Middlesbrough vs Wolverhampton Wanderers preview
Middlesbrough hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers with a 41% chance for a Middlesbrough win in the 1X2 market. The most likely scoreline is 2-1, which occurs 8% of the time. Both teams could find the net, with a 64% probability for both teams to score, and there’s a 61% chance of Over 2.5 goals.
Recent form shows Middlesbrough with two draws and three wins in their last six matches, while Wolverhampton has three wins and three losses. The expected goals are close, with Middlesbrough at 1.55 and Wolverhampton at 1.58. A draw or a Wolverhampton win could change the outcome, given their recent performance. The confidence grade is C, indicating some uncertainty in these predictions.
Middlesbrough vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: model vs market
| Source | Middlesbrough | Draw | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | 36% | 26% | 38% |
| Market | 42% | 26% | 32% |
| Published | 41% | 26% | 34% |
| Edge | -6% | 0% | +6% |
Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page. Best available price on the pick: 2.27, recorded — the top price across the 9 books we record, each at its own last update.
Middlesbrough vs Wolverhampton Wanderers odds movement
Median bookmaker price on Middlesbrough, 34 snapshots since 2026-09-20.
| Selection | First | Latest | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 2.08 | 2.20 | +0.12 |
| Draw | 3.54 | 3.60 | +0.06 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3.20 | 2.88 | -0.32 |
A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.
Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers expected goals
The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.
- Total expected goals
- 3.14
- Attack rating (Middlesbrough / Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- 1.22 / 1.14
- Defence rating (Middlesbrough / Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- 1.15 / 0.89
Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.
Middlesbrough vs Wolverhampton Wanderers score probability
Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.
Rows: Middlesbrough goals. Columns: Wolverhampton Wanderers goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.
Middlesbrough vs Wolverhampton Wanderers goals probability
Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.
- Both teams to score
- 64%
- No goals (0–0)
- 5%
Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.
All markets for Middlesbrough vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
| Market | Selection | Probability | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1X2 | Middlesbrough | 41% | 2.46 |
| Draw | 26% | 3.88 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34% | 2.98 | |
| Over/Under 2.5 | Over 2.5 | 61% | 1.65 |
| Under 2.5 | 39% | 2.54 | |
| Both teams to score | Yes | 64% | 1.57 |
| No | 36% | 2.76 | |
| Double chance | 1X (Middlesbrough or draw) | 66% | 1.51 |
| 12 (either side) | 74% | 1.35 | |
| X2 (draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 59% | 1.69 | |
| Handicap -1 | Middlesbrough win by 2+ | 18% | 5.48 |
| Push (exactly one goal) | 18% | — |
Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.
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Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers recent form
Middlesbrough
2W 3D 1L
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3W 1D 2L
Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.
Home vs away this season
Middlesbrough at home
- Record (W-D-L)
- 3-1-0
- Win rate
- 75%
- Goals for / match
- 2.75
- Goals against / match
- 1.75
- Clean sheets
- 0 of 4
- They have won 4 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 2.0 goals per match.
- They average 2.8 goals per game at home against 1.0 on the road.
Wolverhampton Wanderers away
- Record (W-D-L)
- 2-1-1
- Win rate
- 50%
- Goals for / match
- 2.00
- Goals against / match
- 1.75
- Clean sheets
- 1 of 4
- They have won 3 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 2.3 goals per match.
League matches this season before kick-off: Middlesbrough at home only, Wolverhampton Wanderers away only.
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