Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .
- Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Backhouse
26 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W 13 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–1 L 10 Dec Leicester City FC H 2–2 D 06 Dec Millwall FC H 0–1 L 29 Nov Portsmouth FC A 1–0 W 26 Nov Wrexham AFC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–2 L 13 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W 09 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W 05 Dec Hull City AFC A 4–1 W 29 Nov Derby County FC H 2–1 W 25 Nov Coventry City FC H 2–4 L Season Stats
Bristol City FC Middlesbrough FC #12 Position #5 62 Points 80 46 Played 46 17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10 59 Scored 72 59 Conceded 47 +0 GD +25 1.35 PPG 1.74 37% Win % 48% Key Stats
69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonBristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Bristol City FC0-153/116-301/331-45–/–46-601/161-751/376+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededMiddlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bristol City FC is hosting Middlesbrough FC for another epic battle.
- With this win, Bristol City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Bristol City FC Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Britt Assombalonga 3 Matty Crooks 3 Nahki Wells 3 Andreas Weimann 2 George Earthy 2 Aaron Ramsey 2 Famara Diedhiou 2 Dael Fry 1 Head to Head
Bristol City FC Form
Middlesbrough FC Form
2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-12-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-05 Hull City AFC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-11-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2025-11-25 Middlesbrough FC 2–4 Coventry City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.48 Bristol City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.31 Middlesbrough FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bristol City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.79Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Bristol City FC or Draw 71%Draw or Middlesbrough FC 55%Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Bristol City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 0 8.1%0 – 0 8%1 – 2 7.5%0 – 1 7.1%2 – 0 Actual2 – 2 5.6%0 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.2%1 – 3 3.3%3 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC
Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 20% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 18% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✗Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.