Middlesbrough vs Bolton Wanderers prediction | 29 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Middlesbrough
Ranking: #74 overall, #19 in England

73.7 → 74.3 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 12 May Southampton (A) 73.9 -0.5
1-0 23 May Hull City (A) 73.6 -0.3
2-1 15 Aug Lincoln City (H) 73.8 +0.2
2-1 22 Aug Blackburn (A) 73.9 +0.1
3-1 29 Aug West Brom (H) 74.3 +0.4
Bolton Wanderers
Ranking: #434 overall, #52 in England

59.5 → 58.1 (-1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 27 Apr Brentford (H) 58.0 0.0
1-0 05 May Nottm Forest (A) 58.2 +0.2
2-1 15 Aug Preston (H) 58.1 -0.1
0-0 22 Aug QPR (A) 57.7 -0.4
0-1 29 Aug Lincoln City (H) 58.1 +0.4

Middlesbrough vs Bolton Wanderers: by the numbers

Bolton Wanderers trail Middlesbrough by 360 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 33 in England.

The recent trend shows Middlesbrough on the rise, +0.6 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Bolton Wanderers has gone the other way at -1.4.

Last time these teams played, on 9 Apr 2019, Middlesbrough gained 0.5 rating points.

The highest Middlesbrough have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #70, first reached on 24 Oct 2023.

The best xGtoday rating Bolton Wanderers have ever held is 66.8, first set on 4 Aug 2018.