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Championship 2026/27

Middlesbrough lineup

1st in the Championship 25 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 DWWDW

Predicted lineup for Middlesbrough

Next match: Middlesbrough vs Charlton Athletic,

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Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1
1 Vítek
30 Borges
29 Malanda
4 Phillips
2 Brittain
6 Berhalter
10 Morris
9 Conway
8 McGree
11 Cozier-Duberry
7 Lankshear

Predicted lineup for Middlesbrough: Vítek, Borges, Malanda, Phillips, Brittain, Berhalter, Morris, Conway, McGree, Cozier-Duberry, Lankshear

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Played 12 7W 4D 1L
Goals for 27 2.3 per match on average
Goals against 17 1.4 per match on average
Goal difference +10 25 points
Clean sheets 2 failed to score in 0
xG 26.03 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 2.33 1.83 2.08
Goals for 2.33 2.17 2.25
Goals against 1.50 1.33 1.42
xG for 2.28 2.06 2.17
xG against 1.23 1.28 1.25
Corners 7.3 5.3 6.3
Cards 1.0 1.0 1.0
Clean sheets 17% 17% 17%

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Will Lankshear 11
  2. 2 Amario Cozier-Duberry 3
  3. 3 Sebastian Berhalter 2
  4. 4 Aidan Morris 2
  5. 5 Neto Borges 1

Assists

  1. 1 Tommy Conway 4
  2. 2 Amario Cozier-Duberry 4
  3. 3 Riley McGree 3
  4. 4 Callum Brittain 2
  5. 5 Luke Ayling 2

Key passes

  1. 1 Sebastian Berhalter 29
  2. 2 Callum Brittain 18
  3. 3 Neto Borges 15
  4. 4 Tommy Conway 15
  5. 5 Riley McGree 14

Duels won

  1. 1 Aidan Morris 64
  2. 2 Callum Brittain 60
  3. 3 Adilson Malanda 59
  4. 4 Luke Ayling 42
  5. 5 Max Arfsten 41

Shots on target

  1. 1 Will Lankshear 22
  2. 2 Amario Cozier-Duberry 12
  3. 3 Aidan Morris 7
  4. 4 Sebastian Berhalter 6
  5. 5 Kyle Joseph 6

Rating

  1. 1 Amario Cozier-Duberry 7.71
  2. 2 Will Lankshear 7.46
  3. 3 Aidan Morris 7.16
  4. 4 Sebastian Berhalter 7.09
  5. 5 Tommy Conway 7.04

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for26.03
  • Actual goals scored27
  • Difference +0.97
  • xG against15.04
  • Passes per match530
  • Possession59.2%

Middlesbrough squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Radek Vítek Age 23 · Czechia Goalkeeper 12 1080 0 0 248 73.0% 6.7
31 Sol Brynn Age 26 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
33 Jon McLaughlin Age 38 · Scotland Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
2 Callum Brittain Age 28 · England Defender 12 1080 1 2 580 84.1% 6.9
29 Adilson Malanda Age 25 · France Defender 11 990 1 0 885 89.7% 7.0
30 Neto Borges Age 30 · Brazil Defender 12 844 1 0 555 89.5% 6.7
12 Luke Ayling Age 35 · England Defender 11 714 0 2 610 88.0% 6.5
4 Ashley Phillips Age 21 · England Defender 9 669 1 0 415 89.2% 6.8
17 Max Arfsten Age 25 · United States Defender 11 425 1 0 245 84.9% 6.8
5 Alfie Jones Age 29 · England Defender 5 160 1 0 120 92.5% 6.7
25 George Edmundson Age 29 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Sam Byram Age 33 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Alex Bangura Age 26 · Sierra Leone Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
10 Aidan Morris Age 24 · United States Midfielder 11 990 2 0 825 91.4% 7.2
6 Sebastian Berhalter Age 25 · United States Midfielder 12 813 2 1 430 84.4% 7.1
8 Riley McGree Age 27 · Australia Midfielder 12 710 0 3 336 87.2% 6.6
11 Amario Cozier-Duberry Age 21 · England Midfielder 7 550 3 4 207 87.9% 7.7
14 Myles Peart-Harris Age 24 · England Midfielder 10 304 0 0 155 85.8% 6.5
11 Morgan Whittaker Age 25 · England Midfielder 3 248 0 1 102 88.2% 6.8
19 Leo Castledine Age 21 · England Midfielder 4 116 0 0 48 81.3% 6.4
42 Abdoulaye Kanté Age 21 · France Midfielder 1 63 0 0 56 94.6% 7.3
21 Rokas Pukštas Age 22 · United States Midfielder 1 13 0 0 1 - 6.3
18 Connor Barron Age 24 · Scotland Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
7 Will Lankshear Age 21 · England Forward 12 965 11 0 158 79.1% 7.5
9 Tommy Conway Age 24 · England Forward 10 463 1 4 183 87.4% 7.0
22 Kyle Joseph Age 25 · Scotland Forward 12 421 0 0 84 67.9% 6.5
16 Jeremy Sarmiento Age 24 · Ecuador Forward 9 266 1 0 110 91.8% 6.8
13 Dávid Strelec Age 25 · Slovakia Forward 2 8 0 0 2 100.0% 6.5

Frequently asked questions

When do Middlesbrough play next?

Middlesbrough play at home against Charlton Athletic on .

When will the lineup for Middlesbrough be announced?

The predicted lineup for Middlesbrough against Charlton Athletic is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Middlesbrough?

Radek Vítek has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Middlesbrough?

Will Lankshear has scored 11 goals for Middlesbrough this season.

Which Middlesbrough players are injured or suspended?

Middlesbrough are without Dávid Strelec (injury), Rokas Pukštas (injury) and Alfie Jones (calf injury).