Match Info

EFL Cup - 1/64-finals

Date: 7 August 2026, Friday 🏁 Finished

Location: Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) 🌤️ ...

Referee: Finnie W. (Eng)

Where to Watch on TV:

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	Middlesbrough		Wrexham

	1	X	2
	1.62	3.90	4.50	Watch
	1.70	3.90	4.75
	1.68	3.85	4.35	Watch
	1.72	4.05	4.60
	1.6	4.15	5.02
	1.70	3.80	4.60
	1.71	3.81	4.52	Watch
	1.75	4.00	4.80
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.69 ↓ (1.76)	3.93 ↑ (3.84)	4.64 ↑ (4.05)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Middlesbrough
55.8%

Draw
23.9%

Wrexham
20.3%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

52.9%

24.2%

22.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Middlesbrough has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.9%)

Wrexham has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.6%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
75%	8.3%	16.7%

Middlesbrough - Wrexham Predictions

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Middlesbrough will win (votes: 8 - 72.7%). Wrexham will win (votes: 2 - 18.2%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 9.1%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Middlesbrough: 46.4% – 99%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 2.5 - over (1.79) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
31. Brynn S. (G) 2. Brittain C. 12. Ayling L. (C) 30. Neto Borges 17. Arfsten M. 29. Malanda A. 11. Whittaker M. 6. Berhalter S. 19. Castledine L. 16. Sarmiento J. 7. Lankshear W.	21. Ward D. (G) 26. Vyner Z. 5. Hyam D. (C) 2. Doyle C. 30. Imray D. 20. Rathbone O. 37. James M. 27. O'Brien L. 14. Thomason G. 28. Smith S. 33. Broadhead N.
Substitutes
46. Cartwright F. 50. Daley J. 49. Dede J. 21. Dieng S. (G) 25. Edmundson G. 44. Ibeh C. 22. Joseph K. 28. McCabe L. 33. McLaughlin J. (G)	11. Cadamarteri B. 4. Cleworth M. 15. Dobson G. 7. Keillor-Dunn D. 47. Longman R. 19. Moore K. 1. Okonkwo A. (G) 24. Scarr D. 8. Whiteman B.
Coaches
Hellberg K.	Parkinson P.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
43', O'Brien L. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
56', Smith S. 🟨,
61', 1 - 0, Lankshear W. ⚽, Berhalter S. (A),
65', Imray D. ↓, Longman R. ↑,
67', Arfsten M. ↓, Edmundson G. ↑,
67', Sarmiento J. ↓, Joseph K. ↑,
69', Lankshear W. 🟨,
72', Smith S. ↓, Moore K. ↑,
72', Rathbone O. ↓, Cadamarteri B. ↑,
72', James M. ↓, Whiteman B. ↑,
76', Broadhead N. ↓, Keillor-Dunn D. ↑,
80', Lankshear W. ↓, Cartwright F. ↑,
85', Hyam D. 🟨,
90+1', Doyle C. 🟨,
90+3', Whittaker M. ↓, Ibeh C. ↑,

Preview

In recent matches, Wrexham has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Wrexham may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Middlesbrough is a strong favorite.

In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Middlesbrough won 0 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:3. (average 1.5:1.5).

Including home match between the teams, Middlesbrough won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 1:1.

Last Results with these Odds

Middlesbrough - the odds 1.76 are the expected chance of winning is 52.88%, but this team recently wins 70% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Middlesbrough FC
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Middlesbrough - Espanyol	3:3 ✺
18.07.26	Celtic - Middlesbrough	1:1 ✺
English League Championship
23.05.26	Hull City - Middlesbrough	1:0 ✺
12.05.26	Southampton - Middlesbrough	2:1 ET ✺
09.05.26	Middlesbrough - Southampton	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.9 TTLLT
- Wrexham AFC
Premier League Summer Series
02.08.26	Wrexham - Sunderland	0:1 ✺
29.07.26	Liverpool - Wrexham	1:0 ✺
25.07.26	Wrexham - Leeds United	3:2 ✺
Club Friendly
18.07.26	Manchester United - Wrexham	0:1 ✺
11.07.26	Wisła Kraków - Wrexham	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 19.8 LLWWT

Latest Head to Head

English League Championship
02.05.26	Wrexham - Middlesbrough	2:2
25.10.25	Middlesbrough - Wrexham	1:1

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