Middlesbrough vs Charlton — Championship: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 12′Middlesbrough, goal:1–0assist
- 36′Middlesbrough, yellow card:Foul
- 44′Middlesbrough, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Charlton, substitution:off
- 58′Middlesbrough, yellow card:Foul
- 64′Middlesbrough, substitution:off
- 64′Middlesbrough, substitution:off
- 66′Charlton, substitution:off
- 66′Charlton, substitution:off
- 78′Middlesbrough, substitution:off
- 78′Middlesbrough, substitution:off
- 81′Charlton, substitution:off
- 81′Charlton, substitution:off
- 82′Middlesbrough, goal:3–0
- 83′Middlesbrough, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 0
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Match report
Middlesbrough beat Charlton 3-0 to extend lead at Championship summit
Middlesbrough beat Charlton 3-0 at the Riverside Stadium on Matchday 13 of the Championship, a result that left them top of the table on 28 points. Sebastian Berhalter opened the scoring in the 12th minute, converting a cross from Amario Cozier-Duberry to give the hosts an early lead they never looked like surrendering.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The second goal arrived just before the interval. Berhalter turned provider in the 44th minute, setting up Will Lankshear to make it 2-0, and Charlton went into the break facing a two-goal deficit. Middlesbrough controlled the game with 58% possession and 16 shots to 7, while the visitors failed to register a single shot on target.
Lankshear sealed the points in the 82nd minute with his second of the afternoon, and the visitors never threatened a response. Middlesbrough are now unbeaten in 8 games, while Charlton have lost 3 games in a row and are without a win in 10, remaining 20th on 14 points.
Middlesbrough travel to Wrexham in the Championship on Wednesday, while Charlton host Bolton in the same competition on Tuesday.
Berhalter scored once and set up another, earning the top rating of 9.0. Lankshear's two goals, the second of them in the 82nd minute, brought a rating of 8.9.
Charlton did not manage a single shot on target, against six for Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough beat Charlton 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
Middlesbrough met Charlton in the Championship (Regular Season - 13). Kick-off was Saturday, 31 October 2026, 15:00 UTC at Riverside Stadium. Referee: Will Finnie.
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Key moments
- 12' Goal: Sebastian Berhalter (assist: Amario Cozier-Duberry) — 1–0
- 44' Goal: Will Lankshear (assist: Sebastian Berhalter) — 2–0
- 82' Goal: Will Lankshear — 3–0 · Watch Will Lankshear's goal video (82')
Starting line-ups
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
Charlton (5-3-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Middlesbrough 70%, the draw 18%, Charlton 12%. It finished Middlesbrough 3–0 Charlton.
Strength gap puts Middlesbrough well ahead — Middlesbrough sit 230 points higher on our strength rating, 1546 to 1317, which is the main reason we give them 70%, though home advantage running weak across the Championship pulls slightly towards Charlton. The draw sits at 18%, starting from about 16% for a gap this size and nudged up by the usual Championship draw rate.
Why Middlesbrough at 70%?
Middlesbrough sit 230 points higher on our strength rating — 1546 to 1317. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge at home won 66.9% of 7,073 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 73–15–12.
Why not higher?
Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 25.4% norm). Championship homes won 42.9% of 8,500 games vs 44.6% across all 108,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 16.4%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,247. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 1.6 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Middlesbrough have averaged 15 percentage points more possession than Charlton in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Charlton have shed 61 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 10,402 such games vs 33.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Middlesbrough vs Charlton final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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