GolVolt — Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

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

Player in form

Will Lankshear: 7 goals in 5 league matches

Goals7 xG3.46

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.5).

Streak

Middlesbrough unbeaten in 8 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 September, 0:3 against Crystal Palace.

Last time

Last meeting, 10 October: Middlesbrough – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1:0

Streak

Middlesbrough have scored in 8 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 22 goals in those matches.

Attack

Middlesbrough score 2.8 goals per match

Wolverhampton Wanderers1.6 Middlesbrough2.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Wolverhampton Wanderers score 1.6.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Fernando López González

Wolverhampton Wanderers · midfielder

6goals 3assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Cardiff City: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Will Lankshear

Middlesbrough · forward

13goals 0assists 7.39avg rating

Last match, Charlton Athletic: 2 goals, rating 8.4.

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 Wolverhampton Wanderers at home and Middlesbrough away, as in this match.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

at home · 10

5W4D1L1.8scored per match0.9conceded per match

Middlesbrough

away · 10

4W2D4L1.7scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

1 meeting since 2026.

Last time · 10 Oct 2026 · Championship Middlesbrough 1:0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Lankshear 57'

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0 draws1.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 1

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10 Oct 2026Championship Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers Lankshear 57' Details

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1, last: Cardiff City) · Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1, last: Charlton Athletic).

Official around 15:00, Sat 27 Feb

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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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Volt matchup

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