1.8 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game, while Middlesbrough averaged 2 scored and 1.6 conceded.

Bolton Wanderers have been harder to score against, conceding 1.2 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: CBSSN (United States) and Paramount+ (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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