2nd September BURNLEY - MIDDLESBROUGH
- Wed 20:00
Burnley Vs Middlesbrough
- Game for: 4th round of Championship
- Take Place: Turf Moor (21.401 )
- Last Game: Middlesbrough - Burnley: 0-0
- History of Games: 3-3-0
- Predicted Score: Burnley 1 - 2 Middlesbrough
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 21 | Burnley | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | LLDDLD |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | WLWLDD |
21st (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 2nd home game this season.
- Home Record : 0W - 1D - 0L
- Last Game : Norwich - Burnley: 4-1
- Next Game : 05 Sep Burnley - Bristol City
8th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 2nd away game this season.
- Away Record : 0W - 0D - 1L
- Last Game : Middlesbrough - West Bromwich: 3-1
- Next Game : 05 Sep Queens Park Rangers - Middlesbrough
KEY STATS BASED ON LAST 6 GAMES
GG YNYYYYBurnley 20:00 Middlesbrough NYNYYY
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Burnley
Middlesbrough ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Weiss
- Roberts
- Ahmedhodzic
- Alleyne
- Walker
- Raghouber
- Mejbri
- Larsen
- Ramsey
- Edwards
- Flemming
- Vítek
- Borges
- Malanda
- Ayling
- Brittain
- Berhalter
- Morris
- Arfsten
- McGree
- Whittaker
- Lankshear
Injuries and Suspensions
BurnleyOutMiddlesbrough
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Lucas Pires | 6.10 | Doubtful - injured |
| Josh Laurent | 6.02 | Out - suspended |
| Enock Agyei | ~5.94 | Out - injured |
| Jordan Beyer | ~5.94 | Out - injured |
| Josh Cullen | ~5.94 | Out - injured |
| Jaydon Banel | ~5.94 | Out - injured |
| Ashley Barnes | ~5.94 | Out - injured |
| Oliver Sonne | 5.85 | Out - injured |
| Bashir Humphreys | 5.77 | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | 6.61 | Doubtful - injured |
| Alex Bangura | ~6.07 | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10. A ~ marks an estimate where no season rating exists yet. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Josh Laurent is suspended for the visit of Middlesbrough on Wednesday night.
Ugo Raghouber should replace him in a like-for-like change in the midfield.
Nicky Hayen could also bring Marcus Edwards into the Burnley starting XI.
Kim Hellberg doesn't believe that Ashley Phillips is fit enough to start yet.
Jeremy Sarmiento will be assessed after picking up a knock at the weekend.
Expect Sebastian Berhalter and Max Arfsten to get more minutes in midweek.
Odds Presentation
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Game Analysis
There is barely a price between the sides. Middlesbrough is the shortest price on a book of 2.65 / 3.40 / 2.45 (1 / X / 2), an implied 37.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 35.0% / 27.2% / 37.8% on an overround of 8.0%.
The draw is unusually well backed at 3.40 (27.2%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.
In the league table Burnley sit 21st on 1 point (0W 1D 2L) with Middlesbrough 8th on 6 points (2W 0D 1L).
Burnley read L-L-D-D-L-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 3D 3L) — more bad than good.
Middlesbrough read W-L-W-L-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.
Head to head the record reads 3-3-0 — Burnley wins, draws, then Middlesbrough wins. Their last meeting finished Middlesbrough - Burnley: 0-0.
Our last-six model flags 1 qualifying strike here. Reading Burnley first, then Middlesbrough, out of their last six: GG 5 and 4.
Burnley team news: Josh Laurent is suspended for the visit of Middlesbrough on Wednesday night.
Burnley team news: Ugo Raghouber should replace him in a like-for-like change in the midfield.
Middlesbrough team news: Kim Hellberg doesn't believe that Ashley Phillips is fit enough to start yet.
Middlesbrough team news: Jeremy Sarmiento will be assessed after picking up a knock at the weekend.
Burnley are without 9 — Lucas Pires (Doubtful - injured), Josh Laurent (Out - suspended), Enock Agyei (Out - injured), Jordan Beyer (Out - injured), Josh Cullen (Out - injured), Jaydon Banel (Out - injured).
Middlesbrough are without 2 — Jeremy Sarmiento (Doubtful - injured), Alex Bangura (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Burnley set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
The projected score for this one is Burnley 1 - 2 Middlesbrough, an away win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: Everything here points at a tight, low-tempo game. The draw at 3.40 is the selection the numbers keep coming back to, and the unders are the natural second look.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 19:00 on 1st September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.