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Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bristol City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Dael Fry
Y 50' George Friend
Matt Taylor 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Brett Huxtable
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Robert Hyde
  • Referee Adam Crysell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

9
4
3
Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Bristol City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
11 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
04 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
11 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug Sheffield United FC H 3–0 W
04 Aug Millwall FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Middlesbrough FC
#8 Position #3
13 Points 15
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 1
11 Scored 16
12 Conceded 12
-1 GD +4
1.63 PPG 1.88
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Bristol City FC welcome Middlesbrough FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Bristol City FC have won 441 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 13' GOAL! Martin Braithwaite fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 18' Aden Flint has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 23' It’s high time Tony Pulis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Dael Fry is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 32' Goal! Britt Assombalonga scores his 37 goal in 387 matches.
  • 37' George Friend, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 47' Bristol City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' George Friend is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
  • 60' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Shotton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Matt Taylor comes on to replace Korey Smith.
  • 74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Pulis will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 77' Jay Dasilva is replacing Jack Hunt for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 82' A quiet spell here at . Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 84' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 87' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Martin Braithwaite trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Tavernier on 87 minutes.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Britt Assombalonga is replaced by Ashley Fletcher.
  • 90' The whistle greets Stewart Downing as he departs to be replaced by Paddy McNair.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Bristol City FC 0-2 Middlesbrough FC.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.01 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC22% Draw25% Middlesbrough FC53%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
78%
Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC16% Draw43% Middlesbrough FC41%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.2%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 23% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.