GolVolt — Middlesbrough vs Burnley: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Burnley have scored in 10 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 14 goals in those matches.

Streak

Middlesbrough unbeaten in 7 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 September, 0:3 against Crystal Palace.

Last time

Last meeting, 2 September: Burnley – Middlesbrough 1:1

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Middlesbrough are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Player in form

Will Lankshear: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG3.36

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.4).

Player in form

Jacob Bruun Larsen: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

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The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Will Lankshear

Middlesbrough · forward

11goals 0assists 7.30avg rating

Last match, Bolton Wanderers: 2 goals, rating 8.5.

Jacob Bruun Larsen

Burnley · midfielder

2goals 3assists 7.02avg rating

Last match, Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1 assist, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Middlesbrough at home and Burnley away, as in this match.

Middlesbrough

at home · 10

7W3D0L2.1scored per match1.0conceded per match

Burnley

away · 10

1W1D8L1.1scored per match2.3conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 2 Sep 2026 · Championship Burnley 1:1 Middlesbrough Raghouber 54' · Morris 23'

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3 draws1.3 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1, last: Bolton Wanderers) · Burnley (4-2-3-1, last: Lincoln City).

Official around 19:45, Tue 20 Apr

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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