Middlesbrough host Wolves in the Championship. Both clubs have made a strong start to the season, sitting close together near the top of the table.
Recent matches for both sides have produced plenty of goals at each end, and that pattern is worth keeping in mind before we get into the detail.
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Both sides in good nick
Middlesbrough have won four, drawn three and lost just one of their eight league games this season, scoring 16 and conceding 12 along the way. That included a 4-3 win over Norwich and a 3-1 home win against West Brom, so they've been involved in some lively scorelines.
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Middlesbrough: 20 completed matches; Wolves: 20 completed matches.
Middlesbrough
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 34
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +5
Wolves
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +7
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Birmingham | Middlesbrough | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough | Millwall | 15.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough | Norwich | 12.09.2026 | 4-3 |
| League Cup | Crystal Palace | Middlesbrough | 08.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Championship | QPR | Middlesbrough | 05.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Burnley | Middlesbrough | 02.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough | West Brom | 29.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| League Cup | Doncaster | Middlesbrough | 25.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Championship | Blackburn | Middlesbrough | 22.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough | Lincoln | 15.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Wolves | West Brom | 20.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | Everton | Wolves | 16.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Sheffield Utd | Wolves | 13.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Birmingham | Wolves | 06.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | West Ham | Wolves | 01.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Championship | Wolves | Stoke City | 29.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| League Cup | Sheffield Wednesday | Wolves | 25.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Championship | Preston | Wolves | 22.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Championship | Wolves | Blackburn | 14.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| League Cup | Wolves | Port Vale | 07.08.2026 | 3-0 |
Wolves aren't far behind. Four wins, two draws and a single defeat from seven league matches has them scoring 15 and conceding 10. A 4-1 home win over Stoke and a 3-1 away win at Preston stand out as recent highlights.
Both teams are scoring freely and shipping goals too, which points to an open game rather than a cagey one.
Comparative Team Statistics: Middlesbrough vs Wolves
History doesn't tell us much here
These two have met nine times between 2012 and 2018, with Middlesbrough winning five and Wolves four. It's a fairly even split, but the most recent meeting was back in 2018.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Middlesbrough | Wolves | 30.03.2018 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Wolves | Middlesbrough | 05.08.2017 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough | Wolves | 04.03.2016 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Wolves | Middlesbrough | 24.10.2015 | 1-3 |
| League Cup | Middlesbrough | Wolves | 22.09.2015 | 3-0 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough | Wolves | 14.04.2015 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Wolves | Middlesbrough | 21.10.2014 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Wolves | Middlesbrough | 30.03.2013 | 3-2 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough | Wolves | 15.12.2012 | 2-0 |
With that much time passed and both squads having turned over since then, this record is more a curiosity than a guide to how Saturday's game will go.
Very little between them
Middlesbrough sit third with 15 points from eight games, one place and one point above Wolves, who have 14 points from seven. Both have similar goal difference figures too.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22/11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16/12 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15/10 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10/8 | 14 |
It's about as tight as it gets near the top of this Championship table right now.
Home advantage might be the main thing separating two closely matched sides on paper.
Goals look like the theme again
Middlesbrough are averaging exactly two goals scored and one and a half conceded per league game this season, while Wolves are running slightly hotter at over two goals for and under one and a half against. Recent scorelines on both sides, from 4-3 to 4-1 to 3-1, back that up.
Add in that Middlesbrough's William Lankshear has six goals in eight appearances and Wolves' Fer López has four goals and two assists in seven, and there's a decent case that both attacks will get involved again.
Neither side looks built to keep a game quiet, even against a team in similar form.
Key player statistics: Middlesbrough vs Wolves
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neto Borges | Brazil | 30 | Defender | 185 | 89 |
| R. McGree | Australia | 27 | Midfielder | 178 | 78 |
| C. Brittain | England | 28 | Defender | 181 | 77 |
| G. Edmundson | England | 29 | Defender | 190 | 75 |
| A. Jones | England | 28 | Defender | 191 | 70 |
| L. Ayling | England | 35 | Defender | 185 | 72 |
| S. Byram | England | 33 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| J. McLaughlin | Scotland | 39 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 82 |
| S. Dieng | Senegal | 31 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 90 |
| D. Strelec | Slovakia | 25 | Attacker | 185 | 73 |
| M. Whittaker | England | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 69 |
| C. Barron | Scotland | 24 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| A. Malanda | France | 24 | Midfielder | 185 | 75 |
| M. Peart-Harris | England | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
| S. Brynn | England | 25 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 75 |
| S. Berhalter | USA | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| A. Morris | USA | 24 | Midfielder | 173 | 61 |
| J. Sarmiento | Ecuador | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
| K. Joseph | Scotland | 25 | Attacker | 186 | 75 |
| T. Conway | England | 24 | Midfielder | 185 | 79 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Trippier | England | 36 | Defender | 178 | 71 |
| B. Traoré | Burkina Faso | 31 | Attacker | 181 | 73 |
| José Sá | Portugal | 33 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 84 |
| R. Jiménez | Mexico | 35 | Attacker | 190 | 76 |
| M. Munetsi | Zimbabwe | 30 | Attacker | 188 | 83 |
| J. Ruddy | England | 39 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 96 |
| João Virgínia | Portugal | 26 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 83 |
| S. Johnstone | England | 33 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 85 |
| D. Bentley | England | 33 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 73 |
| A. Armstrong | England | 29 | Attacker | 172 | 69 |
| J. Bellegarde | France | 28 | Midfielder | 170 | 70 |
| G. Konan | Côte d'Ivoire | 30 | Defender | 176 | 77 |
| Toti Gomes | Portugal | 27 | Defender | 187 | 72 |
| L. Krejčí | Czechia | 27 | Defender | 191 | 87 |
| S. Bueno | Uruguay | 27 | Defender | 190 | 76 |
| T. Doyle | England | 24 | Midfielder | 172 | 73 |
| B. Traoré | Mali | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 67 |
| T. Chirewa | England | 22 | Attacker | 181 | 72 |
| Y. Mosquera | Colombia | 25 | Defender | 187 | 76 |
| D. Møller Wolfe | Norway | 24 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
Neither side has an obvious edge in the match-winner market given how close they are in the table and in current form, so backing a result feels like guesswork here.
The stronger thread running through both teams' recent matches is goals, at both ends, which makes the total goals market the more sensible angle for this one.
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